P38 Clinic Feb 6th, 7pm est

[dbh991]

I will be there.  Thanks in advance!

-Doug ( aka H7 )

[Joker]

Looking forward to it.
Thanks Del!   

Joker

[xxIENAxx]

I'm holding a basic P38 clinic February 6th, at 7pm-830pm EST, all are welcome! This is a repeat of a prior clinic that was run last year.

This class is designed for beginners to learn the P38 who already have experience in other aircraft and wish to transition to the 38, or those looking to learn the 38's weakness.

This clinic will cover the fuel loadouts, convergence, the basic Immelman merge, use of flaps, compression, side slipping, snaprolling and trim.

I won't be able to be there    , maybe one of you guys will post a film after?    Please,pretty please 

Thanks
IENA

[Raptor05121]

ill be there! looking to improve my Lightning skills

[flatiron1]

I in,

[humble]

Great stuff....

Couple of "basic" things really stood out to me. 1st is importance of monitoring G load in the verts in the 38. 2nd is remembering to preset the "falloff" at the top by dropping on wing very slightly in the zoom. While they may be seecond nature to some even for someone like me they are fundementals that need to be reenforced. Took a 38 out and noticed an immediate improvement in both E management and lift vecotr control during the vertical reverses

[uptown]

Doh!  I forgot. Watching Nascar all day 

[EskimoJoe]

Later the night of the clinic, I upped a 38J and managed to get 3 kills by simply doing vertical stall maneuvers. I was finally killed when two Corsairs ganged up on me. It wasn't the fact that there were two, but the better of the two managed to knock out one of my engines mid-hammerhead at literally 0mph, and put me into an un-recoverable spin, (even though I was around 3k alt).

Great fun! The clinic was a blast, had a great fight, lasted and killed  in the 38! Thanks once again Delirium!

[Delirium]

the better of the two managed to knock out one of my engines mid-hammerhead at literally 0mph, and put me into an un-recoverable spin, (even though I was around 3k alt).

Next time, kill the remaining engine and you can recover. I had a similar incident fighting a Spit16 and a P51B yesterday.

[EskimoJoe]

Next time, kill the remaining engine and you can recover. I had a similar incident fighting a Spit16 and a P51B yesterday.

Ah, I can't believe I didn't think of that! Haha, thanks for the tip 

[fuzeman]

I won't be able to be there    , maybe one of you guys will post a film after?    Please,pretty please 

Thanks
IENA

We plan on posting it on our site and when it is I will mention it here. Delirium did give us his OK to do so.

[Delirium]

Delirium did give us his OK to do so.

I did?

Damn, I didn't even powder my face or anything. You did get my good side in the film, didn't you?

[fuzeman]

I did?

Damn, I didn't even powder my face or anything. You did get my good side in the film, didn't you?

Yes, but you can revoke that if you want to. Of course technically there is a fuze and a fuzeman, the latter being myself.


You were in a P-38J, of course your good side   

[Delirium]

Yes, but you can revoke that if you want to.

I was only kidding, I have no problems with that.

I do have one regret, I wish I had answered Mulligan's question a little better during the Clinic, it has been haunting me since Saturday.

[fuzeman]

I was only kidding, I have no problems with that.

I do have one regret, I wish I had answered Mulligan's question a little better during the Clinic, it has been haunting me since Saturday.

I may cut-n-paste the text portion and not use the film I had of it. If I do it that, I'd be more than happy to include any additional things you want to add.