XBL sesh anyone?

[sloppy_clock]

Originally Posted by Balderz002

Hey Jim, I got your FR yesterday, I think I will have to try realistic more often.

Sloppy, I will send you an FR tonight when I get back from work and we will have to arrange something. I am on the Xbox most nights, but have to fit my time in, in and around the other halves soaps!

sounds good i'll be online we could setup some realistic & sim training sesh's or something!

[Balderz002]

Looks like i need ALOT more arcade practice before i elevate through the ranks to real or sim. Infact, i am pretty rubbish on arcade too, so this will take some time!

[sloppy_clock]

Originally Posted by Balderz002

Looks like i need ALOT more arcade practice before i elevate through the ranks to real or sim. Infact, i am pretty rubbish on arcade too, so this will take some time!

The thing is that the jump from realistic to arcade is quite substantial as the flight models act completely different, and as weird as it sounds the longer you play arcade for the harder it will be to get onto realistic. Just keep going at it, in fact here is a sneaky tip that I use in dogfights:

Instead of smoothly trying to hold the joystick at the correct pressure to get a maximum turn without stalling by banking to hard, snap the controller stick back and forth quickly, you can get intensely sharp turns using this method, just takes a bit of practice.

[bobbysocks]

balderz, i would try more real play. adjust your sensitivities down ( if you already havent ). real is a lot of fun. i do love sim and beavercompany has been dogfighting with me ( and i use that loosely...he fights i run ). finding the target and keeping an eye on it or knowing where you can find it is the hardest part ( for me anyways). keep it up and it will pay off.

[Balderz002]

I do struggle to get out of spins on real, but I find that I get into them far too easily.

[bobbysocks]

dont we all. you will find out ( at least for me ) if you pull the stick ALL the way you will get a stall/spin. if you leave off just a hair...you have way more control...see if that works for you. but play with the sensitivities...that did a lot for me as well.

[Balderz002]

Originally Posted by bobbysocks

but play with the sensitivities...that did a lot for me as well.

Can I do that with the controller? Or will I need a joy stick? (If so, dont tell the missus, its more expense!)

[sloppy_clock]

Originally Posted by Balderz002

I do struggle to get out of spins on real, but I find that I get into them far too easily.

Another thing you can do is always fly in virtual cockpit, even in realistic I do that, its much easier to aim and you have a method of being able to tell how close you are to a stall as two white lines appear as you turn, the closer they become to the crosshair the closer you are to the point of no return.

[_JIM_]

Hi Balder002, sorry i haven't been online been playing red dead redemption. 'll be back on il-2 this week.
If your still having probs with stalling i dropped the sensitivity on the elevators and ailerons by about half. This works for me using AV8R joystick. just be fluid with your control and not to rough unless you've got good airspeed.