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Originally Posted by JG52Krupi
I have flown the spit a few times these past few days and it certainly is a very stable aircraft it's a joy to fly compared to the 109
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Well Krupi, I have to say I personally don't share your opinion all that much. I always feel like I used to borrow dad's 'proper' car when I switch to the 109 regarding the handling etc. Stability is certainly not the strongest point of the Spitfire for her nose dances all around the place (compared to the Hurricane or 109) and she's very difficult to to control and aim, especially at slower speeds and / or in the climb. For me personally it's the matter of rudder response I guess. It's not so bad in mid to high speeds. Also, the stability of 109 got slightly worse in recent beta patches, or so it seems to me. Maybe it's also about flying style etc...
Lack of ammo is mater of what you're used to I suppose, when you adapt it's plenty. I agree it's very tough sometimes, that concerns mainly wings DM from visual point of view. You will find that if hit hard, this is no longer a fighter aircraft, like everything else in game. For flak damage, you also get lots of 'control lost' situations. The holes in the wing are not matching the actual FM imho, that's more of a visual bug. Just like Hurricane or 109 fuel tank explosion - funnily enough you almost never blow up the Spitfire, something is wrong in there!
Your summary is spot on of course, don't get me wrong, just correcting the stability issues for slower speeds, I find Spitfire much harder work in that kind of fight. Try the Hurricane if you care, that IS a very stable gun platform.