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[Rufus_the_Rat]

Originally Posted by thundermuffin

Ok, so I'm pretty new to combat simulators (I know some of you aren't going to qualify BoP as a sim, but whatever) and I'm kind of lost at some of the finer points.

Why, oh dear god why, does my plane stall out on a simple bank?!?!? Maybe I'm not getting the physics of it, but I just don't see what I'm doing wrong. I try taking the bank more gradually, use less speed (which is totally counter intuitive) and use more speed. Some times the plane loves me and handles awesomely, other times it stalls, I sort of get it back and it stalls again.

I hate playing on "Arcade" settings, it makes me feel like a child, and I love a challenge, but I find no resources to help me know what I'm doing wrong.

Please help.
Cheers,
thundermuffin

I have the exact same problem. Arcade is too simple but the controls for Realistic and Simulation are ridiculously tricky.

[H Lecter]

Originally Posted by Rufus_the_Rat

I have the exact same problem. Arcade is too simple but the controls for Realistic and Simulation are ridiculously tricky.

I just played on Realistic mode on my joypad so far. While the controls are tricky, it is possible to master them. I remember how great it felt when I took out tanks, made an Immelmann turn and engaged again without falling out of the sky in my P-51

I'm quite sure that pulling too much on the stick in a real plane will also make you stall. It's like the steering wheel of a car. You don't wanna turn it the maximum range while going 200 on the highway.

[Rufus_the_Rat]

Phew, never mind my complaints, the elevator trick works to solve the stalling issue (you have to turn down sensitivity really low, like to 4.5 white boxes).

[elneilios]

I personally wouldn't change the sensitivity too much if at all. Sure its easy to stall but if you apply full WEP and pull the stick hard, you won't stall that easy even in Sim mode. Now if you turn down the sensitivity you won't be able to turn as hard with WEP on as I can. In other words, turn down the sensitivity, reduce the amount of control available to you. Better to learn when to not turn too hard to avoid stalling and have the extra control for when it can be used.

[Rufus_the_Rat]

I'll experiment with slowly turning up the sensitivity and continually testing it, but for me the game was completely unplayable at the default setting. Extra control is useless if you stall every time you try to turn. Also I'm not convinced that lower sensitivity does significantly impair the flight performance: I actually found it made it easier to aim (line up my shots) which upped my lethality against the enemy bombers.