For the first time in 3 1/2 months of playing I had a problem with my game controller.
During low alt combat (non-combat flying and landing are fine) the game would not accept input from my joystick when very low ( < 1000 ft). It would unfreeze after a few seconds but those few seconds were enough to cause me to auger (or hold still and get blown away) about 8 times. This problem did not seem to happen during above.
Also note, flying a Spit IX - speed was medium (approx 200 - 350 mph) so I was not compressing or stalling.
The only other thing I noticed was that this was the first time in a while on the Big Isles maps.
Any ideas would be appreciated.