The P-51D Conundrum

[rocketassistedllama]

Howdilli...the mustang's my favourite plane [did'nt give a damn about it, 'till this game]-I love the way it handles, and its bite!
I have no trouble shooting down enemy planes using the 360 controller on realistic, although the Mustang has, admittedly; killed me more times than the enemy;0)
It's a big, heavy, hotrod of an escort fighter-with similar flight/handling characteristics to that other great escort fighter; the p-47 [so I'm told.] That sounds about right to me; the size hence weight of these planes were dictated by the amount of fuel they had to carry....add a big 2000hp plus Merlin, and a 4th fuel tank behind the pilot, up high....] I can believe the plane really handled like this.
The secret to turning seems to be; #1;do an immelmann-to twist 180 degrees, and #2;I sort of 'jerk' the plane round, looks like my plane's bunny-hopping....I'm guessing the energy bleeds off it quickly...hence the 'hopping around.' Turning smoothly, just seems to make it stall. Speaking of which; you can tell when you're about to stall-'cause the plane [any plane] feels like it's balanced on the tip of a needle...
Handles much like the Fw.190 d9....