The Ethics of ditching-do you-or don't you

[brady]

 Simple put do u ditch for a new mount instead of RTBing or do u always try and RTB?
  Does your squad do this as a general rule or not?

Brady

[dolomite]

I take enough fuel to get to a place and fight. If I look down and see I have 5 minutes left of fuel I point towards home. Sometimes I get there, sometimes I don't. I try to live, but beyond that I don't care if I bring the kite home or not. The funny part is there is no discernable difference to the perk points either way!

[NHMadmax]

I like to try and rtb but some one always managers to shoot me f**King down before i get there love this part of the game. I wish i was good at this dogfighting lark so i could kill the little s**t on my six

[TheWobble]

I thought you get more points if you rtb.

I ly the 38 and if i lose an engine or get TOO outnumbered i head home, I fly like i would in real life to a degree.  One of the bigest goals of my mission is to return.

[Karnak]

I always take off with the intention of landing at a friendly airfield (or vehicle field at least, I did this once  ).

Unfortunately I rarely manage to do so.  

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-Karnak

[AKDejaVu]

I ditch when the  plane I'm in can't stay airborne and I can't make it back to base.  I always try to make it to base.. but sometimes the fuel state was mis-judged or the oil didn't hang on long enough.

That's what I do.  I don't really expect anyone to do the same or care one way or the other.

AKDejaVu

[Dead Man Flying]

Landing?  Ditching?  My primative mind can't grasp such concepts!

-- Todd/DMF

[Wardog]

I only ditch when im outa fuel. When im outa ammo ill auger for new plane. Hey, i pay to fight, not fly doin nothing while RTBing.

I just wana kill chit!!!!!!!

Dog out.........

[Nath-BDP]

I like to pretend I'm ditching then when they come at my six I pull my insta-roll manouver hack and make them overshoot into 30mm... err well thats what towd calls it.

[rosco-]

 If im in that big of a hurry i dont bother ditching, takes too long. I point the nose into the ground and poof, instantly back in the tower.
 I dont do it often, but count on it when i am in  the air and someone yells mission up  

[2Late4U]

If its convinient I'll RTB, or sometimes if its a challenge (when Im all shot to hell).

But generally, the reward for RTB is far FAR *F*A*R* too meager to bother with in many cases.  I think a succesfull RTB should double or tripple perkies for fighters, and bombers should get an even heaftier bonus!  I cant recall the last time I saw a Buff make it back to base....why, cause it takes 30 minutes, and its B-O-R-I-N-G

J1MO

[Westy]

 I ditch only if it cannot be flown back to base.

As for "ethics" ? Get that hipping-commie-socialist talk outa here!  
 

[TheWobble]

ya know ya hear people squeak about "gaming the game" as they call it all the time.  Things like sitting up in yer seat to get a better view is "gaming the game" and other retarded crap like that...Im suprised they havent burned crosses on this.   I personally think you sell the game short by flying to the action and when yer out of bullets or lose yer rudder just slamming into the ground so you can re-up quicker..actually i think thats stupid.  As a FLIGHT SIM part of the FLIGHT should be LIVING THROUGH IT.

[Fatty]

If nearest base > 10 miles then nose down, wep engaged.

[Otto]

I always try to RTB but I'm not judging those who don't.

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