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10-17-2009, 04:28 PM
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La-5fn
Well, I had a couple matches yesterday against MCGIVERN, and he pretty much showed that he can OWN you in an LA-7. I had some very competent wingmates in a 3v3. We won 20-17. He had 17 kills. It was ridiculous. On realistic at first, then on sim, equally as dominant.
So I've been trying to fly the thing. It turns well, but I can't hit a thing. The fire rate is so tremendously slow and it hardly fires any tracers. Very frustrating. What are your thoughts on this plane as a realistic or sim choice? 
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10-17-2009, 04:37 PM
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Very nice plane, but as you said, tricky to shoot with. Maybe easier to start with something with a lot of tracers, like a Spit, Hurri, 109... basically all planes except La and I-153
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10-17-2009, 04:44 PM
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Yeah, but I've been flying enough now that I want to find a plane that I can really get good at.
I had a lot of success with the 109 G6 and the Spit IX and XVI, but I was just floored with how well he flew the LA5. It was truly impressive. When they patch it, I think I'll likely really try some BnZ planes like the 109 K.
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10-17-2009, 05:26 PM
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I fly the La-7 allot. It is my plane of choice on CTA matches. It flies very well, and stable. It dives in and pulls up nicely enough to take a landing pretty quickly, and I use the small bombs to bomb foe on the ground attempting to take the field. As far as dog fighting, that being my weakness anyway, I can not comment on that with the La-7, because I have really sucked at the dog fight no matter what plane I fly. I get hits with it, but can never seem to keep a target in my sight long enough to take a foe down completely so a team mate generally needs to come clean up the smoker I made...
BTW: I fly mostly realistic with some Sim tossed in for good measure...
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10-17-2009, 05:29 PM
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The LA5 is quick, but I'm just not capitalizing when I get the chance to pick them off.
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10-17-2009, 06:16 PM
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blah. bloody russian planes, flying death traps (dont tell soviet i said that)
lol.As good as the LA5 is and also the other russian planes i personally cannot get to grips with them. I belong in a hurricane or shitfire. Its all about personnal preference though at the end of the day and what your comfortable with flying. Just see how you get on after a few games and you might find it growns on you 
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10-17-2009, 07:33 PM
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10-18-2009, 08:34 AM
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i only fly the 109 series. mostly i use the g-6 or the g-10. i have alot if success in these planes IF i stay out of the turn fights. playing 1v1 is suicide if the opponent is flying a spit or la, so i try to avoid those games. however if theres alot of people playing i try to single out one opponent and dive on him. or just make passes over the furball for quick snapshots and then zoom.
even when i make passes i try to never do a turn, instead i climb away and do an immelmann och dive back down. sometimes it clicks really well and its so fun and you feel like a true bird of prey diving down on someones six and finishing him in one burst and then disappear. this tactic only works good in sim mode though when the opponents cant see you all the time. i can't fly the spit to save my life and the La-series is ok. i've been totally dominated by guys like ancient seraph and morgoth in their spits and those times its hard to see any flaws in that plane even though the pilot matters the most  . but when i try the spit i just cant manouver. the firepower is stunning but i stall whenever i try to turn. tried to lower the sensitivity etc but to no avail.
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10-18-2009, 05:27 PM
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Then again, we can all have bad days, I guess. I was just surprised to read this. In my experience, he's a top-notch pilot, and a good guy too.
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10-18-2009, 11:15 PM
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