Be a better pilot!

[Nick]

This sticky is for those wuperb tutorials that you find in hidden corners of the web...

Gunnery Tips

[McMav]

Dont hit the ground.


More useful tips to follow.

[Erotic Bootlace]

Thats pretty useful, but no one has yet to post info on how to pull of the manouvers detailed here http://www.combataircraft.com/intel/ which is what newbies liek me need to learn. After all, if you acked me to enter a scissors manouver, i'd end up stalling crashing at low altitude.

[TiG]

Speed is Life. You keep your speed up you can get out of almost anything.

TiG

[woody]

Some good links and BFM Here working through some of them myself...still can't hit anything though!

[McMav]

Actually Tig speed + altitude will help you get out of most things.

try getting out of a spin at 100 Ft (splat) try it at 1000+ and you got a chance 1500+ and should be no problem.

[Lowe]

http://www.al004a2442.pwp.blueyonder.../Flowchart.gif

An old flowchart which I did many moons ago for those new to IL2 and dogfighting. It's still relevent to a certain degree.

[Zak33]

E...my friend Skii showed me what it was, how to put it in the bank, and how to spend it wisely

But I have to say..Lowe.....thats an ace chart for a beginner Really neat

[Private Pyle]

Spins are ok too get out of, just give it loadsa negative rudder.

[Knoxville]

Originally posted by McMav
Actually Tig speed + altitude will help you get out of most things.

try getting out of a spin at 100 Ft (splat) try it at 1000+ and you got a chance 1500+ and should be no problem.

But if you have speed you won't get into the spin at 100ft

[BUFF]

Some of you may find these articles useful
http://www.simhq.com/_air/acc_library.html

[McMav]

Originally posted by Knoxville
But if you have speed you won't get into the spin at 100ft

wanna bet

[Stoo]

a couple of the planes in il2 are pretty much unrecoverable if you get into a flat spin though, watch out when in an I-16 or I-153, if you're lucky and have enough altitude you *might* just scrape it out, otherwise just bail it..

[Applecrusher]

Whats a good practice level (Single Player)?? One wiht clear skies preferably... and a smooth runway.... no enemies would help....

[Tumble]

go into multiplayer, create a server pick a map and fly it. It won't be online, but you'll feel like you are ie take off and landing and stuff (if you've got it set in the difficulty options )