Dogfight

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Sometimes the individual aircraft might also make a difference. For instance, if I'm flying a plane like the early Zero, or an Emil, I'll set my nose guns out to .300 and the wing cannons to .200. This allows me to 'nibble' on longer range targets with my machine guns but still have my cannons zeroed at a more effective range for them (and the nose guns will still be close anyway). If I'm running a Friedrich or later with all the guns in the nose I'll just run them all at .300 or for instance a Spitfire which has cannons that can "reach out and touch someone" I'll also set the convergence out more.

I guess what I'm saying is that part of the fun of this gig is learning more about the different plane types and where their weapons work best.

Beyond that the best advice I can give you is to stick with just a few types at first that really suit your temperament and really get good with them, then slowly add new types and adjust your style to suit.

For instance if you enjoy a good "knife fight in a phone-booth" you're going to want to fly planes like the Zero or the Hurricane. If you like to cruise around in the stratosphere and pick out your target and pounce like an eagle an FW190 or a P51 is for you.

Different fighting styles will also dictate how you set your control curves; if you like to 'Boom 'n Zoom' your going to want a "softer curve", where as you will want that stick as tight as you can get it for 'knife fights'.