Malta1, reviewed your film, that was a quickie, had to slow it down 3 times
call it luck of the draw on that one.......
Mugz, not withstanding you was flying against BluKitty, you was neck n neck with him , he ( or are u sure it isn't she?) was just better controlling the slow fight....this just takes practice, then the rest is pilot ability......
Your 2nd posted film, if you have read/memorized what planes accelerate fast verses the plane you are in, will tell you when and when not to scrub off speed. all be it with flaps or gear. In this Too Much-film you are in a C-Hog and flying against two very fast accelerating planes the Tiffy and the Spit16. Both initially out accelerate the F4U, so you need no more than a few notches of flaps and some rudder, as your gear is out you see the Tiffy accelerating away from you, if worse case chop or work throttle to remain behind the 3/9 line.......
as for you saying you don't know when and when not to do this, it all depends on what your flying verses your opponents plane's strengths/weaknesses
The hog is a HOG and if it isn't dipping its nose or diving it is slow as hell to accelerate/gain speed.....
there is a good amount of others who drop that gear, as we see here, SirLoin is another that comes to mind, I myself save it for landing most times, all them notches of flaps, even the last notch are plenty enough to scrub of speed when needed..............
very good thread, everyone ~S~
