Fly what you wanna fly

[Don]

You still don't get it. Every plane has a weakness to exploit, you just have to know what your plane and the enemy's plane is capable of.  

Give that man whatever he's drinkin'.  

[J_A_B]

I see what you're suggesting Lazs, I just don't agree with you.  I think in that setup you'd end up with the early-war section mostly empty, except for the guys who flew their late-war planes over there to vulch the few early-war guys who were on.

Still, it might work so I suppose it's worth a try.  I'm open to new ideas as long as they don't ruin the game for me, and your idea certainly wouldn't do that.

J_A_B

[lazs1]

jab... I don't know but my guess is that the mid war area would be the most poipular with the largest amount of plane types in it.. Late and early would be the least popular.  I would make it so that it was impossible, or, nearly impossible to fly to "lesser" areas from later war areas.

I think the furballers would go where the action is.  I think a lot of the noble "fly what you like, it's the pilot not the plane" types would lose their tast for late war planes when they didn't have any inferior planes to cheery pick.
lazs

[Toad]

Originally posted by lazs1:
I think a lot of the noble "fly what you like, it's the pilot not the plane" types would lose their tast for late war planes when they didn't have any inferior planes to cheery pick.
lazs

Well, I don't know if I'm noble or not.... of course, every Irishman says he's descended from Brian Boru....

Right now I fly mostly a P-51D. I really enjoy meeting another "late war plane" to engage.. like another -51D or a 190D9 etc. Makes for a good fight. Generally, though, if the participants are any good and are willing to stay engaged, the fights descend into the dreaded... "early war altitude zone".  

Once you're down there and IF you get low E at all... you both are soon toasted by those barely capable "early war birds".  

[batdog]

I dont really dread a co-alt La7. I have had very few times where a La7 out turned my 38. No idea why besides the use of flaps, fuel load and perhaps I dont do pure vertical turns w/one ethier. I "cut" the angles so to speak w/flaps, throttle, and at times trim. The one advantage a La7 has over a 38 is its speed. It can dictate the fight if it so desires... but normaly they turn w/you till they dead or several more show up and your dead.

 The Yak is a different story as I havent faced many and those I have where in a "furball' setting where many others are vieing for shots on you and the opponent.

 As I always state I am NO expert/ace in the 38. I feel I am average to good at times. If you need/want help then guys like The Festerbot,Tac,Rob53 and Animal are the ones to talk to.


 xBAT
The flying circus

"How the hell do I fly with this friggen nose and these floppy bellybutton shoes?!!!!"

P.S. Baaaa... you havent even flown the 38 this tour... its all La7 mostly, lol.

[ 12-18-2001: Message edited by: batdog ]

[lazs1]

toad... we are seeing the same thing.  While not all those who would choose untouchable planes are in it for the cherry picking... I know you will be honest enough to admit that enough do to make my comments valid.   And... The 'area' arena would benifiet your ilk... You would have nothing but great fights with no cesspool of early war scum to spoil it when you had to get low.

Win/win
lazs

[Pyemia]

Haven't flown P38 or Tiffie this tour, flying La7 exclusively now until its perked.  

I feel that since most people in the MA fly late war planes, i'll do the same.   That way I can get good results AND have fun, rather then just get good results.


Zygote