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Help and Support Forums => Help and Training => Topic started by: jerkins on June 04, 2009, 11:22:35 PM
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If you could only give one tip to a new pilot what would it be. If everyone gives one tip, this thread will be full of great tips.
Here is mine.
Think in three dimensions, Using the vertical is one of the best ways to save energy and win the fight. Flat turns bleed energy fast and can lead to putting yourself at a disadvantage.
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Have the patience to climb to altitude. Rushing to the fight gets you into the fight faster, but it alo gets you out of the fight faster too...
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I would tell them to always use flaps when you are turning with an enemy.
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I would tell them to adjust their views as it's vital to SA......
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Never stop learning. Someone will always be better.
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Never stop learning. Someone will always be better.
Very true.
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Run!
Seriously if your closure rate on a con's six is too high risking an overshoot make your firing pass then roll over the top of him (barrel roll) turning your speed into vertical seperation then drop back behind him in a better position.
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If you think you have a shot on an enemy (even if it was a 1v1), check behind you. Historically, there was a possibility of having a bandit there, in the MA someone will be there, guaranteed.
If you are in anything but a Spit or a 51 multiply that by 3, since most are tired of shooting down the same planes. If you are in a P38, assume that every bandit within 5.9k will be diving on you.
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No one really dies, planes are free. You learn best by fighting, not avoiding them.
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If you think you're close...get closer.
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Mine would be "learn the 109,and then come teach me"
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Try shooting at the point in space the target will be not where they are.
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Keep your eye on the enemy, track him, study him, and fly your plane to where your looking. Don't just look at where your flying.
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Film your fights.
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keep snacks and drinks handy so you don't have to make a kitchen run in the middle of a mission. :D
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Have Patience !!! The "game" and "skills" take months, if not years to learn well, never mind perfect. Give it time, you'll get it all sorted out some day.
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Keep your eye on the enemy, track him, study him, and fly your plane to where your looking. Don't just look at where your flying.
Agreed. Learn to fly while looking out the back. Single most important thing to learn.
- oldman
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Wait till you see the rivets on his plane before shooting :aok
Except on HeadOn's ;)
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Take a chance and fight! Remember: you only live once... per sortie.
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Spend time with a Trainer.
Ren
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turn the fn stall limiter off :aok
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Have fun, and make fun for others. :aok
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turn the fn stall limiter off :aok
+1
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Film your fights.
+1. :aok
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The best piece of advise I could give to any new player is to consistently ask yourself this 1 little question.
"How did he do that"
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Best tip I can give anyone is never stand near an open flame after eating Mexican food.
ack-ack
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Retain an excellent divorce lawyer.
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Don't worry about score or how many times you get shot down - just have fun.
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Wow, great thread :aok
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Learn how to make vertical or horizontal separation before the merge to give you room for a lead turn. Many fights can be won in a single turn if you catch the other guy not worrying about denying you a lead turn.
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The throttle lever goes both ways.
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Don't fight the plane.
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one on one as much as possible with a better skilled pilot... :salute
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Patience, Patience, Patience!
oh, and also...don't eat yellow snow. :aok
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SA, and gunnery. Once you master those two thing, it's hard to get shot down. I think gunnery is 70% of the fight. The rest of the 30% is SA and ACM =)
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Ask questions, don't fear looking stupid.
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Duel in the da. Learn what works by getting killed again and again by doing things that don't work. Film fights and watch film from your nmes perspective when he baffles you with a maneuver. Ask questions.
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Learn the barrel roll defense. From that one maneuver, many adaptations are possible.
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You learn by losing, don't be afraid to do it. Push yourself, if the situation your in feels comfortable and familiar you're probably not learning anything. Take the challenge, if you lose learn why you lost and you'll be a better cartoon fighter pilot. With few exceptions the guy who just whooped you in a 1v1 is probably more than willing take a few minute to explain how he did if you ask politely.
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Duel in the da. Learn what works by getting killed again and again by doing things that don't work. Film fights and watch film from your nmes perspective when he baffles you with a maneuver. Ask questions.
Knew I was forgetting something. Constantly duel. No better way to learn than constant nights of nonstop duels with experienced pilots.
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This is a great post. I love my "Air Combat Maneuvers" book by Shaw and reading all the pilots little sayings in it. Some good things to think about when you read them.
Mine saying I tell all NEW pilots that I "try" and help is this. Speed is life, Altitude is your life ensurance!
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Duel in the da. Learn what works by getting killed again and again by doing things that don't work. Film fights and watch film from your nmes perspective when he baffles you with a maneuver. Ask questions.
Only after you spend some time with a trainer, the DA is not the place to learn and you will most certainly pick up some bad habits in there.....because I find nothing but a HO fest in the DA. But it is a good place to practice Defense...........
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Spend time with a Trainer.
Ren
QFT!!
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Play aggressively. Always think offensively, even when you're supposedly on the defensive; don't think about survival, think about domination.
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This is a great post. I love my "Air Combat Maneuvers" book by Shaw and reading all the pilots little sayings in it. Some good things to think about when you read them.
Mine saying I tell all NEW pilots that I "try" and help is this. Speed is life, Altitude is your life ensurance!
Signed
Sputniks-R-Us
:rofl
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When diving on an easy target, start shooting from 1.4k (2.5k if you have .50s) and wobble your rudder to cover as much area as possible. After you miss make sure to pull up as predictably as possible infront of their nose, as this is the last thing they will expect.
Do not at any moment use the throttle to manage your attack speed.
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map you buttons. use a buuton for 'look up'.
never give Silat your mom's phone number
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When diving on an easy target, start shooting from 1.4k (2.5k if you have .50s) and wobble your rudder to cover as much area as possible. After you miss make sure to pull up as predictably as possible infront of their nose, as this is the last thing they will expect.
Do not at any moment use the throttle to manage your attack speed.
That was mean. Small children might read this.
- oldman
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reverse psychology
:angel:
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Make plans. In every situation imaginable. Before you enter a fight. In the fight. When getting bounced. When looking for an exit. Then use the right ACM to achive your plan. Keep the plans simple. Build them step for step, not a big masterplan right from the start. This helps you on focusing on what matters and make the right decisions at the right time.
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Use the throttle...it does not have to be 100% all the time.
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"L'audace, toujours de l'audace!"
Friedrich der Große
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It isn't always the plane, the pilot has an effect on how well you do. Still, being able to catch up to that runstang sure is sweet.
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pulling out is not an acceptable method of contraception
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If you think you have a shot on an enemy (even if it was a 1v1), check behind you. Historically, there was a possibility of having a bandit there, in the MA someone will be there, guaranteed.
If you are in anything but a Spit or a 51 multiply that by 3, since most are tired of shooting down the same planes. If you are in a P38, assume that every bandit within 5.9k will be diving on you.
Unless, of course, there's a P47 about
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Absolutely! I'm very religious about attacking every 38 and 47 I see.
I'm also not particular about most others...but those are my favorites :)
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Absolutely! I'm very religious about attacking every 38 and 47 I see.
I'm also not particular about most others...but those are my favorites :)
lil girly, gas-sipping foreign planes are far more difficult to hit :)
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pulling out is not an acceptable method of contraception
:rofl How does that apply to Aces High?
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Absolutely! I'm very religious about attacking every 38 and 47 I see.
I'm also not particular about most others...but those are my favorites :)
I'm that way with F4U's. I feel like I need to shoot down every single one I see, as fast as I can...
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I'm that way with F4U's. I feel like I need to shoot down every single one I see, as fast as I can...
Absolutely! I'm very religious about attacking every 38 and 47 I see.
my jedi mind tricks work!
*Ponies are not the planes you are looking for*
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my jedi mind tricks work!
*Ponies are not the planes you are looking for*
Not hard to find ponies, they are more common than squeakers on AH in summer.
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"follow me and do the opposite of what I do, this is how to fly smart"
Lagger
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Only after you spend some time with a trainer, the DA is not the place to learn and you will most certainly pick up some bad habits in there.....because I find nothing but a HO fest in the DA. But it is a good place to practice Defense...........
I said duel in DA, not fly at furball lake. Find pilots willing to 1v1 at the side bases. (Duel)
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my jedi mind tricks work!
*Ponies are not the planes you are looking for*
I'm usually in a pony :)
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Do not listen to anybody hat replied lol :rofl
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Spend some time in offline training before you come on and play in the main arenas each night. Gives you a little target practice and lets you make sure all your controls are working properly.
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What Fugitive and Twizzty said - have patience, not only in learning, but in the fight as well. Work your plane into a better position, then kill the red guy (obviously this dont work for me, see sig for details ;))
Wurzel
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Think in three dimensions, Using the vertical ...
That is what I think is the key ... at least it was for me.
Once I realized that there was a 3rd dimension that I could use in a fight and started using it, rather than fighting on the horizontal, all sorts of good things started to happen for me.
It was watching films of Leviathn and WildThng that brought about the Epiphany for me.
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Each plane is like a chess piece.
Fly every plane in a combat situation learning its pros, cons and quirks.
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Be gentle and coordinated on controls: wailing stall horn = bleeding speed and you don't want that in a dogfight where small differences in energy states may represent a difference between win or lose.
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Have Patience !!! The "game" and "skills" take months, if not years to learn well, never mind perfect. Give it time, you'll get it all sorted out some day.
thank you for reassuring me that i wont suck at this game forever
also
use planes with 20mm hispanos
those cannons are insanely deadly and insanely accurate
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I haven't read past the first page, so apologies if this has been said already.
Have fun.
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be positive, nothing is impossible if you think you can do it. or die trying. re-up and try again.
Ignore the "how the F$%^ did you do that hacker!" comments afterwards , these people are narrow minded imbeciles who will never tread the enlightened path of virtual warrior dogfighter!