Author Topic: Most dangerous aircraft (Read 3434 times)

Husky01 · « **Reply #75 on:** September 15, 2007, 06:02:03 PM »

Kills per Death + 1     2.62    359
Kills per Sortie    2.13    139
Kills per Hour of Flight    14.51    20
Kills Hit Percentage    9.24    295
Kill Points    5604.43    1262

Time: 06:40

Doesnt take much to get my score lol

toonces3 · « **Reply #76 on:** September 15, 2007, 11:55:40 PM »

Great post Widewing (as usual). One thing in particular you wrote is something I've really noticed the last few nights.

I've been working on the F4U series lately, say the last week or so, and in my opinion, I just have to get altitude prior to the fight to have a decent chance of survival. As such, I've been climbing high, well over 10-12k before even thinking of engaging.

Thursday and Friday night, in particular, I found myself out of the fight or with a long commute and climbing to 15-20+. While I was feeling pretty smug with my clear altitude advantage, I found that trying to engage someone 10k below me was an exercise in futility. In order to have any sort of chance of actually shooting someone maneuvering 10k below I needed to scrub speed on the way down, or drop 5k, reset, and then drop the rest of the way down for the engagement pass. It turns out that having alot of altitude is nice to stay safe, but for hunting bad guys, being super high isn't necessarily an engagement advantage worth the effort. I'd bet I could get more meaningful results climbing to 12k and then accelerating to 300 indicated than spending all that time grabbing excessive alt.

SuBWaYCH · « **Reply #77 on:** September 16, 2007, 09:56:33 AM »

Widewing, where in Terryville do you live? Im in Centereach, about 10-20 minute drive from you?

P.S. Do i get a cookie for getting the top 10 fighters right??

DweebFire · « **Reply #78 on:** September 16, 2007, 12:34:54 PM »

I've always wanted to try the Spitfire XIV and see if that's any good, but it seems the F4U's flaps get the plane turning fast enough to destroy the Spitfire XIV. Though, theoretically, an energy fighting expert may be able to do well in it.

Also, I've read many of Widewing's posts talking about how the P-51's flaps are currently of near-uselessness due to the new drag model, though I haven't noticed since I think I came after the update. Anywho, are the P-51's flaps bugged, or are they really supposed to be that bad? I'm thinking it would be much more dangerous if its flaps were modeled like the Corsairs; as both planes have slotted flaps.

DoNKeY · « **Reply #79 on:** September 16, 2007, 02:06:51 PM »

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Originally posted by DweebFire
I've always wanted to try the Spitfire XIV and see if that's any good, but it seems the F4U's flaps get the plane turning fast enough to destroy the Spitfire XIV. Though, theoretically, an energy fighting expert may be able to do well in it.

Also, I've read many of Widewing's posts talking about how the P-51's flaps are currently of near-uselessness due to the new drag model, though I haven't noticed since I think I came after the update. Anywho, are the P-51's flaps bugged, or are they really supposed to be that bad? I'm thinking it would be much more dangerous if its flaps were modeled like the Corsairs; as both planes have slotted flaps.

Ohh, better flaps sounds really good!:D

But seriously, are they not what they are supposed to be?

Widewing · « **Reply #80 on:** September 16, 2007, 02:13:40 PM »

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Originally posted by SuBWaYCH
Widewing, where in Terryville do you live? Im in Centereach, about 10-20 minute drive from you?

I grew up in St. James. I currently live about 2 minutes from the Terryville firehouse. I'm sort of in between Boyle Road and Old Town Road. Since we are in the Middle Country School District (literally on the northeastern edge), we use the same public library as you do.

My regards,

Widewing

DweebFire · « **Reply #81 on:** September 16, 2007, 04:50:47 PM »

Scratch that, I think they're plain flaps.
But still, they are bugged.

Bosco123 · « **Reply #82 on:** September 16, 2007, 04:58:37 PM »

I know it is not much of a turner at all, but if you have carrier based planes or trying to put a cap on the feild, my choice is the 190A-8. High perks and big cannons can kill anything out of the sky as long as you know how to use it.

ink · « **Reply #83 on:** September 16, 2007, 05:15:42 PM »

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Originally posted by Husky01
Steve, out of the what give or take 5000 players that fly in the MA regularly how many of those are good sticks? Id say around 50 of them that are truely flat out better then me (that fly currently not old retired guys). So the chance that the pilot on the other screen is better then me is slim to none.

so i know who my new prey is:t