Here's a scenario. What if.....

[Steve]

Ok, so you knew there were a couple of high guys lurking about but you couldn't resist one more kill at the enemy base( and the guy needed killing). You pop him and begin egress at a nice clip but find a high con diving on you and gaining fast.

You are in a fast plane,(pick one) it doesn't turn that good, and your egress is an uphill or maybe even just level. If you pull a hard evasive you will be set upon by a handful of cons coming from the base. The con diving on you out-turns you, out-climbs you, and out accelerates your plane. Let's assume you'd like to avoid giving a kill to the 4 or 5 guys that will jump you if you get pinned near the base. Are you stuck? What do you do?

OK, now watch this short film(1.5 mins) and see what I did. Tell me if it's what you answered.

http://www.mediafire.com/?mzq3nttngtz

[skullman]

usually what I do is die-I am a lil lost as to the manuevers-looks as if ya got down in the dirt an maybe cut throttle is thaat correct

[Steve]

Hmmm I enjoy viewing and learning from other's films. I guess the POTW do things differently.

Oh well. Skull, I didn't chop throttle.. I had WEP on though. :) I had one advantage here that I could exploit. The 51's high speed handling vs. the 109's near compression. As you can see, I hardly make a move at all and I don't even wiggle until the 109 must be sure he has me. Then I just sort of duck a little, but change direction enough that he will have to pull hard to get back on my 6... burning some of his E in the processs... just enough to let me slip away. There's a lot of guys who go through remarkable ACM's.. pretty flying to be sure. I just try to use my head....not a lot of fancy stick work for me. <S>

[skullman]

Steve ya gotta forgive me.For one I am the worst stick in the squad.I was Watching the film and thought I heard you back down on throttle.I never was into the technical side.I am trying to change now and learn to be a good fighter stick.Also I was on oxycontin and percocet to deal with the pain,so my head is quite fuzzy.I dont know what view you can use to see the opponents view as I was watching in chase view.

[Steve]

skull to get in the other guy's cockpit, double click on his plane in the rihgt hand side where it show what alt he's at, distance, etc. Hope you heal quickly.

[skullman]

thanks steve-didnt know you could do that.I could see what you were doing then

[JunkyII]

Hmmm I enjoy viewing and learning from other's films. I guess the POTW do things differently.

Oh well. Skull, I didn't chop throttle.. I had WEP on though. :) I had one advantage here that I could exploit. The 51's high speed handling vs. the 109's near compression. As you can see, I hardly make a move at all and I don't even wiggle until the 109 must be sure he has me. Then I just sort of duck a little, but change direction enough that he will have to pull hard to get back on my 6... burning some of his E in the processs... just enough to let me slip away. There's a lot of guys who go through remarkable ACM's.. pretty flying to be sure. I just try to use my head....not a lot of fancy stick work for me. <S>
I love watching other films especially from good pilots, you fly alot like me I dont know how to get angles on anyone really I just "do me". Knowing E seems to be the way to rack up the kills in the MA, When I fly a Temp I do this alot because I know if I throw him off just alittle bit he aint catching me in the sprint. <S> Steve good vid for training:salute:


oh btw how many kills did you have there they looked mad at you :D