Smug Question, but a question never the less.

[Soviet Ace]

Originally Posted by nudger1964

nope, i still dont give a monkeys...i'll try to out turn anybody at any altitude and probably wont even know what it is they are flying anyways...you see, the thing is, when i get shot down, i dont really die.

actually, i do want to learn the manouvers...turning gets a bit boring after a while....but i certainly dont want to know the related performance charateristics of various aircraft at any given altitude...no sir, i dont want to know that at all

Well it does give you an advantage over other players, to know what your plane is best at what altitude and such. Just trying to out turn someone over and over again, just turns into a game of who is going to lose speed the fastest, and not be able to recover in time? It's happened.

[nudger1964]

Originally Posted by Soviet Ace

Well it does give you an advantage over other players, to know what your plane is best at what altitude and such. Just trying to out turn someone over and over again, just turns into a game of who is going to lose speed the fastest, and not be able to recover in time? It's happened.

yeah i know, thats usually why i get shot down, cos i get bored and try summut else.
anyways, i must be seriously bad at the game, cos i find the spitfire way easier to fly than the 109....
maybe i just find it nicer though...which is why i fly it regardless of what anyone else is flying.

[Soviet Ace]

Originally Posted by mdbuehler

The fun thing about this game (one of those newbie folks here ) is that I'd never even heard of 90% of these planes before I bought it! I'd thought WWII was fought with only Mustangs, Spits, Corsairs, Zeros and some Mescherscmits (sp?). I've found my new love with the LA-7, Russia had some great planes! I've had excellent luck online with this one. I've spent a bit of time reading now about the various aircraft too, lots of interesting history in it.

Our 8 yo son now runs around the house with a die-cast Polikarpov I-16 as his main dogfighting toy, lol Never heard of that one either. I'm going to guess most people trying this game don't know what fighter is good for what, especially what optimal altitudes are.

And that's why I think some people should look into the planes, not just because it could assist them with the Online aspect of the game, but because then you just get a better respect for the planes.

Originally Posted by nudger1964

yeah i know, thats usually why i get shot down, cos i get bored and try summut else.
anyways, i must be seriously bad at the game, cos i find the spitfire way easier to fly than the 109....
maybe i just find it nicer though...which is why i fly it regardless of what anyone else is flying.

Well I suggest looking into the Spitfire models in the game, and read some info on them outside the game. You'll get a better aspect of what your up against and what your limitations are etc. online.

[nudger1964]

Originally Posted by Soviet Ace

Well I suggest looking into the Spitfire models in the game, and read some info on them outside the game. You'll get a better aspect of what your up against and what your limitations are etc. online.

see, your missing the point....that makes it more like a study task...its a fun game to me and my sort. it really dosnt matter untill i come up against someone like you, and i suspect you would get me regardless of my knowledge of the aircraft.
i think what you need to do, is think of people like me as the rookie with 5hrs flying experiance before put in the front line. that way we can all enjoy the game at the level we choose

[Soviet Ace]

Originally Posted by nudger1964

see, your missing the point....that makes it more like a study task...its a fun game to me and my sort. it really dosnt matter untill i come up against someone like you, and i suspect you would get me regardless of my knowledge of the aircraft.
i think what you need to do, is think of people like me as the rookie with 5hrs flying experiance before put in the front line. that way we can all enjoy the game at the level we choose

Well if you enjoy the era, and enjoy the planes. You wouldn't think of it as a "study task". It would be beneficial to adding to your knowledge of the era, and the planes. So next time you go to an Airshow, and possibly see a Yak-3 by the name of White 100, you'll know that the White 100 Yak-3 is powered by an Allison rather than the original VK105-PF-2 engine. And also, you'd probably respect them more.

I don't spend all day playing the game, but I have grown an interest in many WW2 planes that most of the time get over looked? If you enjoy the planes, and such, then learning more about them doesn't hurt.

[nudger1964]

Originally Posted by Soviet Ace

Well if you enjoy the era, and enjoy the planes. You wouldn't think of it as a "study task". It would be beneficial to adding to your knowledge of the era, and the planes. So next time you go to an Airshow, and possibly see a Yak-3 by the name of White 100, you'll know that the White 100 Yak-3 is powered by an Allison rather than the original VK105-PF-2 engine. And also, you'd probably respect them more.

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i so rest my case

[Soviet Ace]

Originally Posted by nudger1964

i so rest my case

Since when was learning about something a bad thing? Just increasing your knowledge of a plane or two doesn't hurt anything. But I can tell from you, your not very intelligible? Maybe just looking at pictures would suit you?

[TRC Subaru]

…Actually Ace I really just wanted to know if you drink Stoli because I would like to go drinking with you some time…

…I bet I would learn a lot of great flying secrets once you had a few chilled Stoli’s in you…

[Soviet Ace]

Originally Posted by TRC Subaru

…Actually Ace I really just wanted to know if you drink Stoli because I would like to go drinking with you some time…

…I bet I would learn a lot of great flying secrets once you had a few chilled Stoli’s in you…

My preferred beer is either PBR (When I've only got $10 to my name ) or if I've got more, whatever I can blow it on. LOL Stoli I can handle

Now this is going to turn into a "Who wants to share a beer with who?" Thread. LOL

[TRC Subaru]

Originally Posted by Soviet Ace

My preferred beer is either PBR (When I've only got $10 to my name ) or if I've got more, whatever I can blow it on. LOL Stoli I can handle

OK...Beer it is…Bar keep, two pints of your finest ale please….

…and while I’m at it, I want to buy everyone in this thread a round… (These people really need to loosen up a bit)…LOL