I can't be that good - can I?

[Extreme_One]

Originally Posted by senseispcc

I think that some of you do use the automatic rudder...

Not me.

Although I only have a twist-rudder it's not that awkward that I have to rely on that particular aid.

[Xiola]

Not sure if this is a factor or not, but early WW2 war planes had lower wing loading and were therefore much easier to handle during take off and landing, than their late war cousins.

The 1940 Spitfire Mk1 was described by Werner Molders as 'Childishly easy to fly'

[Sauf]

When did Molders fly a spitfire????

[Extreme_One]

Well nobody has yet stated that they feel there is anything wrong with the low-level FM and landings so that is great news for two reasons.

1) it means the developers haven't dumbed down the FM as I had originally feared
2) I really am becoming a more accomplished virtual pilot.

I should have stated earlier that my observations were based on comparisons between flying the Mk1 Hurricane in both IL21946 (and earlier iterations ofc) and in CloD.

Nice

[Rattlehead]

I find landing in particular much, much easier than in the old game.


The planes in CoD are less twitchy now, imo, and as said it's a heck of a lot easier to see the runway and judge distance.
I really battled to see the runways in the old game, until I was right upon it...way too late to make any last second adjustments.

Now, I can keep the runways in eyesight all the time, and plan my landing accordingly.
I struggled for days to land the 109 in the old game, and even when well practiced I could still get things wrong and shear off my gear from time to time.
Now that doesn't happen anymore. (Although I have screwed up one or two landings still.)