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Offline Hajo

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Re: What aircraft do you have the most success with?
« Reply #60 on: February 05, 2014, 01:42:29 AM »
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Re: What aircraft do you have the most success with?
« Reply #61 on: February 05, 2014, 08:31:05 AM »
The Yaka are magnificent airplanes.

Actually I'm just finding this out..  I flew the yak3 last night, ended up with two kills, 1 assist in one sortie with one rearm.  If I improve my gunnery, I could be pretty good in that plane.   :rock
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Re: What aircraft do you have the most success with?
« Reply #62 on: February 05, 2014, 12:11:16 PM »
Actually I'm just finding this out..  I flew the yak3 last night, ended up with two kills, 1 assist in one sortie with one rearm.  If I improve my gunnery, I could be pretty good in that plane.   :rock

Great plane but limiting for those with average to poor aim.  Main reason I don't like to fly them.
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Re: What aircraft do you have the most success with?
« Reply #63 on: February 05, 2014, 03:37:13 PM »
Great plane but limiting for those with average to poor aim.  Main reason I don't like to fly them.

Yup, I'll definitely need lots of gunnery practice to make a habit out of the Yaka.
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Re: What aircraft do you have the most success with?
« Reply #64 on: February 05, 2014, 04:20:47 PM »
I am one helluva Storch driver.  :aok

Everything else I usually die in very quickly.
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Re: What aircraft do you have the most success with?
« Reply #65 on: February 06, 2014, 10:26:47 AM »
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Re: What aircraft do you have the most success with?
« Reply #66 on: February 06, 2014, 11:00:45 AM »
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Re: What aircraft do you have the most success with?
« Reply #67 on: February 06, 2014, 11:49:45 AM »
I generally feel very successful in late model spits and 109's, but I've got a masochistic streak so I rarely fly them.

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Re: What aircraft do you have the most success with?
« Reply #68 on: February 06, 2014, 01:03:57 PM »
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Re: What aircraft do you have the most success with?
« Reply #69 on: February 08, 2014, 09:32:57 PM »
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Re: What aircraft do you have the most success with?
« Reply #71 on: February 13, 2014, 12:59:41 AM »
Chris Fahey in PoF F6F....



Does he post as "Flyboy" in other WW2 aviation forums?

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Re: What aircraft do you have the most success with?
« Reply #72 on: February 13, 2014, 02:46:32 AM »
My best score lately has been in the D9, with the Yak3 running a close second. However I seem to do my best flying in an FM2, even though my survivability is more like 2 kills for every death rather than my usual 3. I've won 3v1 engagements in the FM, and even if I don't win while outnumbered, I can usually take down 1 or 2 planes out of the mob before they get me. In part this may be to the confidence the plane instills in me, at least from a defensive point of view. Its small size makes it hard to hit, and it can soak up a huge amount of damage. It will out-turn almost anything, and most other players tend to underestimate it. All of these factors combined make it one of the most fun rides to fly, if you know how to use it.


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Re: What aircraft do you have the most success with?
« Reply #73 on: February 13, 2014, 07:25:33 AM »
Does he post as "Flyboy" in other WW2 aviation forums?

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I don't know. Possibly.

Chris has a facebook page, and he often posts to the various aircraft pages there.

Some shots taken by Chris or of him....







Chris often brings his son with him to airshows. If he's flying the P-38J, Mike has to squeeze in behind.


Chris flying the F-86E


Chris and Steve Hinton coming in from a display flight.
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Re: What aircraft do you have the most success with?
« Reply #74 on: February 13, 2014, 07:59:54 AM »
Probably I would say P-38. Fun aircraft to fly.****break**** thanks for sharing the pics wide......
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