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Originally Posted by Pursuivant
I'm just a wimpy off-liner, but my experience is that you need at least 2.5 km of separation to make a 180 degree turn, regain speed and set up a head-on attack if you are at about the same level as an opponent. Maybe a bit less if you've got altitude or a plane with an excellent turn or roll rate.
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Are you using a wing-over or Immemann to change direction?
A plane approaching at 600kph is moving at 500m every 3 seconds so for sure you don't have long to get offensive even at 2500m! But a half-loop and drop back down shouldn't take as long as a flat 180 alone.