It takes 2 to HO....

[CAP1]

what's in it for us?

[Wreked]

what's in it for us?

hehehe - given my poor marksmanship no sense in offering not to shoot you down - that happens now already  lol

AND stop "bumping" the thread post count up you rotter!!!

...cheers eh!

[B4Buster]

This is why it does not take 2 to HO

A very entertaining film (49 secs) A well known 200 bad boy is silenced after this failed HO attempt. I avoid, he fully commits.

http://www.mediafire.com/?ymwnundjlzn

enjoy

[BlauK]

it was the 3rd pass that this guy kept tryin to ho me, and i figured i'd return the favor.  

Just for curiosity, how did he do it?
Was he always turning into you when you were attacking him?

That is the only way I have so far been able to figure for... "trying to ho" someone.
Or are there some other ways that I am unaware of?

[CAP1]

Just for curiosity, how did he do it?
Was he always turning into you when you were attacking him?

That is the only way I have so far been able to figure for... "trying to ho" someone.
Or are there some other ways that I am unaware of?

yea. i'd try to merge.....tried 3 different ways, and chase him a bit. i never turn my back on 190's. 'cause they getg back to me so amazingly fast.....so i;d try "porpiosing" to keep some extra speed. he extended to about 2 to 2.5k each time.

 the first time, a simple dive under him, caused him to miss. 2nd time, i slipped off to the side, and was throttled back before he was within 1k of me.....was trying to get around while still in guns range. i think he tagged me on that one. 3rd time, i went up n over......came down, chased....he turned, and this time i centered him in my sights....and started shooting at almost 2k out....held the trigger till the last minute, then went under to avoid the collision. each time we passed, he was shooting from pretty far out. he never once attempted to merge. he was helbent on using the ho.

 like i said....i really shouldn't have accepted it.......but i did 'cause i was in a pissy mood that night. i was also VERY surprised to come out of it still flying. 

[Ardy123]

Hoing is more of a reflection of the pilot thats hoing than the the pilot who get ho'ed.
generally, if you ho on your merges with regularity, its because your a horrible pilot.

That said...
If you ho and miss the shot, expect to die.
Also, people who ho regularly rely on it to survive and thus never get better and never learn any other ACMs, except maybe for the all so frequent Spitty stick stirring when your on their six.

So, if you ho, you might as well announce on chann 200 that you suck at flying.

[BlauK]

Could you, please, elaborate on how you define "who hoes" and "who gets hoed".

IMO, people who opt to HO regularily are doing it to get kills regardless of losing their lives, not for trying to survive.
Some, like myself, do it as a last option when trying to survive, when there is nothing to lose anymore.

[Shuffler]

Could you, please, elaborate on how you define "who hoes" and "who gets hoed".

IMO, people who opt to HO regularily are doing it to get kills regardless of losing their lives, not for trying to survive.
Some, like myself, do it as a last option when trying to survive, when there is nothing to lose anymore.

He who shoots HOs. If your looking for a good fight you'll pass on the HO shot and try to get guns in any other position.

Your right some just want a kill. They are usually starved for kills and have few. They are not concerned with trying to learn their bird. Once they start HOing they usuall find themselves depending on it more and more. Usually when they miss they find themselves in the tower. These same individuals also find themselves at a loss of what to do when they are attacked. There is just little to no ACM knowledge. They have chosen to displace learning with a simple HO.

[CAP1]

Could you, please, elaborate on how you define "who hoes" and "who gets hoed".

Some, like myself, do it as a last option when trying to survive,

THIs is when and why i do it.

i suck at avoiding them. i keep trying....and get a little better each time.

[Shuffler]

THIs is when and why i do it.

i suck at avoiding them. i keep trying....and get a little better each time.

We keep Cap's 38 in a barn still because he is so into Ho Downs..... yeeeehaaaaaa

[waystin2]

Once they start HOing they usuall find themselves depending on it more and more.

LOL You make it sound like airplane crack!

[grizz441]

So, how much, in your opinion, does one have to evade, not to call it an HO? Or how early? That is what I was asking for, since you claim that it is still an HO when one of them turn away before the "HOer  " shoots. Nothing gray in that? You have a clear definition for when one can be called a single "HOer"?

There is a gray area and if you maneuver too much away from the head on merge you are setting yourself up to get shot at, even though they will usually miss.  The thing is, most guys taking this off set merge shot (Whether it's a HO or not depends on how much off set you are and definitions of the gray area) are the same guys taking the shot if you flew directly at him.  So whether or not you consider it a HO, he's still a HO'er because I've played enough to know the type of pilot who will shoot at the red guy no matter what the situation.

[Shuffler]

LOL You make it sound like airplane crack!

For some isn't it?

[CAP1]

LOL You make it sound like airplane crack!

m airplane cracks when it hits the dirt. 

[Wagger]

I bet this conversation would not go near as far if it was held by the fighter pilots of WWII.  If they lived it was a viable option.  If they are dead it just does not matter does it.  This thread is one of those nightmares that just will not go away.