"But regardless of that fact, most would stick to a safer range of maneuvering, on a team level effort. Stick to the promised moves, use others to clear six, and try not to commit everything in a single fight - since they can't simply reup after they die, like we do. "
There were unquestionably conservative pilots, just as there were more aggressive ones. We see the same thing in AH--we see the P-51 and 190 guys who timidly stay high and fast and basically only cherry-pick, then we see a few who really get into the fights and use everything they have. A heck of a lot of AH P-51 fliers probably never use their flaps, if they still fly like they were when I played the game.
"I was merely trying to make a point that complex issues involved in flying a plane, might be able to explain the reason why some pilots considered the Fw190s as an able "dogfighter", quite contrary to us gamer's impression on that plane."
The 190A DOES seem pretty straightforeward to fly, doesn't it? Between it's fairly simple operation and relative comfort (low stick forces, good vision), I can see why pilots would like it. Something like the P-38 is basically on the opposite end of the spectrum and is complex to operate by comparison. It could be claimed that it was "easier" to get the most out of a 190 than a P-38, and that kind of claim would probably be right for most pilots.
J_A_B
