perk question

[drkorf]

I was looking at what planes the top pilots fly, and some of them appear to fly only perk planes. Don't you have to fly non-perk planes to buy the perk planes? Or can you transfer perks from other vehicles to planes?

[Lusche]

You cant transfer perks. You must fly a fighter to get fighter perks. You can earn perks in any fighter, but planes with low ENY (for example all perked fighters, but also La7 and such) will let you gain perk points VERY slow.
The people you see almost exclusively use perk planes have just accumulated enough perk points in the past to be able to spend a bit. Also they tend to loose their planes less often. And it takes not many sorties in a high ENY plane to get enough perks for a tempest. A good sortie in a C205 can give you 30 perks quite easily, and sometimes much more.

[jamesdeanoo7]

Yes its a sort of situation when it comes to perks. To get them you need to get good. When you get lots of perks like alot of the top pilots have in here you tend to be able to fly anything. Alot of the top pilots could fly 262,s all the time but and heres the irony....they try to get kills in the low eny planes to proove they can do it....Full circle huh lol So heres a tip...if you see a c47 in a dogfight....avoid it lol

[Donzo]

Originally posted by jamesdeanoo7
So heres a tip...if you see a c47 in a dogfight....avoid it lol

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[jamesdeanoo7]

Its a joke ...ya know humour lolcome on wake up at the back of the short bus

[68Ripper]

Originally posted by jamesdeanoo7
So heres a tip...if you see a c47 in a dogfight....avoid it lol

I see this so often, it's getting out of hand!! Who do those C47 pilots think they are dogfighting with no guns?

[jamesdeanoo7]

See thats the trick everyone forgets the pilots .45

[Roscoroo]

Originally posted by drkorf
I was looking at what planes the top pilots fly, and some of them appear to fly only perk planes. Don't you have to fly non-perk planes to buy the perk planes? Or can you transfer perks from other vehicles to planes?

pick a high eny value plane and learn it ..I use the p47d-11 for my "perk farming".
In a few tours you can earn a nice 2000+ perk cushin ...after that its pritty much fly what ya want when ya want to

I do suggest you learn the 262 in a different arena then the MA though, that way its not such a big hurt the 1st time ya Break the wings off of it .

[drkorf]

Thanks for the info everyone. Now I understand. I will start my perk farming with C47s and then in a couple of tours I'll practice ripping the wings off a 262.

[BigR]

Originally posted by drkorf
Thanks for the info everyone. Now I understand. I will start my perk farming with C47s and then in a couple of tours I'll practice ripping the wings off a 262.

C47 wont ever get you any perks dogfighting. U can get proxies but no perkable kills....I fly the p38G for my perkies. Its fun and its way under rated.  HurrIIc also a good perk plane but its kind of dweeby IMO...but its your money...fly what you want!

[drkorf]

That was a joke. In reality, I have no intention of perk farming or flying any perked plane. My score is just fine in a SpitIX.

[SkyRock]

Originally posted by drkorf
Thanks for the info everyone. Now I understand. I will start my perk farming with C47s and then in a couple of tours I'll practice ripping the wings off a 262.

c-47 = Bpmber perks= no 262!

[SkyRock]

Originally posted by drkorf
That was a joke. In reality, I have no intention of perk farming or flying any perked plane. My score is just fine in a SpitIX.

DrKorf, I would give you a piece of very friendly advice as I have came into contact with you in the MA a couple of times.  Don't be so hesitant to "tangle" in your spit9.  You were so timid that it would take you a long time to learn all the intricacies and acm's the 9 is capable of doing.  I once flew 3 or 4 tours in a spitV below 6k and got jumped, cherried, bounced, ganged, and HO'd to the point where I started to push the plane beyond what I thought it would do.  It was then that I realised what the plane could actually accomplish.  I am just saying that if you will just get "down and dirty" with the 9, you might find it is capable of doing some really crazy rerversals and stall fighting.  You got to be very aggressive to learn!  By the way, they're free!:aok

[drkorf]

Thanks for your thoughts. I'm still an AH noob, been playing for less than 1 month. I'm fine with being a little timid right now. I'm sure I'll be less timid as I get to know my plane better. Maybe I'll go to the TA for that.

[SunKing]

drkorf  fly the 190-A5 for a tour. You'll thank me later after the tons of perks points you'll bag.