Author Topic: On Chute-Shooting... (Read 1688 times)

StSanta · « **Reply #45 on:** April 10, 2001, 08:51:00 AM »

Whether I shoot a chute depends largely on the opponent I'm fighting. I will shoot chutes belonging to pilots flying in what I consider a dweeby manner, especially if they do so in a dweeby plane

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Never shot zigrat, hblair in a chute. Only had very few chances though

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Chogs and HO spits get 20mm death hanging from their chute. My way of trying to get people to fly other planes

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sling322 · « **Reply #46 on:** April 10, 2001, 11:39:00 AM »

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Originally posted by Mark Luper:
To shoot at someone who can't shoot back to me is more a matter of poor taste and a lack of sportsmanship.

I guess this means we can count on you to leave those gooney birds alone then, right?

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Fat Drunk "Chute Shooting" Bastards

Mark Luper · « **Reply #47 on:** April 10, 2001, 12:10:00 PM »

Point well taken sling

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I do beleive there is a difference though. The guy in the chute who just got shot down can't capture a base. A gooney bird has that ability and therefore needs to be shot down.

I have been shot down flying a gooney bird and that is what I expect when I don't have sufficient cover or if I approach a base and the ack has not been silenced or any enemy gv are present there.

I would rather not expect getting shot bailing from my airplane.

Twist · « **Reply #48 on:** April 10, 2001, 03:57:00 PM »

Chute shooting is as good as a troll...

Don't take the bait guys.....if it happens to you, wait a lil longer to open or ride that baby to the ground next time. Or do what I do...raid the fridge while my 'plane' tumbles to the ground

Hokum79 · « **Reply #49 on:** April 10, 2001, 06:27:00 PM »

I didn't express myself clearly I think, or some didn't read what I said very carefully.
Does anyone care in here about non-paying when you take the train? Personnally, I don't give a crap and do this every week when I go to Paris. But some of my friends think that is intolerable. I don't even argue with them anymore about it.
You see my point? No need to discuss it. We feel it bad or not, that's all.

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mrniel · « **Reply #50 on:** April 10, 2001, 08:46:00 PM »

"Does anyone care in here about non-paying"

Well, I do. Were I come from we call it stealing.

And shooting a man hanging defenseless in a chute. Well U probably know what thats called too.

Flame away.

mrniel

SOB · « **Reply #51 on:** April 10, 2001, 10:07:00 PM »

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Originally posted by mrniel:
And shooting a man hanging defenseless in a chute. Well U probably know what thats called too.

Fun?

sling322 · « **Reply #52 on:** April 11, 2001, 11:22:00 AM »

Good point SOB.....good point!!!

I agree completely!!

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Fat Drunk "Chute Shooting" Bastards

Blue Mako · « **Reply #53 on:** April 11, 2001, 09:54:00 PM »

Hanging out with the FDB's in the Dueling Arena seems to have affected me somewhat. I shot my first chute the other day and I must say it was quite refreshing:

I was flying at about 8k in my Seafire when a higher N1K engaged me. The N1K attacked with a HO which I avoided by pulling up into the vertical with an early turn. Rolling while in the vertical I pulled through onto the 6 of the niki and pulled inside his turn to pepper him with 20mm shells. His plane fell apart and I rolled wings level.

I then remembered some disturbing radio chatter about a dweeb niki pilot in the same area shooting a typhoon driver while he was in his chute.

A sly smile crept across my features as I pulled my seafire into an immelman and lined up on the chute. I pulled through the strafing pass and pulled the trigger for about half a second. The chute disappeared in a satisfying puff of flame and smoke.

Only two regrets: The niki pilot did not whine on channel 1 (guess he was the guy who shot the Typh chute before

) and I forgot to roll film to get a screenshot for Dinger's competition.

Hope this helps some get over the chute shooting debate going on above.

P.S. Thanks FDB's for your helpful advice on chute shooting.

DamnedDoc · « **Reply #54 on:** April 11, 2001, 11:18:00 PM »

And I did not even know bailing affected ya kill ratio. Hmm interesting.

I guess being pretty new to AH made me just kinda like enjoy looking at all the pretty eye candy and action going on around my silly bellybutton shot-down bellybutton if I actually managed to be fast enug to bail out when the head-on shooters leave me enuf plane to bail from!

Now I understand why some pilots are freeking when I congratulate them on shooting my bellybutton down!
This affects some kinda points and stuff??
Oh, Oh.. ok, .. OK, I see now.
Damn. Guess I am gonna just have to quit bailing and enjoying the view and spoil their day and ride em down.
Never even had thought of bailing over an enemy base and using it as an intel run though, oh my what a killer idea!!

Good thread tho for us dweebs to learn what country to not fly from and what to expect from which players! And bailing affect points and k/d ratios huh. Hmmm, this is really gonna take some reconsideration fer sure, yep yep yep

Doc

Damned if we do!
No fun if we don't!