I absolutely HATE this aircraft.
Another long-running example of Russian vehicles with ridiculous parameters - or lack thereof in some instances. It is genuinely pathetic.
Yaks stiffen incredibly at high speeds and can’t really dive well. I honestly rather fly 109 F-4 or F4U-4 to Yak-3 because with the F-4/F4U-4 I can dive down without ripping and the plane still controls like a sane thing.
Granted, I imagine markers and third person view + mouse aim remove a lot of the issues yaks have. Plus, they nerf their opposition through instructor limits.
Not my vids:
109 F-4 vs Yak-3. A match-up decided by playerskill rather than raw performance domination.