Messerschmitt Bf 109k-4...

[Anaxogoras]

I've seen a lot of K-4 pilots lately who are fixated on forcing the overshoot, as if it's the only available tactic.  I simply chop the throttle and do a hard slip, and they're hanging in my gunsight.   Fighting against poor opposition can induce bad habits, it seems.

[mechanic]

Geussing or even knowing when you are merging for a serious fight or a boring chase at the right time is a very usefull perception to have. Very easy to get wrong also, for anyone, unless you can actualy read minds over the interent.

[Anaxogoras]

Geussing or even knowing when you are merging for a serious fight or a boring chase at the right time is a very usefull perception to have. Very easy to get wrong also, for anyone, unless you can actualy read minds over the interent.

Do you know how many times I've died because I expect my opponent to do the same old thing?

[mechanic]

not the exact figure but im sure its close to the amount the rest of us do it.

[Saurdaukar]

I've seen a lot of K-4 pilots lately who are fixated on forcing the overshoot, as if it's the only available tactic.  I simply chop the throttle and do a hard slip, and they're hanging in my gunsight.   Fighting against poor opposition can induce bad habits, it seems.

Im guilty of this.  99% of the time, forcing an overshoot is the quickest way to thin the horde.

Problem is; that 1% of the time when you run into someone who understands that the throttle has a setting other than "100%," youre pretty done.

[Agent360]

I've seen a lot of K-4 pilots lately who are fixated on forcing the overshoot, as if it's the only available tactic.  I simply chop the throttle and do a hard slip, and they're hanging in my gunsight.   Fighting against poor opposition can induce bad habits, it seems.

This exactly what I do most of the time regardless of the plane or who is flying it. To me its much more fun.

And it brings the fight to a critical point much faster than flying around in circles trying to get an alt adv.....= boring.

chopping and side slipping won't work for you if the k4 takes you completly verticle....

[Scotch]

Most of the time in the MA you have to fly defensively just to get a fight. Overshoots are an essential part of your tool box.

[Steve]

This exactly what I do most of the time regardless of the plane or who is flying it. To me its much more fun.

And it brings the fight to a critical point much faster than flying around in circles trying to get an alt adv.....= boring.

chopping and side slipping won't work for you if the k4 takes you completly verticle....

yup you end up with a k4 on top of you, usually followed by an incoming tater.

[Guppy35]

Most of the time in the MA you have to fly defensively just to get a fight. Overshoots are an essential part of your tool box.

One of the reasons for trolling in a 38G low.  They gotta come down then

[Anaxogoras]

Or fly a plane that's considered easy meat:  When I've flown the 39 I had no shortage of opponents.

[Saurdaukar]

Most of the time in the MA you have to fly defensively just to get a fight.

Truth.

[Becinhu]

I hate well flown K-4s...scotch and m00t come to mind.....filthy devils make those beasts do evil things

[LLogann]

K4 is for, quote unquote, turn pilots that can't turn cause they like the extra E.

Stop flying a weak plane, get some ASM and you'll never wish for anything on the K4 again.


Yeah, that sums it up.........

[Scotch]

Uh, what? 



"AmazinHunk Becinhu (official oilman)"
 

[LLogann]

Sorry sir, I didn't realize you were saying the same thing........ Only weak sticks fly the K4....

I hate well flown K-4s...scotch and m00t come to mind.....filthy devils make those beasts do evil things

Kinda like the aforementioned.........   

Although I never see m00t in one of those toys......