filming dogfights

[dewliner]

I am new in the AH arena and combat flying. Is it possible to film dogfights? It would be nice to review a dogfight and learn from my mistakes? I hear things pertaining to this and wonder how to do it. I don't want to make any movies, I would just like to see what the fight looked like.
DW

[KoW]

Alt R starts and stops recording, or in preferences you can auto record. Personally i run film every flight and if i dont wanna save just hit cancel at the end.  To watch them simply go to AH film viewer.
 

[SIK1]

I have the auto record enabled because I always forget to start film when I got into a fight.

There are a few things in the film viewer that can help you understand what is going on. External view, and trails. External view lets you look at your plane from the outside. Trails puts a trail behind the aircraft that is easier to follow than just the plane.   

[dewliner]

Thanks for the info, I'll give that a try.

[dewliner]

Great I filmed a dozen flights. Now a dumb Q., where do I find the film viewer?

[SAJ73]

And you can also view from the other players planes that are within icon range of you during your recording. Just click the name of the player that will show up in a box on the side.  

[SAJ73]

Great I filmed a dozen flights. Now a dumb Q., where do I find the film viewer?

You find it in the folder where you have your game, just click into Aces High on your computer and you will find the AH film viewer icon.

[dewliner]

That makes sense. Thanks

[Lab Rat 3947]

Dewliner, honest questions are never dumb. IMO.
While there are some ppl that may give you dumb answers, because they think its funny  they are very much in the minority. In the 14 months that I've been online, I have had countless ppl help me out. Whether the questions were about my computer, mapping my controls or how to fly a P38 better.
I'm still a noob trying to get better.  And thanks to the AH community I'm slowly learning. 

See you in the sky

[JunkyII]

I am new in the AH arena and combat flying. Is it possible to film dogfights? It would be nice to review a dogfight and learn from my mistakes? I hear things pertaining to this and wonder how to do it. I don't want to make any movies, I would just like to see what the fight looked like.
DW

This is exactly what you need to do if your a new player to AH...reviewing films to see what the other guy did right or you did wrong is one of the best ways to get better!!!

 

[FLS]

Dewliner note that you cannot run the film viewer and Aces High at the same time. As Sik1 mentioned trails and the external view will help you see the geometry of a fight.

You can also padlock the bandit to make it easier to follow from your cockpit view or the F3 external view.

The list of players on the side of the film viewer lets you click on any player to jump into their aircraft. You won't see all the gauges working but you see the fight from their viewpoint. It won't be as smooth as your own aircraft but it's still useful.

Note the speeds of the aircraft listed with the player names. Speed affects turn performance and you'll see how going too fast or too slow can be a disadvantage even when fighting the same model aircraft.

Spending some time with a trainer will give you specific points to look for in your films and will make it easier for you to analyze them.