How High?

[Banshee7]

I'm not real sure why, but I always level off at 11k unless I'm winging with the squad or something.  Then they always wanna go higher.

#S#



Josh

[Someguy63]

For me it depends on how long I feel like waiting....so 7-15K



 

[Wiley]

I'm not sure if I undertsand this question correctly. I don't see the direct connection between altitude and feeling 'confident enough' to engage in ACM.

My initial altitude is a result of mission type (as explained earlier) and combat environment. But in the end, I enage targets at any altitude, from the deck up to 37k (the altitude of my highest dogfight kill)

Hehehe.  Mine is 41,000 feet in a TA152 killing a P47M.

I killed a B29 at 34,000 feet in a ME262 once also 

I consider myself an alt monkey...  You guys are definitely alt apes.   

Wiley.

[morfiend]

 I would suggest that a player finds the minimum height they can preform a splitEss in and fly above that!   It seems to me most use the spit Ess to evade,well most the new guys do as I see it.




   

[Zerstorer]

Between 1K and 18K, depending on the situation and what kind of fight I wish to have when I take off.  It typically varies throughout the night.

[Debrody]

headed towards some vulchers in a 262 - 0-3k
intercepting bombers - 5k above them, unless they are at 25k+, then i dont give a damn
looking for a random fight - ~7k
wanna get killed - 2k, half throttle
 

[kvuo75]

It depends on the situation...

For example...

If you see a 38 raid, all you need to do is turn your engine off on the runway and await the 10 proxies from their lawndarts or killing themselves with their own bombs...

FTFY.


it isn't just bish who can't fly P38's

[Lusche]

intercepting bombers - 5k above them, unless they are at 25k+, then i dont give a damn

But that's where the fun really starts 

[guncrasher]

FTFY.


it isn't just bish who can't fly P38's

no but they're the ones diving crashing onto a field 10 at a time.


semp

[LCADolby]

I climb to 10k-12k in most cases, sometimes I go make a cup of tea and end up at 15-18k!

As much as I like an altitude fight I love fighting near or toward the deck, the ground, hills and trees flashing by gives, not only a sense of speed, but also a rush because you never know if a tree is going to catch you.

[scott66]

I climb to 10k-12k in most cases, sometimes I go make a cup of tea and end up at 15-18k!

As much as I like an altitude fight I love fighting near or toward the deck, the ground, hills and trees flashing by gives, not only a sense of speed, but also a rush because you never know if a tree is going to catch you .

earl grey for me please:)

[LCADolby]

earl grey for me please:)

Earl Grey is for girly men 

[VuduVee]

If I'm being lazy, I'll come in at 2K or less. If I feel like flying a bit more smart then I'll come in at 6-10K. If I want to mess with the P-51s and 190s at 25K then I'll climb up to their alt and just spend the sortie pushing them all down low and into the furball. 

haha yeah man,climbing to 20k or higher to push the bnz'ers into the grinder is one of my favorite things to do.

[scott66]

Earl Grey is for girly men 

[Slade]

I have waffled a bit though on altitude.  Between having the security blanket of more than adequate altitude to wanting to get to a base quicker and just have to deal with the vulch attempts.

I think in flying early war birds in the late war arena I still use the alt security blanket.  I am pushing myself more and more to come in under 10k no matter the situation or plane.