IL2 Birds of Prey: Hints, Tips, and FAQ's Thread

[skidlo]

A tip sombody gave me was to raise your flaps after you touch down. i was having the same problems with the spitfire and the 109s never had a succesfull landing with neither till i tried this the p51 is one of the easier planes to land

[Korsakov829]

Of course there was the Belgian air force, which may have flown over Berlin. There was the lend-lease program, but the planes don't have Soviet markings. I'm simply saying, it makes me feel odd seeing a Hurricane over Stalingrad, with the year set to 1940.

[Gilly]

Originally Posted by Korsakov829

Of course there was the Belgian air force, which may have flown over Berlin. There was the lend-lease program, but the planes don't have Soviet markings. I'm simply saying, it makes me feel odd seeing a Hurricane over Stalingrad, with the year set to 1940.

Well it would make you feel odd because in 1940 Russia was still kissing hitlers backside.
But that is historical fact whereas this is a game. The quintessential word being Game.

[pocatellodave]

Originally Posted by Rittmeister86

Has anyone figured out why the aircraft like to nose over when landing on sim mode? I have real world flight experience, and I can't figure this one out.

I came in the other day with the most beautifull textbook landing. At 55 knots...WHAM! prop strikes the field. I've tried this with my Ace Edge and the reg controller about 100 times, but to no avail.

I know this is an ongoing problem for many, but has anyone out there actually landed on sim mode?

My only other idea would be to set the trim with my pitchladder at about +10 before making my final approach. I belive this would reduce downforce on the nose when slowing on the ground.

Any ideas?

Try 70-75 mph.That was the normal landing speed for SpitP-51.Flare nose up just as your about to touch down.

[condorz38]

trim is the y button; the big dials on the left (throttle) control do nothint

[Lost Apiarist]

Trim is the A button is it not?

[The Globalizer]

New to the forum, so excuse me if this the wrong place to ask. (I did search first.)

What are the concensus "hardest missions" on Simulator? I'm working on the campaign on Simulator difficulty (on the Xbox 360) and am curious to know which missions are considered to be the toughest.

I'm now breezing through most missions, now that I've gotten the trim down, learned to avoid spins, and figured out how to eyeball ground targets. I had considerable trouble on Hornet's Nest, but finally got past it this week.

Any other fussy missions I should be aware of?

EDIT: Never mind, the answer is a resounding "no". I breezed past the rest of the missions and finished Simulator difficulty today.

[canofhumdingers]

Can anyone tell me if there is a way to toggle flaps in "realistic mode" on the PS3? I don't have a flightstick, just the regular ps3 control pad. I know I can toggle them in "Simulator mode" but the default control layout is slightly different between sim & realistic modes. I've tried making a custom layout but that doesn't seem to work. I thought perhaps I just couldn't use flaps on realistic mode but I saw a npc plane using them while playing a training mission offline. Thanks!

Oh, I use the default ps3 controller layout. I tried to make a custom layout that was the same except using the square button for flaps instead of zoom but it gave me all sorts of problems when I tried to play that way (such as elevator able to pitch down but not up...?).

[Akula]

Originally Posted by canofhumdingers

Can anyone tell me if there is a way to toggle flaps in "realistic mode" on the PS3? I don't have a flightstick, just the regular ps3 control pad. I know I can toggle them in "Simulator mode" but the default control layout is slightly different between sim & realistic modes. I've tried making a custom layout but that doesn't seem to work. I thought perhaps I just couldn't use flaps on realistic mode but I saw a npc plane using them while playing a training mission offline. Thanks!

Oh, I use the default ps3 controller layout. I tried to make a custom layout that was the same except using the square button for flaps instead of zoom but it gave me all sorts of problems when I tried to play that way (such as elevator able to pitch down but not up...?).

As far as i know, you can't use Flaps on Realistic difficulty.

[Robotic Pope]

Originally Posted by Akula

As far as i know, you can't use Flaps on Realistic difficulty.

yes you are right.

If you read the info in the encyclopedia on the difficulty modes you will see that arcade and realistic planes were ment to have automatic flaps. But in fact there is no automatic flaps, you have to make do without. This means some planes (especialy the Mustangs) perform far worse in a turn in realistic than in sim.