Britchot Posted September 9, 2019 Report Share Posted September 9, 2019 Klaiber, BaronVonMyakin, Etzel and 4 others 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IRFC Hawkeye Posted September 9, 2019 Report Share Posted September 9, 2019 Quintessential wing man performance there, folks....he saved my ass, without any doubt. I got over-confident, considering what I could do in RoF or could have done earlier in FC in this plane; I also misjudged my opponent, who....was just fine with me going all the way to the ground with him. I also thought being so light....5% fuel....I could stay with him in any ground level turn. But I was wrong....and it does make me sad to say that no Dr.1, no matter how light, can stick with a Camel at ground level any more (in FC). Lesson well learned. It is hard to tell, but I got wounded from that first Camel and lost most of my elevator authority, so I was little help afterwards. It is amazing to see that Brit had more ability to fire accurately than I did at that time, even though he had only half of his lower wings. I also commend you for keeping your engine alive during that extended decent. Very many people would have blown their engine in a Dr.1 during that. I also see that you experienced the extreme left turn reluctance of the Dr.1 at least a couple of times. That turns most people off to the Dr.1. Thanks for sticking with it, when others wouldn't! Thanks Brit!!! Your victories were well-won. You have my gratitude and I'll fly with you any time. S! Klaiber, BaronVonMyakin, Snaggle and 2 others 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Britchot Posted September 9, 2019 Author Report Share Posted September 9, 2019 Thanks Luft! Yeah, I blew the engine in the Pfalz in the next sortie, though That blip switch is something I learned early in RoF with the Eindecker, it translated really well. Klaiber and IRFC Hawkeye 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barton Posted September 9, 2019 Report Share Posted September 9, 2019 That was an interesting engagement. Good job, guys! Snaggle, IRFC Hawkeye and Britchot 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snaggle Posted September 10, 2019 Report Share Posted September 10, 2019 Going to take a couple mechanics to fix that plane Britchot 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Britchot Posted September 10, 2019 Author Report Share Posted September 10, 2019 Yeah... I thought I had a good landing going but it seemed to float forever. Snaggle 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeFreest Larner Posted September 10, 2019 Report Share Posted September 10, 2019 Cool! I was in a scrap of my own in the furball upstairs, kept catching glimpses of the Dr.I / Camel brawl...cool to see exactly what went down...also, VR looks intense! Britchot 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Britchot Posted September 11, 2019 Author Report Share Posted September 11, 2019 VR is pretty much the only way I fly, nowadays. The 1 to 1 head tracking and being “surrounded” by the cockpit make it all too immersive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barton Posted September 11, 2019 Report Share Posted September 11, 2019 I should dust off my vr and set it up properly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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