Author Topic: So, how much difference does a good stick and/or rudders make?  (Read 1431 times)

Offline Lusche

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Re: So, how much difference does a good stick and/or rudders make?
« Reply #30 on: March 15, 2014, 07:42:52 AM »
How would you describe your preferred fighting style?

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Re: So, how much difference does a good stick and/or rudders make?
« Reply #31 on: March 15, 2014, 08:10:44 AM »
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Bomber hunting, BnZ... with relatively few close "turny" dogfights

Thanks Lusche for sharing that information.  Your score speaks well of the effectiveness of your style.

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Re: So, how much difference does a good stick and/or rudders make?
« Reply #32 on: March 15, 2014, 10:41:33 AM »
I fly much better with a twisty.  My shooting and fighting prowess  ;)  suffered with rudder pedals, due to the Herman Munster-like dexterity of my lower appendages.
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Re: So, how much difference does a good stick and/or rudders make?
« Reply #33 on: March 15, 2014, 11:40:49 AM »
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Bomber hunting, BnZ... with relatively few close "turny" dogfights


I would call your style calculating, effective and realistic.

We've had some excellent bomber vs fighter encounters over the years during euro hours, some of which have lasted for over 15 mins. Always very much enjoyed these encounters.
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Re: So, how much difference does a good stick and/or rudders make?
« Reply #34 on: March 15, 2014, 11:29:41 PM »
I've been practicing keeping the ball always centered when applying positive Gs, negative Gs, and rolling into turns, and indeed gentlemen I am finding it a little hard to do perfectly with the twisty.
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