Best starter plane for SIM

Okay.

Alright, I’ll have to give that a try.

Okay, thanks for warning me.

Yeah, I’ll keep trying

What is this?

Okay, but why?

Edited for PGishness.

SAS mode is a setting located at the top of the controls. Its kinda like a “Fly-by-wire” system that smoothens imputs, adds G-limiters, etc. It makes flying aircraft a fair bit easier. Especially if you dont have an easy way of handling yaw. But its only available on jets about BR9 ish usually.

Lmao, don’t worry I saw the first one too. Just missed commenting it

Have a good read through this thread too:

some good advice in there from a previous person asking

Okay, it’s kind of like automated trim tabs almost? Also I don’t have 9.0+ vehicles. My highest plane is 8.7 and that’s a F-86.

Edit: I was wrong about the highest BR plane. I have the squadron SU-17 but don’t use it much. As well as the event SU-25

Yeah, it handles the trimming. You cant actually manually adjust your trim in SAS mode

F-86 may have it. But I dont have the F-86 so Id have no way to check

Okay thanks. I think I saw this, but I can’t remember

A-21RA/RB are pretty decent if you want to play sim with early jets, Yak-15 is also uhhh good if you get used to it since its just a prop with a jet engine

Alright thanks!

By far the coolest and best jets for beginners is the Viggen (AJ37, JA37C/D). So I’d grind Sweden, the Draken is also incredibly cool

Okay thanks! I guess this might be a sign to buy premium to start grinding it out

If the J-35XS isn’t on sale currently it should be on sale on the Summer Sale

Ight. I guess I’m going to be one of those annoying players who buys a top tier jet and doesn’t help the team XD

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I have not flown much below rank 6 personally, so definitely listen to some of the other guys suggestions about those tiers too.

Sweden has pretty impressive radars at low BR’s which makes it easier for beginners like yourself to find and engage targets. In sim situational awareness is everything so it really helps. Just a great over-all package with the JA/AJ37 and J35’s

J35XS is amazing, can definitely recommend it! The tech-tree J35 does not have flares, and only 4 missiles IIRC but the premium one is great. Fun flight model, can cobra, 6 missiles, rockets, long range SRC radar, IRST and can take on F5’s in dogfights.

There will be a summer sale in 4-6 weeks it’ll probably be on sale then.

Of course USA tech tree is also great with a lot of diversity if you enjoy CAS.

If the coffers allow. I am tempted to get both the J35XS and the Mirage F1C. But if I can only get one. It would probably the F1C

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Alright thanks!

The Wyvern will also work because of the dual prop setup.

That’s what I thought. And like @Morvran said it’ll let me figure out sim better than dogfighting :)