Spitfires: The main reason people dont fly them

[Clone155]

This is why I like to fly the rarely seen planes, plenty of excuses 

[frank3]

This is why I like to fly the rarely seen planes, plenty of excuses 

'...you were lucky my RV-8 doesn't carry any guns'
'...pretty easy ho'ing my Ar-234!'
'...I couldn't turn with you in my lanc!'

[uptown]

I can see right now that I'll have to set you brits straight on a few things. First of all Spitfires are ugly. They look like a turd with wings. They can't dive, climb, turn, outrun, catchup, or outshoot anything but another Spitfire. The wings are weak....just like the guns. They suck gas like there's no tomorrow. As soon as you take off you have to turn around and go land, for you're out of fuel!
When I blow by a spitfire in my shiney american killing machine with mean looking shark teeth painted on the nose, I am usually flipping them the bird and mooning them as I collect the scalp that was on their six.
Spitfires seem to lose control alot, for I see them flopping like a fish out of water when I'm about to saw their pink wings off.
Yes gentlemen, sad as it is there are not 1 but 2 models of pink spitfires I'd venture to say the queen has a soft spot for those. Come to think of it, there's alot of queens, fancy lads and dandy boys that enjoy a fish floppin' sortie aboard a pink machine
I must close for now as I am laughing uncontrollably at the very thought of the spitfire 1,5,8,9,16,14.....and seafire. My goodness that's alot of Spitfires.

P.S. Churchill would sneak across the pond at night a fly P51s.

[Warchief]

Spits are excellent aircraft if you use them for what they are designed to do. But for me I fly the hurricane IIC because of one fact and dont care what people say about this. But with so many noobs if someone tries for the HO in their Spits then a Hurri IIC can give them a warm greeting to the Aces High 

[gpwurzel]

Uptown, you owe me a cup of tea ya sod - just snorted mine outta me nose (first time in a long time thats happened)

*makes mental note, hunt for Uptown when next up lol....*




Wurzel (Self confessed spit dweeb (and the worst pilot ingame))

[Ruah]

your right,  I want to fly something that is less rare, saddly, that also includes 109, 190 and a whole host of other places that are really great. . . I mean, if you are really good then sure, fly the P-40 and rule with it. . . but the spit is such a great plane its hard not to choise it when you just want to have a good time.

Like when I fly the YAK, I spend a lot of time just being really pissed off that my guns are pretty awful, I have very little ammo so I second guess my shots and such - I realise there is a reason why people don't fly them a lot. . . not because they are nessisaraly harder to fly, but because I tend to spend a lot of time taking off and landing in one.

[Soulyss]

I must be the only player in AH that can't fly a spit, I always seem to find myself in a flat spin falling to earth whenever I fly one.  In fact once I looked at one on the tarmac and it immediately flipped upside down and crashed.

[dev1ant]

I'd fly a Spitfire, but then again I have a pair.. 

[whiteman]

Filthy heathen here, just never have liked the Spit. Great plane just not my cup of tea, always loved the Hellcat and Corsair.

[Becinhu]

I really like the handling on the spits in most circumstances. However, I hate the fact that if someone gets on your six the wings fall off.  The bogey doesn't even have to fire.  The plane itself senses the enemy and goes "OHNOOEESS!!" and it poops off it's wings....

[mechanic]

I'd fly a Spitfire, but then again I have a pair.. 

 

[Kev367th]

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Yes gentlemen, sad as it is there are not 1 but 2 models of pink spitfires I'd venture to say the queen has a soft spot for those. Come to think of it, there's alot of queens, fancy lads and dandy boys that enjoy a fish floppin' sortie aboard a pink machine

Real men fly pink Spit IX's!

Where's Levis Pink Panther video when you need it

[edit] Here she is in all her Pinky glory -
http://dasmuppets.com/public/Morph/panthermorph.wmv

[mechanic]

 


edit: not that I mind someone credited to morpheus, but I actualy made that pink pather film for levi.

[Kazaa]

<S> Kev, your my hero for making such fantastic Spitfire skins!

I wonder if there was ever a pink XVI flying about in WW2.

[Kev367th]

<S> Kev, your my hero for making such fantastic Spitfire skins!

I wonder if there was ever a pink XVI flying about in WW2.

Thanks.

Nope, never a Pink XVI, mores the pity lol.