The Goat's Simulation Flight School

[Lexandro]

Finaly did the tutorial, but it was a major pain the neck. I eventually figured out I could use the map like a radar to try and "find" my instructor once he dived. I did end up in a spin however that I simply wasnt able to recover from. I went from 10k feet and crashed, all the while trying to counter the spin but it simply didnt work.

Ive gave the Spit MkIX and the BF 109 G4 a whirl in training and I kinda like the G4 for ease of flying compared to the spit. I dunno what it is but its not as hard to keep stable as the Spit. Plus the recoil didnt seem to bad from the V-cockpit view. Ive managed to find and shoot down a Boston on Sim 3 times now, so Im starting to get somewhere. I know for a fact though I would TOTALLY suck online or in the campaign unless I get a stick.

Going to now go through the Ruskie planes and see what ones I like.

*EDIT* Tried out the Yaks (arrrrwwmmmmmooooooouugh! lol) I quite like the 3, its pretty nifty. The recoil is managable, it turns pretty well with a bit of reduced elevators, and it looks not to shabby either. 9t felt about the same but was a wee bit weird, couldnt put my finger on it but it wasnt as nice to fly as the 3.

[BeaverCompany01]

Oh by the way Pedro..........................


The Canadians are not coming......................not yet anyways.......................I just hope EVENTUALLY!

You may enjoy your stay at the top just a little longer.

[Soviet Ace]

Originally Posted by Lexandro

Finaly did the tutorial, but it was a major pain the neck. I eventually figured out I could use the map like a radar to try and "find" my instructor once he dived. I did end up in a spin however that I simply wasnt able to recover from. I went from 10k feet and crashed, all the while trying to counter the spin but it simply didnt work.

Ive gave the Spit MkIX and the BF 109 G4 a whirl in training and I kinda like the G4 for ease of flying compared to the spit. I dunno what it is but its not as hard to keep stable as the Spit. Plus the recoil didnt seem to bad from the V-cockpit view. Ive managed to find and shoot down a Boston on Sim 3 times now, so Im starting to get somewhere. I know for a fact though I would TOTALLY suck online or in the campaign unless I get a stick.

Going to now go through the Ruskie planes and see what ones I like.

*EDIT* Tried out the Yaks (arrrrwwmmmmmooooooouugh! lol) I quite like the 3, its pretty nifty. The recoil is managable, it turns pretty well with a bit of reduced elevators, and it looks not to shabby either. 9t felt about the same but was a wee bit weird, couldnt put my finger on it but it wasnt as nice to fly as the 3.

That would be because the Yak-9T was heavier, same engine and all, but it was heavier than the Yak-3 which I believe was the lightest Yak during WW2

[Lexandro]

Its heavier? Thats weird, because the description made me think it was lighter because it mentions more aluminium used in its construction and the fact it has one less gun (and therefor less ammo to carry).

[Soviet Ace]

Originally Posted by Lexandro

Its heavier? Thats weird, because the description made me think it was lighter because it mentions more aluminium used in its construction and the fact it has one less gun (and therefor less ammo to carry).

Your right, but since the Yak-9T is used for attacking tanks, it did actually carry more ammunition than the Yak-3, which the Yak-3 was also smaller and shorter than the Yak-9T, and the other variants.

[Wissam24]

Is there a reason why the I-16's prop dies if you have the audacity to so much as move the plane

[PedroTheGoat]

Originally Posted by Wissam24

Is there a reason why the I-16's prop dies if you have the audacity to so much as move the plane

Many of the earlier planes in the war used caurberators. When these planes are in a negative G environment then they would lose all fuel pressure. (I think)

So anytime you dive your engine may stall.

[fuzzychickens]

Originally Posted by PedroTheGoat

Many of the earlier planes in the war used caurberators. When these planes are in a negative G environment then they would lose all fuel pressure. (I think)

So anytime you dive your engine may stall.

Which also means if you happen to find yourself slow with an I-16 on your arse, do a hard bunt, then roll over and do a half loop in the other direction.

I-16 player will HAVE to roll first and do a loop. You make things very difficult for I-16 pilot and will buy you some time to build speed and get separation.

If this were a Microsoft combat sim, none of these finer details would have made it in, and most of the flight models would be BS. IL2 series only has a few questionable flight models - so I'm happy a developer is so dedicated to historical accuracy and detail.

Seems like most everything about the pc flight models is left intact on consoles - minus the weird adjustments for control surface sensitivity.

[edal86]

Originally Posted by PedroTheGoat

Many of the earlier planes in the war used caurberators. When these planes are in a negative G environment then they would lose all fuel pressure. (I think)

So anytime you dive your engine may stall.

interesting, that gets rid of that doubt thanks very much.

By the way, you know much about these planes, is there a book you can recommend me to get more familiar with ww2 planes? I have one already but it has mainly superficial information about ww1 & ww2 aircraft and pretty pictures lol. thanks in advance.

[PedroTheGoat]

Originally Posted by edal86

interesting, that gets rid of that doubt thanks very much.

By the way, you know much about these planes, is there a book you can recommend me to get more familiar with ww2 planes? I have one already but it has mainly superficial information about ww1 & ww2 aircraft and pretty pictures lol. thanks in advance.

I, actually, am not the one you want to ask about true WWII aviation. Nearly all the knowledge I have has been picked up from these forums. I have always been an aviation fan, but my knowledge is truly not that deep.

Ask guys like Soviet Ace and others for some good reading. LA Smack is also one to ask, he's a personal friend of mine and knows TONS about good WWII aviation reading. This Goat... Not so much.