Turns and "the ball"

[Laurwin]

Originally Posted by Jumoschwanz

It is good to learn how to get the most out of your aircraft in every situation it and you are in, but if you sit there staring at your balls in combat you are dead.

If you have a natural knack for flight sims then you should just be able to fly around and discover what is right on your own. If you have to think about what you have heard and read during combat you will never be an ace, your aircraft has to work for you as your limbs do, and your eyes have to be nowhere but on your opponent.

For a large extent this is true. In game for practical purposes, the ball slip indicator matters the most when you are shooting guns and aiming. But it was more of a flight physics idea to keep the ball centered. So it's like a theoretical idea.

If you fight 1v1 with both planes being exact copy, like 109 vs 109, then you get advantage from "flying pure" because flying pure with ball centered minimizes drag, and maximizes energy, for energy fighting purposes.

In theory at least... In practical terms you always have to spend energy to kill people in air combat so you cannot simply accumulate energy like money savings in the bank, you must spend that energy wisely and not let it sit hidden in bank vault!

Especially long range shots it's best idea to have ball centered. because side slip affect aiming point.

More side slip (yaw) creates more change in aiming point. Of course it would be a good idea to learn also particular aiming with the rudder use also!
Sometimes you have to use the rudder like that durring snap shot. Sometimes with focke wulf for example, you only need one good snap shot.