On Tactics......

[kilo2]

So I am interested to hear some other players tactics.

More and more as I progress through this game I begin to see some uses of tactics in a fight. As example a tactic I use in a rope is to start a slow turn to the left and make it seem like I am going to wing over and then wait until I see the plane nose up then continue my climb until they are just about to stall then hammerhead over and hit them as they stall.

Thats one that I use on a consistent basis is there any that you guys use often and are willing to share? I would love to hear others.

[Lusche]

My tactic is guessing at what altitude the highest enemy  in a sector may be. And then I climb 5k higher than that 

[infowars]

I let people think I am not paying attention until they're like 600 out.  Then I hit a bad donut slight aileron/elevator barrel roll trying to burn as little E as possible.  Super hard for them to get a guns solution unless they hit some serious brakes. 

Almost everyone except the best pilots overshoot.  I don't always have a gun solution myself but I almost always can gain advantage.

I think I use this specific move the most.

[Yeager]

I let people think I am not paying attention until they're like 600 out. 

My threat bubble is 1000  Anything anywhere within a sphere of 1000 is lethal and I begin countering.

[Yenny]

I try to stay above 5k w/ above 250 knts in muh D9.

[Latrobe]

I like to always stay above the fight. That way I decide when to initiate the fight, and if they first pass doesn't look like it's gonna go well for me, I can just climb back up.

[TonyJoey]

I try to always keep my speed up in furballs to where I can egress when need be. If someone dives on me, I'll usually bait them away, and try for an overshoot. If not, I can always extend and restart.

[crazyivan]

I'll just wait till you cross into my propwash, and say" hold on to your butts."  

[Dawger]

fly close to them and shoot them in the head

[DrBone1]

Real men fly on the Deck 

[SPKmes]

I go head long into a furball..(lately totally out numbered)...close my eyes and turn the stick this way and that, firing 1/2 second bursts here and there.....win some lose lots  .....

Seriously though I am just now becoming aware of maneuvers(names) I am doing... One I do quite often and is what probably gets me killed the most by those who know and fight me is a barrel roll defense trying to initiate a rolling scissors ....I like the rolling scissors...

[fbWldcat]

I enjoy something close to a BnZ. I will fly about 3k above the enemy at least, then dive down. If they turn, I miss them, pull up and turn, I'm on their six. If they don't see me and don't turn, then there is no need for the waste of pulling G's 

I also like getting into a zeke and running circles around everyone 

I find both to be pretty effective.

[Changeup]

I catch other people's bullets with my aircraft and when my shoes are blown off my body, I try to catch them and throw them at the guy who just blew my plane apart as he's passing by giving me the bird.  I rock.

Changeup

[Tarstar]

I try to put bullets into the other guy before he gets them into me, from any angle or alt. I can... Thus far, results are mixed.. 

[Ardy123]

I like to come in to the furball at or above the fight, and fight till I die or I'm out of ammo or fuel.  I don't usually make it back, but its fun.

It really depends, because if its all spits, f4us, etc.. I will scrap and get my hands dirty, if there are any Brewsters I will bnz until the Brewsters are gone. The reason, they mess up all my turn fights with other planes, ie if there are Brewsters around, the minute you get in a fight with any other ride, you will have a conga-line of them on your 6 that will chase you till your death, often I can't even dive away from them.