Played my first SIM game Sunday night!

Quite accidently. I was looking for any game and this one popped up. It was a dogfight. I had ideas on what to do thanks to you guys on this forum. I chose the I-16 because I thought it would be easiest to fly my first time. I didn't want to worry too much about actually flying it so I could search for the other planes unhindered. It didn't quite pan out that way! I stalled the engine within 30 seconds. It wouldn't restart. Crashed (3 times). I thought I was WEPPING too much (arcade habit) and burning up the engine. Not so. It must be too many G's on the gravity fed carbs. Yep. I reduced sensitivity and got it under control. Couldn't see much from the cockpit but it kept me oriented. The virtual view did not. I need more practise with it. Like you guys said, the fighting was really low. I found them but had a real difficult time manuvering my plane with the others. One was a Spit MkIX the other a 109G-6. I managed once to get on the tail of the 109 and got some deflection shots off with no effect (I obviously missed). Got killed 3 times, 6 with the crashes. I need a stick. I'm waiting for the update cuz of the problems the sticks have. I noted rudder input will sling the plane around badly (arcade habit). I was happy to keep the plane flying, find the opponents, and at least keep up with them. Not bad for the first time out. I'll try a 109 next time because of fuel injection.

[ontheborderland]

Wow, you're lucky you can find a game. I'm in Australia and as much as I try I can never find a game during the week, and very rarely on weekends. I'd play matches every night if I could find them

Yeah, I was quite surprised!! It wasn't the first time I stumbled into a sim game, but it was the first I played. I gather that sim games are getting very rare judging by the comments in this forum. I'd be up to setting dates if possible. I am in Texas USA and am on central time. I work 2nd shift and get online around 11pm each weekday night and play till ???. Right now it is 6:15 pm. I don't know the time difference. If you r still reading, answer this.

[kozzm0]

I saw you in one of those matches, I think it was one of tommykocher's retro-1942 spitfire melees.

The best way to get online matches in sim is to add the people on the leaderboards, just go through them and add them... that way you'll know if someone's on, even if they're not in the match lobby. The matches last 10 to 20 minutes and the pre-match lobby about 1 or 2 minutes, and it will say there's nothing going on if there's no open lobby.

The I-16 is a good defensive plane as long as you remember to avoid negative g. To get a few kills try the hurricane, you don't have to aim too great, it's like flying around with a shotgun.

add AR_Kozz

[InfiniteStates]

Originally Posted by kozzm0

...try the hurricane...it's like flying around with a shotgun.

LOL nice

[WANTED]

Wow...I feel so stupid. Just realized why the I-16 engine was dying on me...negative G's! Duh! Been awhile since I played a real man's sim and that was something I had forgot about. WWIIONLINE when I played taught me that problem in the early spitfires. Completely forgot about that issue.

Thanks for the info!