Originally posted by JoeBWan17
I am admittably an incredible noob, but in a turn fight doesn't the advantage typically go to the slower plane?
Slower == smaller turn radius?
There isnt much a dead slow plane can do when his opponent has a nice E adv. over him. Spits turn better when slow. But this only holds true till a point where you become so slow, you have little turning capabilities. There is a fine line that you must read through out a fight. That line is your opponent energy status. This should tell you most of what he can and cannot do. Killing the other guy is really about reacting to your opponent. Whom ever can addapt and adjust faster wins the fight, its as simple as that. So to describe how to fight is nearly imposible. What one should do is to discribe some good tactics to as far as living.
In regards to your "slower=Smaller turn radius?" Like I said. This is true, but only to the point where one becomes so slow, the plane doesnt want to turn anymore. Its different for every plane. Good comparison would be a P51D Vs Spit9... P51 will out turn the Spit9 at high speeds. Someone who is very good in the 51 can still out turn it at slow speeds, or atleast get angle shots on the spit. But at high speeds the 51 will turn better than a spit. So that theory of the slower plane will turn better isnt always true. My best advise to you would be as I said before. Stay fast. you can always slow down but its alot harder to regain that lost speed.
