Fair enough Jaeger. It's good. I probably won't be on MNM much, no fault of anyone but I just don't get good results and usually when I am trying to fly the planes right I have moments where the more realistic flight setup causes me to roll and to crash so much. Thats why I avoid it. No fault of anyone but to my the flight setup as in even at say 200 IAS and I turn or I attempt to get a scissor fight I spin out of control and I can't recover and I crash. That's what gets me.
All the more reason to practice.
When I used to train folks in the 38... the first thing I taught them was low and slow. Well before even how to control dive speed and not nose dart. One thing they will always do early... they will try to come in with alt but always end up low and slow. So that is what they need to learn first in my book. Learn to build energy from a deficit. Once they learn that it is easier to teach them how to keep their energy when they own it to begin with.
Practice dancing with your plane of choice in a slow knife fight, it will improve your ability all around. You won't get as concerned about possibly getting too slow... you'll know that you can still fight and come out the victor, not just give up.
I'll add one more thing.... you are not the first, we have all been there. Not one of us started out good or on top. We all started at the bottom. We all work to improve. You are much better than when you started.... it is an on going thing. We all work to improve. Just never forget the main thing we are here for TO HAVE FUN. Don't lose the ability to enjoy what you are doing!
CYA in the AH skies!!