Stick Stirring—is it legit?

[Curval]

Originally posted by moose
Someone who is doing the floppy donkey thing is just leaving themselves even more vulnerable in my book

I just wait and throttle back and wait for em to roll across the gunsight

Last night I saw this for the first time....and I agree Moose.  A guy was flopping all about in front of me...but I was in a zero.  I just waited until he came into my sights...nice and slow...and boom..he dead.

[Goth]

Flew a stang a couple weeks ago for the first time in a long time. Was engaged with someone (can't remember who) and slightly started to (at a loss for a better explanation) panic. I wound up wing stalling the beast, and as I flopped and flipped back and forth I tried to regain control.

I eventually died, and saluted the person who shot me down. I pathetically tried to apologize for the flop and went about my business of NOT flying stangs the rest of that night.

Needless to say, I was embarressed about performing that manuever.

[Widewing]

Originally posted by moose
Someone who is doing the floppy donkey thing is just leaving themselves even more vulnerable in my book

I just wait and throttle back and wait for em to roll across the gunsight

That’s pretty much what I do, Moose. I pull off the power, side-slip as necessary and wait for his controls to lock up when he gets the “don’t move the controls so fast” message. Then… Whamo.

As to jinking and rolling, be my guest. Anything he does to burn down E suits me just fine. Especially since I spend most of my time in Wildcats.

My regards,

Widewing