bf 42 pilot

[[JiF]ilw u]

how about some advice or where can us novice pilots go to read about piloting strategy. i've got the basics but would like to know how some of these guys are so good

[[JiF]Djsmg]

I think the biggest thing is practice practice practice....

Here are a couple of helpful links for you to check up on...

http://www.jiff.net/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=1632 ([JiF]zougathefist has a great post on page 2 of this one)

http://www.jiff.net/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=1790

[[JiF][AARP]Tissueman]

It is hard for many people to transition from thinking to 2D to 3D. Also think about conservation of energy and how you fly the plane in your attacks. Egg shaped loops conserve energy and allow you to make very fast and steep attacks. I react to slowly to effective use the technique. Bort was the best I've ever seen and it was a thing of beauty to watch him fly if you were on his team. It was terrible if you weren't. Shuckerow was a very close second.

Philosophically, you want to get inside of the decision space of the other pilot. You want to move before he can react to your last move so he is always playing catch up. This is why I was a die hard ground pounder. I was never that good at flying and I really like shooting at tanks and planes no matter how often I get killed.