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Offline Samalpar

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What is a High yoyo, a low yoyo?
« on: August 31, 2006, 03:49:34 PM »
How do you perform a high yoyo a low yoyo or a regular yoyo.

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What is a High yoyo, a low yoyo?
« Reply #1 on: August 31, 2006, 04:50:42 PM »
First of all there's no such thing as just a yo-yo - its either high or low. Secondly a yoyo is a RELATIVE move; it describes a move which is relative manuevering to /around a bandit - eg it doesnt exist outside that context.

Both yoyos are moves to try turn with a bogey who can turn more effectively than you in a single plane (eg a flat turn, for example).

A high yoyo is a move you'd employ when your too fast to turn 'in plane' with the bogey. Say you dive on a zeke and attack from the rear, and he break turns. Now because your much faster than he is you wont make the turn, so you do a climbing turn to slow down then roll and pull down on the bogey's 6 again. Thats pretty much a high yoyo. It looks similar to a chandelle. Your converting your excess speed back into alt (conserving E), and now you have lost excess speed you can turn a lot tighter, then you roll and dive and regain your original speed (or 90% of it). It doesnt work to well for bogeys who do extended turns, but you could try repeated yoyos in that case?
http://www.flightsimbooks.com/jfs/page100.php


A low yoyo is a move you'd employ if your too slow to turn with or keep up with a bogey if you were to turn 'in plane'. This is the opposite of the above. Say you near stalling and cant control your a/c enough to continue to turn with the bogey. In this case, you nose low and do a dive-then-climb scooping turn in pure or lead-pursuit. The dive gains you the speed you need to turn and then you can hopefully 'cut the corner' and effectively turn with and sometimes catch the bogey and blast em.
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What is a High yoyo, a low yoyo?
« Reply #2 on: August 31, 2006, 10:19:01 PM »
Thank for the reply.

Ive been implementing this manuver with good success.

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« Reply #3 on: August 31, 2006, 10:29:29 PM »
Samalpar, look for the book Every Man A Tiger: Mock-Combat Flying Techniques for Light Aircraft by Frank J. O'Brien.  It's a far easier read than Shaw's book.  I also recommend Shaw's book too but the writing is far more technical which can make it a hard read to understand.


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What is a High yoyo, a low yoyo?
« Reply #4 on: August 31, 2006, 11:11:54 PM »
for the yo-yo think of a figure 8  


the high yo yo is the top of a figure 8





low yo yo is the bottom of the figure 8


keep the target in the center of the figure 8

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« Reply #5 on: September 01, 2006, 06:37:16 AM »
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Originally posted by Sweet2th
for the yo-yo think of a figure 8  


the high yo yo is the top of a figure 8





low yo yo is the bottom of the figure 8


keep the target in the center of the figure 8



not quite...

spatula has explained it well. the yo-yos are energy transforming maneuvers that can help you turn around an opponent, or gain a better shot, by changing your plain of motion. if you're too slow to turn with him you do a low yo yo, where you dive a bit in your turn, then come back up, or if you have too much energy, or just need to turn better, you do a high yo yo :)

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« Reply #6 on: September 01, 2006, 07:08:43 AM »

High Yo-Yo


Low Yo-Yo


Just a Yo-Yo
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« Reply #7 on: September 01, 2006, 09:52:50 AM »
hammer LOL

great pics btw.  I opt for a yoyo almost always.  It just gives you the best of both worlds.
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« Reply #8 on: September 02, 2006, 01:40:57 AM »
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Originally posted by hammer

High Yo-Yo


Low Yo-Yo


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« Reply #9 on: September 02, 2006, 05:41:02 AM »
I always use the "just a yoyo" move... it works great against three higher and faster opponents :D
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