1) What is the speed in which you should pull up into a zoom climb after diving? I understand that the Pony and others will catch you in a long dive so I assume you should reach a certain speed then zoom.I've found that zoom climbing in the 190 mostly is useless - if the enemy has a plane with a more powerful engine, prolonging the time unnecessary to get to alt will eat away at yer e advantage. More often than not, I go for either extention or a very steep almost vertical climb followed by a hammerhead. I zoom climb now and then though.
2) 45 degree dive or vertical dive?Both work great in the FW - if you do a 45 degree dive, you shoould use a sight like kirin's. With his bomb markings, 45 degree bomb runs are easy. 90 degree dives are somewhat more difficult to control, because you have to check left and right to make sure you're diving 90 degrees and not 80-85 to either side. I use 45 degrees mostly.
3) 45 degree zoom or vertical zoom?Depends on your e, whether it is important that you come around fast to help a buddy, whether there are enemy planes around and what type of enemies you're fighting. My rule is; the more powerful engine the enemy has, the less time you want to give him to eat away at yer e.
4) How often should you use flaps for turning at the top of your zoom?Flaps pop out below 200mph. I rarely use flaps when in a dogfight in the 190; if I get so slow I can use them, I've probably gotten too slow. cannot give ya a precise answer; depends on yer flying style I suppose
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5) Which flap setting?One notch, or you'll lose too much e having it out.
6) At what speed should you roll over at the top of your zoom? Stall speed or extend all the way to zero?I usually roll over before stall speed; yer very vulrenable at slow speeds in the 190 and it takes a steep dive to build speed back up. But if I got an enemy on my 6 and an e adv, I'll hammerhead his bellybutton
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7) Do you loop at the top of zoom or split-S?I perform an immelman or a hammerhead, usually. Split s if the enemy is much lower or a buddy is in trouble, or in cases where speed is essential to survival.
8) When if ever is it ok to flat turn while engaged in combat?Don't flat turn in the 190
. Anything can catch you. Use scissors. If you MUST turn, speed ranges around 350 is the great equalizer; both you and the enemy will be limited not by plane performance, but by pilot performance.
9) Why do the 20 mm cannons feel like .30 cal?Anti LW conspiracy.
. It's real.
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StSanta
9./JG 54 "Grünherz"
while(!bishRookQueue.isEmpty() && loggedOn()){
30mmDeathDIEDIEDIE(bishRookQueue.removeFront());
System.out.println("LW pilots are superior");
myPlane.performVictoryRoll();
}
