As a noob starting this game, I was all on my own and completely ignorant of flying any kind of plane, not to mention the particularities of what they all do in comparison to each other. I picked the spit cause I liked the open canopy, and I chose the 16 model of the spit because I just figured newer is better. Fortunately for me I lucked out and picked a good plane for beginners. Six months later spits are still all that I fly.
What is important (and a good reason to fly spit16) is that you can handle most situations that may occur and have a plane advantage that will help you stay alive long enough to learn what to expect in any given situation. The spit can be a fast plane or it can slow down and turn.
Realize first that there are basically three kinds of fights.
1) Fast speed fights with large turns
2) Medium speed fights with medium turns
3) Slow speed fights with tight turns
Altitude can play into any of these three and make it all seem so very tricky, lol.
What I am still learning now is to recognize these basic three and any particular combination of the three that may occur. I think this is where the different planes and what they can do really come into play. At this point I still don't understand what is going on (that pesky SA thing yall talk about so much
),and to stay alive long enough to at least look around, and learn is important. So I am sticking with my spit for now. Just learning the difference between the spit16 and the spit5 was a big leap for me. The 16 is like a big Cadillac and the 5 is more like a Honda civic. I actually can "feel" the difference between them now. I tried flying the 38 for a while, but to me it was like driving a truck with a trailor on it,
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I'm still not very good, so all this is just my general perception of the game so far. Oh yes, one thing I have learned is that if one of these guys like FX1 or stang or ball or slapshot get on you, you are going to die and you are going to die quick. No plane selection will help you at this point. Just when I think I am starting to get good, I learn what a real fighter can do with his plane by getting myself shot down in a matter of seconds. Hopefully I have the film recorder on when this happens. It's actually quite amasing what some of you guys and gals can do with your planes. Getting shot down by you is the most fun I have playing this game. I laugh all the way down to the deck saying to myself, "how the hell did he do that ????"
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