Is this a good fight?

[mechanic]

Good questions Boo. Flaps were deployed fully often. But that is the easy bit with flaps. That hard bit is knowing when to pull them back in momentarily to gain some E when leaving them out would be a waste. As to the vertical or not, I suppose that is just my way of flying. I have not thought about it. I doubt I would have done different in a g14 or k4 during those kind of turns. For E fighting I would have been more vertical a lot of the time. I almost always use rudder in rolls, especially at slow speed during barrel rolls. Rudder and elevator infact, to aid the roll with a mild snap roll effect.



As to an ulterior motive? Maybe so. Mostly I just want to find out if people think this is a good fight that they would enjoy.

[Triton28]

Wonderful fight.  Thanks for sharing.

[Reaper90]

Although I am sensing there might be an ulterior motive to the post  , I would say a good fight.

 

Lots of good fights out there.

Lots of other reasons people have feelings about individuals outside of their flying skills, though.

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Lots of good fights out there.

Lots of other reasons people have feelings about individuals outside of their flying skills, though.

bingo

[pervert]

No its not, in general people find the best fights are with evenly matched opponents.

[LCADolby]

I've watched a fair ol' number of films over the passed few days... This is a good fight. (and I have also come to realise my suckage is all in throttle. )

[Vinkman]

Really good use of flaps and throttle Batty. My favorite part is when you are tail sliding it to left, full flaps, just off idle on the throttle, full left rudder, trying to get the nose down on the bandit who is overshooting out in front of you and at that slow speed you just can't get the shot lined up and he slips past. I feel the frustration having done the same thing so many times. I good training film in how it demonstrates the value of smooth stick movements, and understanding the throttle is not an on/off switch.

[mechanic]

I loved the fact that the spit chose not to take the head on shot right at the start, or try to force a head on encounter at any point during the fight. For a random engagement in the main arena this is rare and valuable.

[JunkyII]

Who.......is the pilot.......?  


G6 with gondies HAHA Bat your a beast.

1v1s in the MA are better then the DA because it offers more.....thought.

In the DA, the guys normally in there just go 23-24 deck merge similar rides. In the MA you can start your dive into a merge from beyond icon range if you are able to read the map well enough....

In your fight the Spit was closing on your 6.....the randomness behind MA 1v1s is why I try to have them.

I loved the fact that the spit chose not to take the head on shot right at the start, or try to force a head on encounter at any point during the fight. For a random engagement in the main arena this is rare and valuable.

You had some help there though....you chopped a ton of throttle to get around faster for second merge. Spit hadn't made it to HO yet.

[uptown]

IMO it was a good fight for the 109 has he had to actually "fly" his aircraft to gain angles on the Spitfire. The spit was just another typical spit jockey....fly in a circle and wait for the target to present itself, relying on the plane to do all the work with no use of imagination or pilot skill. A monkey could of done what the spitfire did.

But forgive me if this isn't the way you guys see it. I'm grumpy today and don't like Spitfires to begin with.

[JunkyII]

IMO it was a good fight for the 109 has he had to actually "fly" his aircraft to gain angles on the Spitfire. The spit was just another typical spit jockey....fly in a circle and wait for the target to present itself, relying on the plane to do all the work with no use of imagination or pilot skill. A monkey could of done what the spitfire did.

But forgive me if this isn't the way you guys see it. I'm grumpy today and don't like Spitfires to begin with.

Many agree....some are too hard headed to understand. Great Fights last night btw!!!

UpTown in a 109?!?!?!?! I thought we were passed the end of world crap

[VuduVee]

looked like fun. but, it needed one thing. the Jetsons theme song, to go with that engine sound.

[mechanic]

I think that the spit pilot was flying good acms minus the knowledge of throttle work. Something that a few months of practice makes a big difference on. This fight was about 4 months ago.

I totaly agree Junky, about MA fights being much more fun than DA 23-24 deck merge fights. Although it is possible to simulate an MA encounter in the DA by not choosing planes or setting a merge alt, there is still something extra intense about not knowing who the enemy is before the fight.

[tunnelrat]

who was the spit 8

[uptown]

who was the spit 8

more then likely