Help! can't keep up........

[BadAim]

I should have noticed your postcount, you've obviously been around a bit.

The mission builder really has to slow the AI down some for the mission to be easily playable, or any tiny mistake leaves you in the dust. In reality you'd never fly the way the AI does if they're not held in check by the mission parameters.

Anyway I'm glad you found the trouble.

[Mango]

Another suggestion, I've found that reducing the propeller pitch to 95% or 90% helps keep the speed up. True, the immediate effect is to lower the engine RPM, but it also takes a big enough bite out of the air to increase your speed a little.

Kind of like shifting to a higher gear in your car (or bicycle).

This would make all the difference when trying to catch bombers in an I-16.