Keeping up with AI in level flight?

[Woke Up Dead]

Originally Posted by simast

I am usually level-flying using this:

• Full throttle
• Pitch at 85-90%
• Trim as perfect as I can get
• Radiator fully open (don't think it adds to any drag)

Any tips? With the settings above I can get 245mph. Should I bother with supercharger? Although in the Pacific Campaigns all flights seem to be at around 2.2KM height, so I imagine supercharger wouldn't help me at all.

Mixture is at 100/normal. Playing on 4.11m.

I think on the F4F the supercharger needs to go to stage 2 at 2000m. Best way to check is to see if your manifold pressure goes up when you go to a higher stage. if it does then leave it there.

You might be able to squeeze out a bit of extra speed without overheating by increasing pitch a tiny bit and closing the radiators by a step or two.

On long level flights below your plane's optimal cruising altitude, you can also "cheat" a bit by flying 500-1000m higher than your flight. The F4F is fastest around 5000m I think, so the closer you are to that altitude, the faster you can go.