Which is the best view for targeting enemy?

[manintrees]

Which view do you find makes targeting the easiest?

[akuma]

I prefer to use 3rd person.

[Lexandro]

3rd person when tight on a bandits 6, Vitrual Cockpit when dicing and trying to get on his 6. I use the VC because at times when turning your plane can block the view of the target completely, rendering the lock on button useless.

[mattd27]

It depends. Mostly I use third person, but I have to say cockpit is the best when your really trying to target an enemy because...

The reticle is easier to see than the small white one in third person/VC

I find you don't appear to sway as much in Cockpit as you do in 3rd person

BUT, this doesn't count the soviet planes for me, IMHO they have terrible reticles, they are way too big and block most of the target.

[HauptmannMolders]

Cockpit for me, even though the wings and cockpit block a large portion of the sky (obviously) I actually find that the wings, windscreen, tail etc help me keep tabs on where I'm looking, sorta like little reference points. I love tracking an opponent who I'm in tight who slips below me and having to tip a wing briefly to get a look at his heading and any moves he may make!

[Pup]

I tend to use cockpit view most of the time, but having tried the Virtual cockpit I find that I can stay on the enemies six easier and anticipate where he is going easier with a full screen to work with, and hence finish off dogfights quicker. 3rd person view i seem to find it harder to get my sights lined up for some reason.

[Soviet Ace]

Originally Posted by mattd27

BUT, this doesn't count the soviet planes for me, IMHO they have terrible reticles, they are way too big and block most of the target.

That's because you've got to get close, and it won't matter because they'll already have filled your sight! And then the rest is history

Cockpit for me, always.

[nurfman]

Originally Posted by Soviet Ace

That's because you've got to get close, and it won't matter because they'll already have filled your sight! And then the rest is history

Cockpit for me, always.

Even landing Ace?

[Soviet Ace]

Originally Posted by nurfman

Even landing Ace?

Yep, but I can't stop with my stick. So I quickly switch over to my game pad to stop fully. Nothing beats landing my Yak-3 on the snowy stepps of Russia after taking on 3-4 FW-190A5s

[dazz1971]

ive just started using my av8r and i find i can stop ok when landing i just set throttle to 0 and when all my gear are touching the ground i pull back on the stick and twist the rudder a bit it seems to slow me down quite fast it just looks funny like your skidding lol