This is not a whine thread to start with, but I was wondering tonight why is there not a dedicated core of good P51 sticks? Its the most popular plane in the game hands down but I cannot honestly remember the last time I was impressed with a P51 that I ran into in the MA, the 2 I do remember Sunbat and Grmrpr that was years ago.
Could it be that one of its most used strengths 'running away real fast' is the reason no one consistently pushes this plane and therefore why they 'P51 pilots' continue to suck in it? I have flown it before and I think its got a lot of great attributes, maybe only lacking in the thrust department, so why do you all fly around like really bad AI in a really good plane??
All planes have their strengths and weaknesses, the ponies are most likely the most well known, as the plane is. When people jump in it, it is because this is the plane they read about, this is the plane they think they know. However, once you've flown it a while you learn that it isn't the domineering plane you read it to be.... in the game at least. So most look toward other planes to fly, the K4 for speed and cannon, the Spit16 for speed turn and cannon, and so on. Those few that stay in the pony are very good at it but do fight it to its strengths, like most people do with other planes. You don't see too many dora's turn fighting on the deck, why would you expect to see the ponies doing it?
