Okay, thanks! I’m really looking forward to 109’s in sim!
I’ve thought up some more questions.
Does the F4U have the bad over the nose visibility like IRL? Also does it have the problem with torque if the power is applied to fast? Like it’ll roll over?
Are the 109 and 190 good planes in sim? Like once I know the basics.
How about the P-51?
The f4u does have poor visibility over the nose because its so long. And most props will roll hard if you crank the engine too quickly. 109 is fairly easy to fly and pretty forgiving. The fw190 is not forgiving at all but is quite good with a pilot who knows it.
Corsairs have a quite big nose, but you can move your head up and down with Track IR, so that shouldn´t be an issue.
Torque is always a thing in sim, especially at takeoff. So be gentle on the throttle and counter it with pedals and stick inputs.
109s, 190s and P51s are all good planes, but you have to fly them right. Means: use their strengths and avoid their weaknesses.
190s and P51s aren´t good turners, but they are fast. So keep your speed and you are nearly untouchable, unless someone dives on you with 800 km/h. Best way to play is boom&zoom.
109s should be more forgiving, as they can do everything quite well and are good in vertical maneuvers.
If you want to pull circles then go for Yak or Zero.
There is no “best” plane. Just find one that fits your playstyle and feels good. Of course cockpit visibility is a point too.
Just test fly everything you find interesting.
What rank V Sweden jet do you have? If it’s the J21, It’s okay to start with, but I’d take the J29 or J32 over the J21 any day, better handling and control, I suggest using full real and running SAS damping mode when in reg flight, but if your dogfighting, turn it to regular and you have more control. Jets are superior in every aspect of flying for beginners compared to Props, I’d personally stay completely away from sim props. I assume MEC is “Manual Engine Control,” I don’t run MEC, I just fly, tbh, dogfighting kinda sucks if you don’t have VR or easy tracking/auto-tracking.
Simplest to start with would be an early jet - no issues with torque and no oil/coolant/cowl flaps, no prop speed control, just a throttle, so MEC pretty much = AEC. Something with a decent bubble canopy giving all-round vision would be good too. Bearing in mind the research you’ve already done, one of the Me 262s in the German tree would be good, either the A1 or A1/Jabo. The USN Rank Vs are good and have bomb/rocket loadouts for ground attack, but don’t have great rear wards vision. From memory, the F-84 and F-86 have better views towards the 6 o’clock, with the Sabre being the best pure fighter and the F-84 having great air-ground loadouts.
JU87. that is all.
Okay, thank you to @Ruskie_Turtles and @LeoNerdo for helping with those planes! I just wanted to know if they were worth it before wasting time trying to learn them
A21RB…
Okay thanks
Oh, and BTW, stay low, it’s harder for them to see you, especially since you top tone color matches most forest colors.
Alright thanks
OOOO that’s smart. Thanks!
:P you could always ram :)
Okay…
This might be a weird suggestion, but the A6M series is great for starters.
Not because they are particularly good or anything. But in a fight they are intuitive. The reflex for beginners is to dogfight. This is where the zeroes dominate.
Yes it teaches you suboptimal tactics like to always turnfight. While it relies on your opponents to make a mistake rather than your own skill, this also makes it the best to get your first kills.
This makes learning sim much less frustrating, which might be more important in the beginning, than learning to fight effectively.
I see the point, but wouldn’t yak 3 be the better choice?
It can also turn very well if you give in to the craving, but isn’t so limited in other disciplines.
Plus, OP has soviet TT at rank 4.
But in general you are right. For the first kills without much frustration a good turn fighter should be a better choice than FW190s or P51s.
Yeah sure the yak should be great as well. Any good turnfighter will do. Preferably one with a good ammo capacity to learn gunnery. I just used the A6M as it soo easily outturns everything at it’s BR
Hmm okay. I don’t have any, expect the float one, but I’ll look into them. Thanks for your suggestion!
Where does one find sim discords?
I’m not in any right now, as I’ve taken a break from the game for most of this year, only getting on every now and then to play with a friend. But there is one called “WT Sim”, there’s Nimbal and Squishface’s discord and some sim-squadron discords that I know of. I can get you some invites if you add me: apolloxvii. I was gonna join back now with the fox 3 update coming anyways