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General Forums => Aces High General Discussion => Topic started by: 5PointOh on July 01, 2009, 01:46:13 AM
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I just want to say thank you to Corky and the rest of the 80th for the 38 tips. I had a lot of fun flying it, and quite possibly be putting the 51 to rest for a bit. Now if I can just get the landings figured out...
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not perfect...but I'll continue to work at it.
Thanks again <S>
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You'll have plenty of fun in the 38...trust me. :)
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It's our job to corrupt...er...preach the positive aspects of the 38. I'd like to think my timely and flaming death was my way of showing you how not to fly the 38.
It does look like you've got the landing down however :)
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Gear?! Gear is a crutch for the weak.
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I don't know who taught you the flying aspects but I see you copied Dan for the landings.
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Your landing looks fine as SAPP landings go... except you have too many parts left on the 38.
The most important thing to remember is the FUN FACTOR.
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Just kidding. ;)
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Nothing wrong with that landing t'all if it were done on the South Pole.
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I'm weird, I guess.... I get murderized by everything airborne while flying the '38, yet I find it to be about the easiest plane in the entire game to bring in for a "smooth as a baby's bottom" landing. Am I just backwards?
:uhoh
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I'm weird, I guess.... I get murderized by everything airborne while flying the '38
:uhoh
Well the 38, espec. the "G" attracts all the moist little girls! :aok It can be difficult evading all the flailing HOOTS though :rofl :rofl :rofl
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:lol
Good one Copr
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I'm weird, I guess.... I get murderized by everything airborne while flying the '38, yet I find it to be about the easiest plane in the entire game to bring in for a "smooth as a baby's bottom" landing. Am I just backwards?
:uhoh
Fly it awhile and you'll learn how to use their sheer excitement against them. Or for the ones that think they have an easy target... you can leave them baffled.
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Fly it awhile and you'll learn how to use their sheer excitement against them. Or for the ones that think they have an easy target... you can leave them baffled.
Oh, I've been baffled/frustrated by '38's plenty while flying all sorts of birds... A6M5's, Spits of all flavor, KI-84's and Niks, especially making the mistake of trying to turn with a '38 more than 270 degrees while in a 190D.... can't turn, can't run.... only lived to get a kill in one of those deals once, and died plenty. It always seems to be the high 38 that dances on my head and I can never get co-alt/co-E. Totally defensive. When I do land a few rounds the 38 just soaks em up.
I love the 38, I just have aircraft A.D.D - I can't seem to pick one ride and stick to it!
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What's to figure out with that landing? That's how they're supposed to look isn't it?
:huh
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Least he didnt listen to Cork and fly that ugly G... :D
That bare metal is waaaaay sexier. :rock
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Least he didnt listen to Cork and fly that ugly G... :D
That bare metal is waaaaay sexier. :rock
Ahh but he went with me into a mob. Can 't argue with that. I do think he survived though, while I ended up in flames per usual :)
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I actually survived the mob, but when I was rtb for more blood and oil a -4hog got me... :confused: But I haven't been able to put the 38 down. Really enjoying it.
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In my opinion the 38 drivers in game are a small community. All the guys that call the 38 their "main ride" are 38 dweebs in real life too. Books, videos, airshows, pictures etc...it attracts em. I can tell you, I'll have the TV on the history channel in the other room while I'm doing something. If I so much as hear the name "P-38" I'll run right to the TV to see whatever the narator is talking about. The Lightning has been my favorite aircraft since I first set eyes on it.
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Right now I think you'll find that for the most part the 38 drivers are out there looking for a good fight, and most of the 109 pilots are, with the 109K guys in particular looking to have at it.
I don't know that there are any other birds you can really associate with mainly air to air guys right now, at least consistantly.
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I've always liked the 38s, read about them, watched documentries on them, but never really flew them that much. Then the other day I watched the recovery of Glacier Girl. I though maybe I should really put the effort into learning it. I love it now. I love hanging on the props and kicking her over to hose down a spit16 or La7. Now if I could get .nopilotwound to work, I'd be set.
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I've always liked the 38s, read about them, watched documentries on them, but never really flew them that much. Then the other day I watched the recovery of Glacier Girl. I though maybe I should really put the effort into learning it. I love it now. I love hanging on the props and kicking her over to hose down a spit16 or La7. Now if I could get .nopilotwound to work, I'd be set.
Me thinks you complain too much of what you have accomplished grasshopper.... That landing is on the road to induction into SAPP I believe.
All the Best...
Jay
awDoc1
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In my opinion the 38 drivers in game are a small community. All the guys that call the 38 their "main ride" are 38 dweebs in real life too. Books, videos, airshows, pictures etc...it attracts em. I can tell you, I'll have the TV on the history channel in the other room while I'm doing something. If I so much as hear the name "P-38" I'll run right to the TV to see whatever the narator is talking about. The Lightning has been my favorite aircraft since I first set eyes on it.
Not true...my favorite bird has always been the p47, I just could never fly it.
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Not true...my favorite bird has always been the p47, I just could never fly it.
Well....you are an exception then Fringe. No harm in liking the 47 though, it's easily my second favorite. The background on my laptop right now is of Hub Zemke's 47 and 3 other 56th birds.
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<--- Jug dweeb, 109 & 190 dweeb
But i love the P-38. Actually, Anytime i hear either one of those words pop up, i DETAF ( Drop everything and find out ) what's being said.
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Right now I think you'll find that for the most part the 38 drivers are out there looking for a good fight, and most of the 109 pilots are, with the 109K guys in particular looking to have at it.
I don't know that there are any other birds you can really associate with mainly air to air guys right now, at least consistantly.
Agree with you on the 109K or any 109. Alot of people use the 38 for ground attack, so Its 50/50 IMO. Still learning what not to do in the 38. :aok
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I just want to say thank you to Corky and the rest of the 80th for the 38 tips. I had a lot of fun flying it, and quite possibly be putting the 51 to rest for a bit. Now if I can just get the landings figured out...
Thanks again <S>
Not many people know that 'landings' are something of a tradition in the Guppy family. Doing some in depth research, I discovered a couple of shots of a relative of Guppy's that flew Spads in WW1.
Lt. Nigel Corky III using a farm house to come to a stop after landing.
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