AI roll rate: why can't I make my plane move like that?

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Originally Posted by Walrus1

Of course there have been at least several mentions on this forum about the crazy things the AI controlled planes do while in combat.

The way AI planes roll and dive and make evasive maneuvers is pretty extraordinary. Even the BF110s perform like stunt planes.

The only way I can make any of the planes flip around that fast is when I go into a terminal flat spin.

My question is, how is this happening? Is the AI constrained by the same FM as everyone else? If so, I would guess that someone proficient enough could make his virtual plane do those same things but I've never seen anything close.

Use the rudder and the ailerons.