omg the meserchmitch i so easy to shoot with the spit i love it

[lonewulf]

Originally Posted by swift

Uhm, use a bit of imagination *hinthint*

This manoeuvre might have been in many cases a good excape manoeuvre because of a speed advantage of the 109 combined perhaps with a better climb performance when using a slow climb rate. With enough speed advantage there is no way a plance could catch up just by short cutting when the curve is wide enough however nimble the chasing plane was but it allowed to keep an eye on the pursuing aircraft which was likely the reason to fly a wide curve

Hahahah...."use a bit of imagination". Funny one. Actually I did use my imagination and that's where the problem starts. I imagined using 'long wide curves' in combat with Spitfires and on every occasion that I did, I ended up burning to death in my cockpit. Most Red or Blue players probably employ 'long wide curves' as a precautionary measure to avoid unpleasant surprises developing behind them. I certainly do - particularly at altitude. But with all due deference to the shot down German airman, this won't save you once you're actually in a fight. Once you're in a fight, and you have a Spit or Hurricane looming up behind you, a 'long wide curve' will simply reduce the amount of time required for the Red pilot gets into gun range. You can use your 'long wide curve' approach to salvation if you wish but, for me, having already applied my imagination to the proposition, I feel compelled to look elsewhere.