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Originally Posted by lonewulf
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.
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Please reread my posts concerning wide curves again thoroughly or go back to reading class. I was clearly mentioning that wide curves are a good ESCAPE manoeuvre when having a decent speed advantage. Of course if there is no speed advantage or just a tiny lil bit wide curves won't save one's buttocks. So please do not treat others as stupid if your misunderstanding derives from your misreading. You may just end up looking like a big mouthed fool.
11-28-2012, 06:03 PM
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