Originally posted by RedTop
Been baited many times. Kill someone...check everything....Only to to find a 109 closing up my tail and 4 gauys chasing him...and not a one has so much as said boo.
I just remember who they are...If possible..and get REAL quiet when they are around and having shall we say company.
Anyone that has flown near me knows I give a ton of em.
I personally do not like getting check 6 calls unless it from a squadie. Way too many people see you within 4k of an enemy plane and assume the guy is attacking you. The next thing you get is a check 6 call. If you really ARE doing something like trying to saddle up on someones 6 the last thing you need to be doing is looking all over for some imaginary guy that flew by you at 3k and is going the other way.
Squadies, on the other hand, fly together and get a feel for how you fly. They also communicate whats goin on so there are no, IMHO, lame check 6 calls.
While its considered nice to try and help someone, sometimes more harm is done if you don't know EXACTLY what that enemy plane is doing. My SA is such that I know what's going on around me. And if I have a lapse in concentration I rely on squadmates. It's that simple.
By the same token, I will readily give check 6 calls to anyone and if I give one the guy is really climbing up your 6 and you better be breaking. Most of you who fly near me have already recieved check 6' s with more than enough time to maneuvor out of harms way.
Everyone has their own opinion when they think they should or shouldnt give check 6's.
I do have a pet peeve that I take out by not giving check 6's. You saddle up on some dude and some countryman who shadows you to the fight is always in trying to steal the fight. You never get a check 6 if an enemy is nearby cause they're tryng to sneak by you. When I ID them I never ever give them a check 6 again. In fact, last night I had a dude whine to me that I didn't give him a check 6. I provided no response but due to his normal actions he will never, ever get a check 6 from me until he begins acting responsible to his fellow countrymen. If he gets mad I just smile. One day he'll begin to understand

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There's on average 280 enemy planes flying around and then some every night so there's enough to go around.
Ren
The Damned