Flight speed

[virre89]

Awh,

TBH i've not yet recived my brand new Joystick i orderd but it's coming up next week, anyway when flying all kinda planes online others always seem to go faster than me, it's abit tricky controlling everything with keyboard anything i might missed of which affects speed quite a bit?

* Propswitch im using
* 110% on engine etc if necessary
* Using the right planes (fast ones)
* Flaps
* Gear up (etc all obvious stuff im no noob really)

Been awhile but just got back into IL2 world last week when i orderd 1946 again , so adjusting everything .

Appericate any answears
// happy hunting - virre89

[BadAim]

Flying fast is really a much more complex subject than one might think, obviously the aircraft is important but other factors include trim, radiator flap settings, boost, Engine RPM, altitude, attitude, energy state and more.

"Tips" will seldom get you anywhere in this game, indepth knowledge of the aircraft and how they work and how they compare to each other will. That and practice..........

To that end I suggest looking up some of the excellent guides available online, Mission 4 Today has many of them available, the "Nuggets guide" can be found on UBI forums, and you can even study the actual aircraft and how they were flown during WWII.

Nothing, but nothing can replace experience though, getting together with and flying with more skilled pilots is the best way to learn (and live long enough to learn something).

P.S. The stick will help a lot.

[Feuerfalke]

If you compare yourself to other people flying online, well, that is always a bit tricky. Most experienced pilots use Boom and Zoom tactics, which means they gain altitude, then drop down on a target, of course increasing speed a lot, then fire and pull up, using the speed (also called "energy") to climb up fast again.

Naturally these are a LOT faster than you.

As BadAim mentioned, there are also a few things to experiment with.
Trim for example counters the momentum of the engine, which constantly turns and slips your aircraft in a way, that you have a much larger drag. Trim counteracts these effects. Especially rudder-trim is very useful here.

You should also note, that some planes have an extra-boost. They use different techniques, but the principle is the same: Inject a chemical into the engine to boost the power. You can press "W" to enable or disable this one, but not all aircraft have those.

Another large influence is the radiator. You can press "r" to open or close it on most planes. Of course the more open the radiator, the slower you are. If you close it or use a low setting (2 or 4), you can usually go a lot faster, but your engine will overheat quickly.

Proppitch is a bitch. It can help you on a lot of planes and it can totally ruin your performance on others, especially since you constantly have to adjust it to your maneuvers in a fight.

[virre89]

Thanks alot guys ,

I've been flying alot lately trying to learn from the good fellas, btw the ZOOM and BOOM guys as you call them are not the issue (aware of how aircrafts behave etc in real life and so depending on diving etc), but the guys when i go in a straight line always catch up with me .

But i'll try experimenting abit more with the things you just told me and i'll be picking up my stick tomorrow hopefully it will get me set in the right direction.

[Urufu_Shinjiro]

It's most likely lack of a stick, you can loose a lot of speed when you are having to make constant little adjustments to fly straight (as you must be with a keyboard). Even with a new player and a vet player with the same equipment the vet will fly faster in a straight line due to a steadier hand on the stick.

[virre89]

^^,

I've recived my stick now it's an Saitek Cyborg Evo.
Unfortunaly it didn't come with software but it worked just as well to download and install, it's calibrated and windows can see it, i can also use all buttons etc in the tests.

The problem is that IL2 Sturmovik dosn't find it at all, i get no reaction what so ever and attempting to set the controls i notice right away the game has no detection of the Joystick what so ever and i don't know why.

[BadAim]

Originally Posted by virre89

^^,

I've recived my stick now it's an Saitek Cyborg Evo.
Unfortunaly it didn't come with software but it worked just as well to download and install, it's calibrated and windows can see it, i can also use all buttons etc in the tests.

The problem is that IL2 Sturmovik dosn't find it at all, i get no reaction what so ever and attempting to set the controls i notice right away the game has no detection of the Joystick what so ever and i don't know why.

That is quite odd. Did you go into setup and make sure the joystick box is checked?

[virre89]

Thnx bad aim lol, i forgot that -_-.
Man flying with Jopstick adds another dimension but still im not going anywere close as fast as anyone else online (both noobs and pros rly) so it feels like im missing somthing important.

How much does stuff like -> Mixture , Propswitch , Superchargers etc play into airspeed?
I've commonly used Flaps as combat does it make a huge difference if going flaps raised?

Will keep playing around now thnx for any futher advices guys.

[raaaid]

altitude=speed, turning hard takes away speed

[MaXMhZ]

Originally Posted by virre89

^^,

I've recived my stick now it's an Saitek Cyborg Evo.
Unfortunaly it didn't come with software but it worked just as well to download and install, it's calibrated and windows can see it, i can also use all buttons etc in the tests.

The problem is that IL2 Sturmovik dosn't find it at all, i get no reaction what so ever and attempting to set the controls i notice right away the game has no detection of the Joystick what so ever and i don't know why.

You need the drivers.
Check the Download section at Saitek

They have the drivers, the SST profile manager and the manuals there. Best get everything and install the drivers and the SST. Unplug the stick before installing. The installer will tell you when to plug it in.
You need to assign the axis in -game in the "Controls"under the HOTAS section. You can assign the buttons there as well.
Also setup a profile for each axis under Hardware - Input in-game. (select all axis one by one and define the sensitivity with the sliders or with the number boxes below them.