Originally posted by humble
1) DO NOT USE COMBAT TRIM.....learn to fly right from the start
Avoid starting in a plane that does to much of the work for you....the short term gain isnt worth the longer term issues....
I would like to disagree on those two.
I myself have been using Combat Trim at the beginning and am still using it now in most planes. IMHO, there are very few planes that really benefit of manual trimming... in my experience it tends to overcomplicate things at the beginning. There are about a million other things to think about, i see no reason to add trimming your plane manually to the list for a very minute advantage it might give you in certain situations.
Disabling Stall Limiter (in OPTIONS > PREFERENCES > Flight) and learning your Basic Flight Maneuvers (BFM) and tactics (ACM) will be way way more important than trim.
One point where manual trim is VERY useful is this: getting a compressed plane out of a dive. Throttle to idle, full rudder to slow down, manually trim nose up (elevator) to start pulling out.
Also, as i see it, there is not "plane that does all the work for you". What plane you start in is eventually up to you.
I usually recommend the Spitfire Mk8 or Mk9 or the F6F, as they are good overall performer that have a mostly forgiving handling... they *will* excuse the odd mistake. "Easy mode" looked down upon by some... great teacher planes called by others.... again in my humble opinion, it is more important to stick to one plane for starters, to get a feel for its advantages/disadvantages then plane choice.
But i do think making it too difficult for yourself by choosing a plane that is inferior in performance to most others might teach you your mistakes quicker, but it will also make it a very frustrating experience with little reward if you DO something right. And ive never know frustration to be a good teacher.
Reading this board, you will quickly note that if you ask 5 people, you are likely to get 6 opinions..... find out what works best for you and dont worry too much about what others think of who, what and how you fly. "Have fun but dont hamper others fun" - thats all there is to know
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