Originally posted by Naudet
Nomak, is your training limited to certain planes or are you familar with all/most AH planes?
That is a very good question and one that I should adress.
I am profeciant at almost all of the AH planeset.
The key is that the type of skills I am trying to pass on are not really dependent on any particular type of aircraft. The stuff I teach in a Spitfire can be utilized in a 190 or a f6f and so on.
Most of the time I am trying to ultimatly change the way people "Think" about air combat. So the particular type of aircraft used doesnt really impact the way things are approached. However, that being said.....
I believe that some aircraft are more "Conductive" to learning than others. In the case of the MKV Spitfire (My favorite aircraft) I find that it doesnt limit ones imagination. In other words if I can think it, the Spit can probably do it. So when im flying the Spit the thoughts im having on ACM can be manifested into action without hesitation. My gut instinct is then translated into action that flows.
When flying "Slower" (in relation to handling not speed) aircraft I find that my mind works much faster then the ACM can be implemented. While I dont really have any problems flying or teaching in this type of aircraft, I dont recommend training in them because I believe that they create a kind of "Bottleneck" for the thought/action relationship that makes learning slower and at times more frustrating.
One other point I would like to make is that when fighting in "Faster" (Again in terms of handling) aircraft things tend to happen at a more accelerated rate. That causes the trainee to be forced to learn to act/react very quickly. In my opinion that is an invaluable tool to have in the toolbox.
I hope that answers your question. If you want to do LW Aircraft that is no problem. Although I would recommend for example the 190A5 over the Dora for the reasons listed above.
Man .... all this talk makes me wana fly! I think Ill be up tonight after all.
c yas up.... Dave