I think this thread has been pretty informative. I especially like that reference to a 109 fighting a spit. I honestly think both maneuvers have their place in the MA (double immelman and spiral climb or whatever term you guys have agreed on), my question would be, since I really don't fly many 109s presently, is:
You are in a G10 and are being pursued by a spit (lets just say its either a 5 or a 9 because in the game you won't know which) you both are at the same alt, lets say 5k, and your speeds from what you can tell are pretty equal at 275. So if you are in the 109 and you want to try a spiral climb like wotan suggests at what point do you start the manuever in terms of how close the spit gets to you? Seems to me if you were to start when he is at d1000+, while you are in your turn he'd be able to close the distance and get a decent snap shot at you. But then again if he gets anywhere near d600, most of these guys will start blasting away at anything in the air, and you can't really rule out a lucky shot.
Seems I am just missing the "feel" for this maneuver... anyone have any thoughts on this one?
