how good are you?

[FBplmmr]

Are you as good a pilot as you thought you would be?  

When I first got my hands on a ww2 flight sim (AW in my case).  I had certain expectations of my ability.  I assumed; perhaps because of my love of airplanes and WWII fighters specifically, that I would be a phenomenal pilot.

I soon found out alot of reading, learning and practice was required!!

so ... where are some of you in your expectations?  Do you think you have plateaued? Are you still on your way up, or about where you imagined you would be?

I suppose if you did not start with in interest in WW2 fighters you would not have come into the sim world with as much of an expectation.. but I may be wrong.

I am no where near what I thought I would be all those years ago, but on occasion, if I have been playing regularly I feel like I have flashes of brilliance..usually followed by flashes of my own aviation fuel and a quick trip  to the tower.

It may be interesting to see what you expected vs your interest in ww2 aviation.


or has flying in the ww2 sim world created an interest in ww2 aviation outside of the game for you?

[evenhaim]

i dont know how good i am, but i know it took me a while to get the hang of the game way back when i started... anyone who didnt play awe or wbs starts out the same here as a noobie even if they know acm the game has a steep learning curve in flight managment and other factors etc...

in short it was different from what i expected

[Fulmar]

For the amount of time I've played recently (20-35 hours a tour, outside of SEA) and one on one training I've receieved (virtually none), I think I'm okay.  Maybe get over a 1.x K/D ratio.  I'm okay with that since I generally fly the 109F-4 in the LW arenas.  It's hard to really rack up kills in the plane since the MG's are pee shooters and very limited cannon rounds.  If I fly a 190A-5 I'm pleased with landing 4+ kills.  In a F-4, 2+ is a job well done for me.  Plus, if the base needs it, I'll fight beyond the cannon rounds.  Meaning if I'm out of cannon rounds and I'm with 600 MG pee shooter rounds I'll stick around to dog fight if I think the base fight or defense is worth it.  Same thing with fuel, I'll fight till the last drop if need be.  If the fight is good, running home to land X amount of kills isn't worth it to me.

I generally avoid flying all furball planes because it's not my style and doesn't please me.  I get a lot more satisfaction landing kills in a 30+ ENY plane as opposed to a La7, Niki, P51.....etc.  Especially when I shoot down an La7.

[jhookt]

45 minutes since post and skyrock has yet to toot his own horn.

[Husky01]

My skill level the past month has dropped significantly after only BnZing this tour. I found my self in the DA today for the first time in weeks struggling to keep my plane from snap stalling.  Right now on a scale to 1 to 10 I'm no more then a 7 at best atm. When I was DAing everyday and not BnZ I say I was around a High 8 low 9. IMOP

[evenhaim]

^agreed daing keeps one sharp

[RedTop]

I', terrible and don't plan on getting any better than that. I don't ever DIE...I get displaced and a new airplane.

I try...but to tell you the truth..anymore...and especially now that I am offline for the next couple of months possibly...I don't care one way or the other.

[Dichotomy]

I honestly thought I'd be better than I am at first then I realized how steep the learning curve is.  Most of my time spent on the boards is when I'm at work or between herding the 4 kids and three dogs around.  

Flip side is I see a slow, gradual, improvement.  A plateau here and there but nothing to worry about.  One of my major problems is I know this is going to be a long term investment for me because of the core community so I keep upgrading stuff and wind up having to get used to my new equipment all over again.  

I'd rank myself somewhere around 'average'

[Slash27]

Originally posted by jhookt
45 minutes since post and skyrock has yet to toot his own horn.

[Bosco123]

I knew from the first time that I played that I would not be god at this game, even though that I got my first kill on my first filght:rolleyes:. anyways my first airplane that I flew was the C.205, and of course wasn't good at it. I also used the mossie, but that didn't turn out either.

After a lot of listening and practicing, I began to fly the 190's spixteen and the pony, but the 110 is emerging ads my new favorite now.

[gpwurzel]

Frankly, and to be brutally honest, I am the suck at this game........I get a few kills here and there.....but get killed way more than killing...lol.....steeep learning curve, but kinda sorta getting better.......(then again, I am old and it takes me longer to remember stuff....I must have crs...lol)


Wurzel

[TalonX]

In the DA, one on one?  Average.

In understanding and prosecuting the game, I think my squad and I are far above average.

Ability to get a low rank?   Far, far better than most.  Top 25 in the game when I play.  And, to those who choose not to define good by rank, post a sub 10 ranking once, then tell us how easy it is.

[SuperDud]

I'm the best. I really believe that.

[ariansworld]

I was a natural.  

[SkyRock]

Originally posted by TalonX
And, to those who choose not to define good by rank, post a sub 10 ranking once, then tell us how easy it is.

I've been in the top ten, it was very easy!:aok

Oh, and by the way.....SkyRock<--owns the Hells Angels!