I have some interesting questions I have not yet seen answered.
Question number 1:
You have just finished off the last of a huge furball, you are low and slow, you glance down and realize you have 12 gallons of fuel to make it 20 miles home (numbers are not exact). How do you extract the most distance from your plane?
My answer:
Stay level, go to minimum RPM's and drop manifold untill you can just stay airborne efficiently (max L/D), about 150-175 mph most fighters.
Other answers:
I know some folks try to climb to get an extended glide, and some try to turn engine on-off, etc...
Questions number 2:
You take an oil hit just as the bandit gets splashed by your wingie. Different planes lose oil faster/slower and there's some randomness to any oil hit, but what's the best way to extract the most distance from your plane?
My answer:
Full power, WEP on, accelerate to about 80-90% max level speed and climb with any excess power. Usually about 500ft/min - 1000ft/min climb at roughly 300-350mph. When engine dies, feather prop, continue to climb untill at best L/D speed usually 150-175mph , then nose over and maintain this speed.
Other answers:
Some climb like mad, some just go for max level speed, any other strategies?
Question number 3:
Same as above except it's a radiator hit.
My answer:
Same answer as above with the exception that I turn the motor off before it dies. Just before I hit the ground I fire it up again go full power with WEP and turn it off before it overheats again. Repeat untill motor dies and/or you hit the ground
Other answers:
Some have suggested minimal RPM's and Manifold to keep the temp from going up as fast once you run out of coolant.
Question number 4:
Whom exactly recieves and transmits on range VOX? Is it a distance thing? People from the same field? I know it's certainly beyond visual range as many contend.
Question number 5: How do the LTARS hit my 500mph manuevering CHOG at 2k+ in an ostwind? Seriously.
Question number 6: Why do puffy acks, disco's, and (software)crashes only occur when I fly perk planes? Obviously I have no concrete evidence of this but I SWEAR these thing only happen when I fly a perk ride.
OK 1 more:
How does my cat know exactly what buttons to press to minimize AH when I'm in the middle of a furball?
That's enough for now I guess.