My argument is this.
While I may be a Spitdweeb and fly the 16 quite often. I recognize that it is easy. However, just to say someone is not skilled just because they fly it is just plain untrue. I fly all spits and the 16 strikes me as the best, while the Spit 8 is my favourite and the Spit 9 is just plain awesome.
B6Pacman
Heh, heh... I've been flying the IX lately as a result of this thread.
You all, I'm sure, know how easy it can be, especially for a relatively new toon pilot like myself (and I mean cartoon, not Comrade Toon) to get victimized by the same klown over and over. Such was the case with me and Shiv. He killed me twice over the past couple of weeks. Both times, the scenario was similar - 1v1 with a Co-alt HO merge, I in an N1K2, he in his Corsair. Each time, he'd work a low speed turn and eventually end up on my 6. Well, last night, I encountered him from the seat of a Spit IX. This time, right after the merge, I looked at my airspeed, verified that it was a little over 3 hundee true, pulled straight up, flopped her over, rolled upright, dove, and fired a lead burst. BOOM. No more shiv.
I was so proud I posted some pics of "little Zilla" up on a free photo hosting site. Behold the one-eyed Monster, people, say I.
This BBS is f*ckin' great.