I wrote this in the Ki-84 help thread that got me thinking about all the rest of the planes. I know how to manage some of them but there are many I do not fly. The 109's and 190 for instance. I normally like to fly planes that turn well but also have some of the characteristics of a B&Z Plane like the 51. I do like the 109f and the 190A5 though.
For the Ki I wrote:Some planes are flap driven, others rudder or throt. This plane seems to handle best for me using a combination of all three in this order of importance. throt, rudder, flaps. Get off that throt early and or cut rpms before the fight and wep on to set it back to full power.
Other planes I could list in this way would be:
F4U4's flaps are the most important, then rudder and throt
Spit 8, 9 and 16 all need throttle management most of all
P38's seem to be an equal combination of all three and one of the harder planes to master. I use it well as a jabo but lack the coordination or know how to use it as a fighter only. It is one i would like to practice more at. I also feel that having two throttles, one for each engine may be how some of the best manage this particular plane. Hammerheads and reversals seem to always kill me in the hands of an experienced pilot.
The German planes like the 109 seem to use rudder more than anything else to maneuver well in a fight. The 190's I'm unsure of although I do like the 109f and the 190A5 but the rest are a mystery.
The Niki does not need much attention from any to do well but throttle management might be first on list.
If anyone would like to try and categorize the planes in this way it may be of help to others like myself who want to fly them better. It should give us a pretty good first hint on how to handle each of them when we take them up anyway.
Here is a post where I copied and pasted WideWings advise to all on each specific plane that might help some of us as well. The link should work, just click on it
http://bbs.hitechcreations.com/smf/index.php/topic,222134.msg2684107.html#msg2684107