So Much for that Idea!

[Hasse Wind 46]

Now I'm wondering, if it might be possible, that all those breaking up planes could have been mid air collisions?

Does one get an obvious writing, saying: midair collision? Or does it look like a breaking up plane?

 

I don't think there are any written warnings displayed when you have a collision, so if it's not fatal and you don't see the plane you collided with, it would be natural to suspect that there must something wrong with the wings of your Albatros. And the most likely part of an aircraft to get hit in mid air collision must be the wings!

 

But glad to know you're once again enjoying the Alb! It's a wonderful scout to fly in campaign - I don't have to be so ridiculously careful and defensive with her as with the Pfalz. (Which leads to me playing more aggressively and getting my pilots killed far too quickly...)

[Duce Lewis 3]

Oldham then something has changed with your setup. New joystick perhaps?

Joystick made a big difference for me

When I was flying a Saitek X52 Pro (non FFB), I broke wings quite often

MS Sidewinder has strong FFB and I rarely break a wing now

[Olham 164]

Hasse, the Albatros is a dream of a fighter, when you use her right. I have some overall rules,

that the aces also used:

- stay out or try to climb out of furballs (with constant check of six), to become the highest flyer

- then work your way down through the opponents

- call your wingmen to remain up high with you, or assign them high targets

- help them as hard as you any can

- when outnumbered, or equally numbered and opponent plane is as good or better than yours;

pepper them all good enough, to cause damage in EVERY plane; only after that, go to kill them

 

You will like her - I feel so easy and fearless in this scout. Yesterday we had to patrol friendly

lines, and we (4 Albatros D Va) got jumped on by three SPAD XIII. We only had to avoid direct

first hits; but when they had given up their advantage of height once, they were lost already.

My pilot book notes: 2 SPAD XIII, Esc.91, dest. at 15h31 and 15h33, south of Sissone airfield.

After that, we patrolled the line, and saw flights of D VII, DFW two-seaters and Hannovers.

We felt really good with so much German air activity!

Then I spotted two SPADs, attacking Fismes field. And again the notebook reads: 2 SPAD XIII

from Esc.83 dest. 15h54 and 15h57, north-east of Fismes airfield.

 

Enjoy flying her, and be careful and never a hotspur, and you'll have a good time!