Author Topic: spitfire = lazy? (Read 3972 times)

JB88 · « **Reply #15 on:** May 17, 2007, 08:32:14 PM »

i fly spits alot these days and i don't think it is a lazy plane. i usually fly in the
mk 8 or the 9 as opposed to the 16 which i am not particularly fond of. (the range on the 16 is particularly awful)

i spent the first two years of my time flying the 190's, all of them, so i've been used to an entirely different type of flying all together.

i think that the 190's are just as easy...if not easier in some cases. don't know why...i can run usually an a8 longer than i should be able to in a fight and have found that the dora's roll rate and speed is about as dweeby as it gets in many ways.

its also fair to note that the spit pays for its good turning and maneuverability in a significantly short supply of good ammo. since flying them i have had to learn to lay off the trigger until i know that i really have a shot. it isnt nearly as fast as people have given it credit for. the 16 is...but i get run down in the 8 and the 9 all the time by lots of planes in lots of situations.

that said, it is a pure joy to fly...as is the p-51...the other solid dweebomatic on the roster if you ask me.

fly the spit with stall limiter off...its a bit harder to control and you can find yourself in a flat spin before you know it...but you cant get the most out of her.

i ramble...

Citabria · « **Reply #16 on:** May 17, 2007, 08:39:45 PM »

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Originally posted by toonces3
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I haven't even tried the La-7 yet. I'm afraid I'll love it so much that I give up on all of the more challenging planes altogether!

ok heres what you do.

forget all that crap

fly what you want to fly
enjoy it when they whine about your ride because they just got shot down by you. no one whines when they get a kill. thats the game. piss off or get pissed off though most would use more mild terms.

fly the spit because its a great plane. but watch your ammo its got a small clip not like those heavy US planes. try the La7 but take full gas its light wieght and powerful but has a small gas tank.

besides...

liking the spitfire and La7 only makes you a little bit gay not a flamer

after all you will be phabulously flaming others with your phancy phlying machines!

whels · « **Reply #17 on:** May 17, 2007, 08:41:36 PM »

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Originally posted by VansCrew1
spit's are the most dweebest aircraft in the game be sides the La7,every one fly's them for ez kills.It gets up to speed fast and turns great,they should perk it.it keeps up with a with almost anything.

VansCrew
352nd FG"blue nosed bastards"
Recruiting.

yea it gets up to speed fast (all 325mph OTD of it ) LOL. yea right perk a 325 mph plane LOL.

it wont keep up with any thing for long, only reason it does in short fights is its superb accel.

evenhaim · « **Reply #18 on:** May 17, 2007, 08:57:06 PM »

P51 is my wife
but i have affiars with my p47 on the side...

Kweassa · « **Reply #19 on:** May 17, 2007, 09:00:55 PM »

(Actually, the average gunnery percentage of really average guys are more around 5~6% hit rate. 8~10% not may be as terrific as some of the best pilots, but it's still way higher than the average of the really average ppl.)

Lusche · « **Reply #20 on:** May 17, 2007, 09:07:40 PM »

A hit% of 4.25 currently places you at rank ~1500 - out of 5533 ranked players in figher mode this tour so far.
If you manage you get 9%, you have rank ~300, thats almost in the top 5 percent of all players...

evenhaim · « **Reply #21 on:** May 17, 2007, 09:45:54 PM »

a few tours ago i think i had my % at 9 but my squadies far better then me some have hit %'s in 12-13 range

halcyon · « **Reply #22 on:** May 17, 2007, 09:47:12 PM »

The AoA (Angle of Attack) {a.k.a G-Force} is not even close to being accurately modeled in this game.
The Spit 16 in Aces High can pull maneuvers that are physically not possible in the real world.

Granted I know this is a video game, but since a lot of realistic elements already exist in the game, I think it's fair to compare the in-game Spit16 "handling realism model" to other planes such as the P-51 and the P-47.
So what I'm really saying here, is that the reason you're finding the Spit16 so much easier to fly is because of flawed flight and physics game mechanics that favor this plane over all others.

As someone else said, the plane needs to be perked given it's current condition vs other aircraft.
And yes, if you fly it, you are forever branded a noob and dweeb.

Saxman · « **Reply #23 on:** May 17, 2007, 10:03:18 PM »

Y'know, given the widespread accusations of the Spixteen breaking the laws of physics I'd be interested in seeing HTC's take on it.

As a point of order on the Spit VIII, I seem to find those one of the easier Spits to deal with, along with the Seafire and Spit I.

DamnedRen · « **Reply #24 on:** May 17, 2007, 10:23:11 PM »

I'm pretty sure the P-51's are fairly easy to fly and a whole lot of fun.

But,

wadoeyeno?

Ren
The Damned

hubsonfire · « **Reply #25 on:** May 17, 2007, 10:25:33 PM »

I'd be interested to hear what actual Spitfire pilots have to say, as opposed to a bunch of dorks sitting around arguing on the internet about the flight characteristics of planes they've never even touched.

Stang · « **Reply #26 on:** May 17, 2007, 10:28:48 PM »

A real spit pilot in 1942 wouldn't have called a spit a "lazy" ride when FW's terrorizing them.

evenhaim · « **Reply #27 on:** May 17, 2007, 10:41:14 PM »

stang always has to ruin our fun that bastige;)

stickpig · « **Reply #28 on:** May 17, 2007, 10:42:30 PM »

never can figure why someone wouldn't take a weapon into combat that gives you the edge...... Being the Spitfire can do so many things well,
why wouldn't you take it into a dogfight?

It would be like calling a 190A8 or 190D9 lazy for hunting bombers

On the side note..... Fly what ever the *ell you want to. If your having fun so be it .....who cares what the guy you just shot down thinks

halcyon · « **Reply #29 on:** May 17, 2007, 10:43:09 PM »

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Originally posted by hubsonfire
I'd be interested to hear what actual Spitfire pilots have to say, as opposed to a bunch of dorks sitting around arguing on the internet about the flight characteristics of planes they've never even touched.

How do you know the people that talk about the Spit16 in this thread have never flown the plane?
Don't assume.