3 sector 163's

[stephen]

Is there anyone else that knows how to pull off this skill, and still land thier bird?

[Jayhawk]

What do you mean?  Like someone flew their 163 three sectors from a 163 base and landed it?  That's not difficult at all, a mere 75 miles is nothing when you are traveling at that speed. Are you making the assumption that the 163 has to land at the same base it took off from?  You can use the throttle to decease fuel consumption in the 163 just like any other birds.  The 163 can glide pretty good, so you could shut the engine off and glide a fair distance.

[StokesAk]

Takeoff with full throttle, go down to 25% all the way. Once you get alt go full for a few seconds, glide the rest of the way.

[L0nGb0w]

if you stay under a certain speed, you keep your landing gear and can land at a field, rearm and continue along all the way across the map

[321BAR]

Kick it to 10,000 feet at full. then throttle back till you stay approx 265mph tas and you got another 100 miles of flight. bring your gears and like longbow said you can bring it to a frontline base

[kvuo75]

if you stay under a certain speed, you keep your landing gear and can land at a field, rearm and continue along all the way across the map

this ^^^^^^^

[phatzo]

if you stay under a certain speed, you keep your landing gear and can land at a field, rearm and continue along all the way across the map

I think its under 200 ft AGL and 200knots speed, responsible for possibly my only cheating acusation.

[LLogann]

No, you can fly combat with the dolly still attached.  A marginal reduction of speed is noticed along with less control surface response.  I flew this way once.

The biggest issue is the increase in drag, significantly reducing fly time. 

[Pigslilspaz]

I can never hit anything with the guns, so I dont even fly the thing

[Ruah]

its a lot better without the take-off dolly attatched, but overall, its really a niche bird (just like it was durning the war).

[SmokinLoon]

The 163 is for arcade gamers.      I'm too much of a traditionalist to use that thing for anything other than its intended purpose: to intercept and shoot down bombers.

Obviously enough, some gamers have figured out a way to game the game and extend the range of that little gnat. 

[VonMessa]

The 163 is for arcade gamers.      I'm too much of a traditionalist to use that thing for anything other than its intended purpose: to intercept and shoot down bombers.

Obviously enough, some gamers have figured out a way to game the game and extend the range of that little gnat. 

Not a thing gamey about it.

Fly slow enough to not rip off the dolly, rearm, rinse & repeat until you are at your destination.

For a little gnat, it has a big stinger   

[Ghosth]

Set climb speed to 250 ( .speed 250) use autoclimb so you don't rip your gear off.
You can ferry a 163 much much more than 3 sectors if you autoclimb to alt, then engine off and glide (still in autoclimb)

Land, (taxi is tricky, take your time) rearm and repeat.

[bj229r]

It's a VERY maneuverable plane, which wouldn't seem evident at first, until you get one at low speed on your 6

[Imowface]

for suck a little propeller, that thing can sure go fast