Not a silly question at all ... I have seen all sorts of dweebery and on many different levels over the past 7 years but have never seen any particular type of dweebery that I could associate with any particular "type" of plane.
I use to fly the Spit V exclusively and was just wondering if I had ever flown my Spit in a "dweeby" manner as opposed to how I might be flying my FM2 in a "dweeby" manner ... I have got to know so that I can correct myself if I am being "dweeby".
Flying the Spit V absolves you of any responsibility by default since that aircraft is not the subject of discussion.
My point is ... "dweebyness" is situational, and can apply to any sortie, and any of the various planes involved in a myriad of conflicts that could result due to the diversity of planes that are available.
As I stated to you, "You know dweebery when you see it." Can you associate it with aircraft aside from the 16? Of course.
That said, I am perfectly comfortable stating that the overwhelming majority of the dweeby behavior in the MA is performed by 16 drivers.
Ill take you on a visual journey through the virtual skies of Aces High if it'll help:
You see two baddies ahead and below. You have every conceivable advantage except surprise. The pair consists of a 109K4 and a Spit16. You dive to bounce them.
As you pass through about 350MPH, far exceeding their level flight speed, and approach 2,000 meters distance, closing rapidly, each opponent chooses his or her ideal counter to avoid damage and improve their position.
One of them reduces throttle, banks 90 degrees and pulls hard into your approach, reversing that bank and turn and applying full throttle to follow, allowing a quick snapshot and a positional improvement.
The other aircraft elects to firewall the throttle, proceed to climb straight up, nose on nose, guns blazing, in the hopes of landing a stray hit.
Now.
Which maneuver is probably one of the most dweebish things you can do in the game?
And.
Which aircraft would you expect to perform which maneuver?
Then.
How often do you see that particular aircraft perform that particular feat?
In my case? Fairly often. Since the 16 can defy the laws of physics, that sort of "maneuver" is possible for anyone to perform. I don't even see many La7's do this.
Now, don't get me wrong. We need aircraft like the 16. As previously stated, it offers newer players an opportunity to try and break into the steep learning curve which exists.
However, there comes a point when the lack of any substantial performance deficiencies result in horribly bad habits which ultimately manifest themselves in the type of dweebery described above.
For my $15, I'd sure as poop rather try and fight it out with the guy for the next couple minutes than make an attempt to end the "engagement" in the space of 2 seconds, based largely on chance, after flying 10 minutes to get to a fight.
Three cents cashed, adjusted for inflation.