spitfire = lazy?

[storch]

Originally posted by Edbert
Why are you dragging plaNtano into this thread?

because I knew eventually that who rear it's head in a tumoltuous joy.

[Platano]

Originally posted by Edbert
Why are you dragging plaNtano into this thread?

[toonces3]

Well, a month later, and I have to say that I still love the Spit 16.

A certain player has been saying that I have said, or implied, that all one has to do is yank on the stick to fly the Spit, and I pulled my old thread up to see if I did indeed say that.

Perhaps calling a spit 'lazy' was stupid.  It's not a lazy plane at all.  In fact, having flown a few more planes now, I find that it can indeed be beat quite easily by a player that flies against its strengths.  

I'm slowly breaking into the other aircraft in the game, trying to suss out their strengths and weaknesses.  But still, when I'm all alone, my squad has gone their separate ways, and it's me agains the MA world, I love to take up the Spit 16.  It is a joy to fly.  It does so much well.  I land kills in it.  At some point in this game I'm going to learn how to shoot, and then I'm going to start cleaning house.

Great posts guys.

[Coshy]

Originally posted by toonces3
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!

You will love it, but you wont give up on the more challenging planes. In fact, mastering (not HO and run) the La7 will give you a good primer on the more challenging planes. The La7 turns pretty well, lots of folks seem to either not realize that, or forget about it.

[EskimoJoe]

Just throwing in my pennies



When I fly the spit, I fire my MGs first in a turn fight, and when I KNOW for sure I can hit him, I fire a burst or two of my cannons.


I still like MGs though, I like the FM2 and F6F.

[bj229r]

A certain player has been saying that I have said, or implied, that all one has to do is yank on the stick to fly the Spit, and I pulled my old thread up to see if I did indeed say that.

I've said that bunchas times, but I never...(ok...RARELY) insult or goad people. If ya can find a plane to get kills, in go for it. If ya are in a 'tuff' plane and NOT getting kills, the game isn't any damn fun, and ya start to wonder why the $15?

[Platano]

damm we lost another one

[CAP1]

ya know......this is gonna sound messed up to you all.......but when i fly any of the spits, all i do is run outa ammo really fast....and i DO fire in short bursts......got that habit from the hurri2. but with all of the talk of it being easy to kill in, i just can't seem to kill in it....and in a hurri2, i can generally get inside his turn about 1/2 the time. i've run down buffs with them, only to run outta ammo before even killing one of em, where as i use my 38L or hurri2, and no probs. then i get into a turnfight, and other spit drivers seem to be able to easily out turn me.....hell...i even get out turned by 38's when i'm in spit.

anyway, thats just my two cents worth:D


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john

[CAP1]

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

if i'm not mistaken, real spit pilots were sent into combat with only  16 hours or so of training?

hell, i had 40 hours before i was allowed to solo a cessna:O

[MajWoody]

There are quite a few planes that can out turn a 16 & even more that can out run it. It has a very good climb & decent acceleration.
 The 16 isn't great at too many things but it is good at almost everything. ymmv

[Daubie]

My plane of choice, so far,  is FW-190 (8 or 9).  The 9 is faster, but the 8 is devastating if you get in my way.  I like F6F or C-205 and a lot of others, but I survive best and in the "8".  Each plane has its unique chracteristics.  Finding what works for YOU and the way you do things is what it is about, well, my perspective, so far, in my relatively nooby experience.

People name calling is ridiculous.  Checkout the skies who is flying what and almost everybody is in a high performance aircraft.  I now can afford the exclusive perk planes, but I don't.  In my "8" I get about 5 perk points per kill because it has a higher ENY value and my opponents are usually very low ENY.  In TA I have been playing with the perk F4U's, miserable little beasts.  

Learning to correctly fly your choice is key, operating it within its ideal envelope.  FW I don't get suckered into down low or turn fights (well, I still do, but I try not to).  It is ideal up high, but almost everybody is below 5,000 feet.  5,000 feet is my hard deck and I go back upstairs.  I usually am out on the fringe looking for 1 on 1, and finding it.  It is more about what NOT to do.

Oh, yeah, I forgot...  Points don't matter.

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[Bruv119]

The way I see it is turnfighting in multi con engagements takes more work than  Bore N zooming in fast planes.

Lazy =  LA7.

[badhorse]

Originally posted by toonces3
[B What I mean is that I can fly a B'n Z style in the spit, then eventually blow all my alt, and energy, and then start turning on a dime at tree top level and stay alive alot longer than in the other rides.  
 [/B]

I think this is the key.

When flying the P-51 or a Jug you have to have the disipline to keep your energy up.  They are both good airplanes and I've seen some good pilots turn them on a dime.  But for the most part they are not turn fighters.  

You have to match your style of flying to the airplane you are in.  You seem to end up turn-fighting so the spit works well for you.  But if you want to use the Pony or Jug, keep your speed up.

[dedalos]

Originally posted by toonces3

A certain player has been saying that I have said, or implied, that all one has to do is yank on the stick to fly the Spit, and I pulled my old thread up to see if I did indeed say that.

Names, we want names!!!! Who said that  lol

PS. did you find it?

[Shifty]

Originally posted by dedalos
Names, we want names!!!! Who said that  lol

PS. did you find it?

LOL you two are destined to become great BBS antagonist, like Krusty, and Bohdi, in General Discussion, or Ripsnort and RPM in the O Club, or Storch and everybody everywhere.