Author Topic: How many years did it take you to learn and apply the "art" of A.C.M.? (Read 1495 times)

Ike 2K# · « **on:** August 25, 2003, 11:15:49 PM »

How many years did it take you to learn and apply the "art" of A.C.M.?

SOB · « **Reply #1 on:** August 25, 2003, 11:59:26 PM »

The what of who?

SOB

Rutilant · « **Reply #2 on:** August 26, 2003, 12:15:27 AM »

You know! The thing where the wildly agressive savages, or "furballers" use planes to shoot eachother down..

A_Clown · « **Reply #3 on:** August 26, 2003, 12:26:14 AM »

its all a matter a perspective

about 2 years of 3-6 hours a day before I was "comfortable".
It seems as if any time off, takes about 1/3 to regain original status. So take a week off & need about 2 days to regain lost feel. For me anyway.
A_Clown

Frodo · « **Reply #4 on:** August 26, 2003, 12:46:14 AM »

Who is this A.C.M. guy?

Nilsen · « **Reply #5 on:** August 26, 2003, 04:24:40 AM »

Ive tried for many years but whenever i master one thing there is always another one to try or I find that i dont really master the once i thought i did. Doubt if anyone here has really learned all aspects of A.C.M.

Dead Man Flying · « **Reply #6 on:** August 26, 2003, 07:57:27 AM »

I'm still working on it.

-- Todd/Leviathn

lazs2 · « **Reply #7 on:** August 26, 2003, 08:17:02 AM »

If you show the proper respect leviathn I will let you hang around with me and teach you a couple of the simpler moves till you can go out on your own.

lazs
Public Relations Officer for the BK's

Westy · « **Reply #8 on:** August 26, 2003, 08:17:32 AM »

Good topic. Me? I'm doing great. I figured out how to get my wheels up just last week.

Charon · « **Reply #9 on:** August 26, 2003, 08:33:53 AM »

Going on about 10 years now. It took me about a year as a solo pilot in SVGA AW to get a consistant, positive K/D. I think that's why the steamroller, war-winning style of "play" is so popular. Your ego can take quite a beating, night after night, until you start making fewer mistakes.

Learning the art of SA is probably more important than ACM, IMO. At least it was for me.

Charon

Rude · « **Reply #10 on:** August 26, 2003, 08:44:09 AM »

I've flown these sims since 1989-90.....If motivated, I could get a boatload of kills and land them with ease.....inspite of this ability, I pocessed no ACM skills other than some yoyo's.

I've just started learning applied acm in hostile situations...fighting from a disadvantage. I would think that I have years ahead of me as to aquiring real applied acm that nets kills.

There is something about taking the guy who jumps you with alt and speed advantages, killing him while he scratches his head and thinks, how in the world did that happen.

I'm not currently very good...I have some moments though and those moments are what keep me going.

SlapShot · « **Reply #11 on:** August 26, 2003, 09:00:12 AM »

I think that you start learning and applying ACM right from your first flight/fight ... the level of ACM is what increases over time and after one and a-half years of flying this sim ... I find there is something new to learn in ACM everytime I fly ... thats what keeps me coming back.

Watching films of Lev, Drex, and Shane can greatly accelerate the ACM learning curve but as Charon said ... you can have great ACM skills, but without decent SA skills, ACM won't get you too far in a multiple bogie situation.

Has Fester ever published any films ?

YUCCA · « **Reply #12 on:** August 26, 2003, 12:55:12 PM »

I personally dont think you ever learn it. You're always learning if ya ask me.

NoBaddy · « **Reply #13 on:** August 26, 2003, 01:05:33 PM »

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Originally posted by Westy
Good topic. Me? I'm doing great. I figured out how to get my wheels up just last week.

Westy...

You willing to share?? I'm gettin' kinda tired of flying fixed gear C205's

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Sandman · « **Reply #14 on:** August 26, 2003, 01:10:44 PM »

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Originally posted by YUCCA
I personally dont think you ever learn it. You're always learning if ya ask me.

Yep... you start with 1v1... move on to 2v2 and eventually you can get to 4v4 and beyond.