ROTFL! That's even funnier than the occasion of my losing my first ever perked plane, the more so because you're daft enough to be claiming to be angry about it, Roy0fCA.
What happened to me was that after pootling aound in bombers and C47's long enough, I eventually got enough perkies to fly the Ar234 in the MA. "Wahay!", thought I "NOW try and catch me, y'Pony/N1K1/Spit-loving fighter dweebs!". Understand, I like the Ar234 because it's a thoroughly nice plane to fly, and because it's also a change from the Ju88 (hint - more LW bomber types, please! ;-) ), and because it'd be nice to be flying something in the MA where I could almost - ALMOST - guarantee my own suvival if I flew intelligently in it. It's not my plance of choice, though, I prefer prop aircraft.
Took off at base away from action. Climbed out over water, away from action to grab alt. Started heading for enemy territory, still climbing at an altitude where I'd have plenty of options if I spotted enemy. Spotted enemy, and here my cunning strategy got let down by misjudgment and a bad decision. I certainly should have put my nose down to gain speed, and didn't. I probably should have turned a different direction than I did ("the OTHER left!"). What followed was classic...
... I got gunned down by a newly-minted Bf110. And laughed my socks off and congratulated my assailant about it, too.
My SECOND perk-pane loss (also an Ar234) was due to a disco.
One of the joys of flying the early jets is learning how to nurse them off the deck and up where they are most at home. I can't imagine even wanting to use autotakeoff with them. And RoyofCA, if you KNEW about the autotakeoff bug, then you KNEW you might fall foul of it if you couldn't be bothered to take off manually. I mean, c'MON, effectively no engine torque-induced swing, tricycle undercarriage and a beautiful view from the cockpit...
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Esme (wondering how the points to get that 262 were acquired in the first place!)
