Originally posted by TequilaChaser
and I have always thought doing flat turns you gain no E and probably will lose some. IF you done say 3 to 5 flat turns , while already low on E then how would you possibly be able to climb up the 6 of your enemy if he is keeping his speed up?
I am curious on this subject, please explain sir.
Well your not pointing out how fast the enemy is, what alt im at, if the con made any passes yet... etc, many factors come into play if your gonna reverse someone..
But Lets just take for example, im on the Deck 2k, and i just got done fighting a spit that was co alt with my spit, Little slow but im gaining momentum.. Here comes a 109 Hovering above me, 5k for say.. He hasnt made any passes yet, and my speed is at about 200-230 mph.. So finally after a few seconds he dives on me, high 6 o clock.. I see him coming i pull off into a gentle Turn, as he comes closer and closer i pull harder... I see him shooting, and as soon as i see him shoot bullets i will climb up into an angle and barrel roll on top of him... What you have to remember is that the 109 is probebly a little blacked out since he is trying to follow me into my climb, therefore has no idea where i am yet.. I kick full rudder in the barrel roll to get around him faster..
Sooo what it comes down to at that point is where and how quick you made the reversal to be able to shoot and kill that bogie... If you did the reversal right you should be on his 6 depending on his speed of course.. If he is farely fast then of course you will be farther from his 6 (350-400) .. And if he is slow from pulling some G's you should be in the range of 250+.. Remember this is all in theory, but this is what goes thru my head, in a much faster rate. BTW forgot to include, LUCK is good too
and I have always thought doing flat turns you gain no E and probably will lose some. IF you done say 3 to 5 flat turns , while already low on E then how would you possibly be able to climb up the 6 of your enemy if he is keeping his speed up?
And to get back to your original question, there is always E to climb, just how far you climb is the key
.. When you go up even though you may not climb for long, you have to remember you will gain some E back during you small altitude increase by diving back down.. Etc Etc, the fight continues.