Cutting your engine: Valid tactic or Gaming the Game?

[DREDIOCK]

go ahead and shut if off, all you're doing is just advertising an easy kill.

This has always been my thought on it. Cut your engine and you just told me in advance what you are planning on doing. What you hear can play a significant part in the game. Thats why I dont play music while playing.

I remember a few years ago I was watching an interview with I THINK it was a pony pilot who  was going up against a 10 pilot who was pretty good. Where he managed to get an advantage was when he saw either it was a little puff of smoke or a pop of flame (I forget) come out of the 109's exhaust which indicated to him the 109 had chopped throttle. On that cue he was able to counter and get the kill.

While we dont have those sorts of high def visual cues here in AH we can hear the audible cue when an engine is shut down. And if you respond quick enough you can either get the kill or avoid the tactic if a gun solution isnt readily available

[38ruk]

In a situation where you are following someone straight up a rope, and trying to get a gun solution at the edge of a stall , does cutting the engine negate the torque your fighting in a single engine plane to help you acquire a  gun solution?  Your already out of airspeed anyways and fighting  engine torque , so does shutting it off negate some of the torque and  offer an advantage in aiming ? I've never thought to shut down an engine in a single but i dont spend alot of time in them anyways .

[Vraciu]

If Skyyr thinks it helps then I am inclined to believe him. 

There have been many times I have wished I had the discipline to try it and see. 

Control fidelity is a strange thing. In real life I see it all the time: ham-fisted guys on one end of the spectrum to caress the breast types on the other.  I am the latter in real life.  Probably closer to the former in here.

Some people just have the touch, to borrow from Chappy Sinclair.   If you don't have it then engine cuts will not help you one iota. 

[JOACH1M]

If Skyyr thinks it helps then I am inclined to believe him. 

make sure to whipe off the corners of your mouth off before you post.

[Vraciu]

make sure to whipe off the corners of your mouth off before you post.

CoaD.  Oh, and if one chooses to dribble out a weak insult it at least helps to know how to spell AND punctuate.    Smh.  Weaksauce.   

[guncrasher]

CoaD   Oh, and if one chooses to dribble out a weak  insult it at least helps to know how to spell AND punctuate.    Smh.

when correcting others it helps to also know grammor. 


semp

think of it my use of also is being superfluous.

semp

[Vraciu]

when correcting others it helps to also know grammor. 


semp

think of it my use of also is being superfluous.

semp

My GRAMMAR is perfectly acceptable depending on the convention used.  Get lost, pretender. 

[Skyyr]

That was uncalled for, Wakeem. Lest you forget, remember what happened the last time a puppet insulted something SEAL-related:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vUR3rdXx1Kk

[JOACH1M]

That was uncalled for, Wakeem. Lest you forget, remember what happened the last time a puppet insulted something SEAL-related:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vUR3rdXx1Kk

how the hell do you find that 

[Vraciu]

how the hell do you find that 

Not sure............but I threw up in my mouth watching it.  Geezus. 


On the bright side..........I saw an actual La-7 today at a museum.   After I attempted to dive away..........while remaining above ten thousand........I realized I was not in a Mustang and proceeded to take some lovely photos.   Carry on.

[bustr]

The internet is old enough he could have made it himself and only just got around to posting it.

[Skyyr]

The internet is old enough he could have made it himself and only just got around to posting it.

Ah, bustr; I can always count on you for conspiracy theories.

http://youtu.be/pIBRzI8Dz8U

[glzsqd]

Ah, bustr; I can always count on you for conspiracy theories.

http://youtu.be/pIBRzI8Dz8U

uggh the music makes me wanna vomit.    Post more adorable vidoes that made me smile so much