I don't know why I even try anymore...

[1pLUs44]

Try a new plane that you dont know much about but would like to fly.

[Latrobe]

TY, for the ideas! 

Think I'll try out the P-38, and fix my controller ASAP. The P-38 always was one of the planes I just wanted to learn to fly.

[Motherland]

The P-38 always was one of the planes I just wanted to learn to fly.

That's always a good thing... never fly something because it's good, always fly it because you want to. I always have more fun in a Bf.109G6 than a K4 or even a G2. Just fly aircraft you like

You could also do something related to the game, but not actually in game... map making, skinning, or maybe making videos... even when the game gets old, I always have fun skinning, which in the end brings me back to the game.

[A8TOOL]

A sub par joystick will make ALL the difference. Get that fixed, then make a decision. 

This is probably your problem and stuck out most for me in your post Latrobe. As steve said, get it fixed or... buy a new one.

The difference between a good pilot and a bad one is in the type of stick you chose and how you set the stick settings themselves.

Sure a guy flying with a mouse can get a kill or two but he'll never be any good. Same goes for a guy with a cheap stick that slowly degrades over a 4 -6 month period. You'll constantly be changing your settings to compensate for any problems you begin to experience.

It takes awhile to get your settings just right so once you get them where you want, MAKE A COPY.

I recently had a usb port go bad on me and needed to switch my Combat Stick to another port. I didn't realize plugging it into another port would make such a big difference and ended up losing my CH control manager settings. Since then I've been having a hard time trying to get my stick back to where it was and constantly lose control of the plane trying to ride the envelope as I used to. As I've said, it takes time to get it just right.

[Nilsen]

Sure a guy flying with a mouse can get a kill or two but he'll never be any good. Same goes for a guy with a cheap stick that slowly degrades over a 4 -6 month period.

oh really?

[Serenity]

A sub par joystick will make ALL the difference. GEt that fixed, then make a decision. 

Couldn't agree more. Ever since the throttle on my last X-45 broke and I dropped down to this ST-290, everything has dropped off. My score is in the tank, its less fun, and I would swear I just fall out of the sky on maneuvers that were my bread-and-butter with the X-45.

[splitatom]

take like 2 weeks off and play a difernt game then i done it a couple of times

[crockett]

I already fly pretty much every plane on the list, from the A-20 down to the Yak (except the La-7  ). Some I do fly more than others though. I usually don't up a A6M to often on CV attacks, and I just started fly the 190 again. 

Maybe you are just jumping around to too many diffrent planes. Pick one plane and stay with it for this next tour, reguardless of how long you have flown a various plane jumping from one top the other can easily throw you off your game in the other planes. The last 6 months or so I've been flying the K4 almost exclusily. T

This last tour I started playing with Jug's & PonyD's bcause I wanted to get a handel on using 50 cals, well now when I try to go back and play with the K4 I can't hit anything with my tatter gun.

[Prayerz]

Look, My first post! lol....anyways

   I have been flying for about 9 years and mostly air to air WWII in different sims. I know that feeling, and it has lasted longer then 3 months.  I think what dictates how a good stick flys (knowing ACM and how the flight model of the game works) is IMMERSION. You have to be into the game, if your not fully focused on what your doing then, timing goes out of wack. Once that happens its always a losing battle.

So, when I want to become fully immersed, ill read first hand accounts of WWII pilots. I have a great book called fighters of WWII and they talk about many different aspects of there time in the war. Then I just try to put myself into that role or time frame if you will. Doesnt always happen, but when it does....thats usually when i fly my best. So try to become Immersed, think of nothing but what your trying to do, take a break from reality for an hour or two and have a good time, thats what its all about anyway.

 

[Sonicblu]

Try changing sides from time to time. As close as you fly to the edge to win the fight a couple of milliseconds of lag really hurts.

I don't care what the rest of them say. I have been flying with a friend and we change sides just to see how much a difference it makes. It is enough to lose the fight every time or win it.

As some will notice I have been flying on all country sides I just go where the lag hurts the least.

By the way I ve never won a fight with you. So you are still a very good stick.

S

[crazyivan]

Try changing sides from time to time. As close as you fly to the edge to win the fight a couple of milliseconds of lag really hurts.

I don't care what the rest of them say. I have been flying with a friend and we change sides just to see how much a difference it makes. It is enough to lose the fight every time or win it.

As some will notice I have been flying on all country sides I just go where the lag hurts the least.

By the way I ve never won a fight with you. So you are still a very good stick.

S

I heard Firdragon owns you hehe!

[Messiah]

ONLY THE STRONG WILL CONQUER

[BaldEagl]

Me either.

[Latrobe]

This is probably your problem and stuck out most for me in your post Latrobe. As steve said, get it fixed or... buy a new one.

The difference between a good pilot and a bad one is in the type of stick you chose and how you set the stick settings themselves.

Sure a guy flying with a mouse can get a kill or two but he'll never be any good. Same goes for a guy with a cheap stick that slowly degrades over a 4 -6 month period. You'll constantly be changing your settings to compensate for any problems you begin to experience.

It takes awhile to get your settings just right so once you get them where you want, MAKE A COPY.

I recently had a usb port go bad on me and needed to switch my Combat Stick to another port. I didn't realize plugging it into another port would make such a big difference and ended up losing my CH control manager settings. Since then I've been having a hard time trying to get my stick back to where it was and constantly lose control of the plane trying to ride the envelope as I used to. As I've said, it takes time to get it just right.

Well, I finally did get my joystick fixed (YAY)  . Just needed a good cleaning, and recalibration. Apparently it was a little sticky.

That's always a good thing... never fly something because it's good, always fly it because you want to. I always have more fun in a Bf.109G6 than a K4 or even a G2. Just fly aircraft you like

You could also do something related to the game, but not actually in game... map making, skinning, or maybe making videos... even when the game gets old, I always have fun skinning, which in the end brings me back to the game.

I've always wanted to make videos using AHII, but all I have to use to edit with is Windows Movie maker, and a very old version of Studio 10. I have a lot of great ideas, but not the programs to make it! Not to mention I have a very small attention span and get distracted easily. I hope to get Sony vegas, but that probably won't happen for a while.

[DMBEAR]

Maybe you just need to go to the doctor.  I heard in another post that being sick can hurt your cartoon pilot abilities...      <S> 123

Latrobe, if in fact you are Patient Zero, and have passed this infection on, I beg of you to surrender yourself to scientific studies.  As a Drunken Monkey Bear, I am highly aware of reverse zoonosis, and will take the appropriate precautions before taking you on in a fight.

In all seriousness, I will agree w/ Crockett on this post.  The first plane I ever commited to was the C205.   Why? Well, I was ignorant to the abilities of any WWII planes and stuggling.  After jumping back and forth from the ones I had heard of (spit, corsair, P-38, Pony) I finally decided to commit to one I hadnt, the C205.  I finally began landing kills in it, and discovered its strengths that complimented my tendencies.  From there I moved on to other planes.

While I still enjoy flying diff. planes for fun, I have been trying to pick a plane every two tours to concentrate most of my time on.  Also, stay on for longer than 7 minutes...pretend it's not your first Real girlfriend.

Good Luck!