what is the best way to get someone off your tail?

[guitargod9989]

whenever i play AH someone always gets behind me (i normally use tempest) they always shoot me down. what is the best way to loose them?

[john9001]

auger

[Mr. Blonde]

Alt-F4

[Puck]

Ah, there is the 64,000 question.

Unfortunatly there's no answer.  For one thing, if someone is on your tail and you can't get them off you were going too slow for the situation.  The Tempest (perked plane; you sure you don't mean Typhoon?) is meant to go very fast.

After that, you have to start developing a "bag of tricks", and the only way to do THAT is to practice and get shot down quite a bit.

Read Shaw while you're at it  

[DmdMac]

Originally posted by Mr. Blonde
Alt-F4

I thought that was the Reality Check function


Mac out

[Miska]

what is the best way to get someone off your tail?

ask your wingman.

[stahler]

Watch how people get you off thier tail and try to do the same things.  There are a lot of referrence materials posted by some very good pilots in other threads (such as help and training) and thier web sites.

Learn how to use flaps.

Be concious of your "E" state.  (ie. don't EVER get a P47 slower than about 250)

It's also HUGELY important to fly the plane that you choose in a way that optimizes what it does well.  (for example, don't try to out run a P51 in a F4F, or try to outturn a Spit in a 190.  Don't try to out roll a 190 in a Zero at over 300 mph.  As a matter of fact, don't ever get your Zero over 300 mph .  the list goes on and on and on.....)  It's a matter of knowing the characteristics of the plane you are flying, using them to your advantage and knowing about a half dozen manueveres (for starters.)

but most of all PRACTICE.

But aside from that.... the best way I found to get someone off my six is to help your friends (countrymen) when someone is on THIER six by doing 6 calls clearing thier tails.  It's called teamwork.  

[akak]

Originally posted by guitargod9989
whenever i play AH someone always gets behind me (i normally use tempest) they always shoot me down. what is the best way to loose them?

The best way to get someone off your six is to never let them get there in the first place.  But if you do find yourself with a bad guy behind you, there are a myriad of tactics you can try to force the over shoot.

Check out NetAces for some really good lectures on reversing the fight.


Ack-Ack

[J_A_B]

Puck--

I'd bet he plays H2H, where the Tempest is usually one of the dominant airplanes.

The best way to get somebody off your tail is to not let them get there in the first place.  If you DO get somebody on your tail in a better-turning plane, then you're dead unless he messes up.

One thing you can try is a sort of barrel roll with a lot of rudder thrown in; sometimes you can force the enemy to overshoot.

J_A_B

[Pongo]

Tell a fellow assassin hes there and cry like a girl..works for me every time..

[Thorns]

Rolling sissors works..............sometimes

Thorns

[Turbot]

Scissors - likely you will get the kill on them instead.  BEst though you don't get in that situation in first place, tempest aint a hurricane or a zeek.

[Saurdaukar]

Any scissors variation.  Chop throttle too - youd be amazed how many people just leave it on full.

[Duedel]

Depends on his and ur E and which plane he or u are in.

Few examples:

1. He Spit V u 190A5 and he has slightly more E:
- as he comes in (lets say d800 and gaining slowly) stay calm, use wep, try slow moves to avoid his tracers, look if he stops gaining and then simply extend!

2. He Spit V u 190A5 and he has much more E:
- only thing u can do is make a barrel role and hope he will overshot, then try a snapshot. If u cant get a snapshot look what he's doing. If he conserves his E u know u will be dead. If he turns like crazy u know u have a chance to escape. Try to go to opposite direction and look if he gains on u fast. If he's gaining fast start again, if not goto 1.

3. He 190A5 u Spit V and he has slightly more E:
- try a tightening turn until he overshots, reverse fast to get a
short snapshot

4. He 190A5 u Spit V and he has much more E:
- try a short evasive, reverse fast to get a short snapshot

[straffo]

a wingman