Finally made it to an EV . . . tips?

[Kamikaze]

OK . . I've been looking forward to trying this bird for a long time. I did want to pick a squad and "work" into it though. Taking Jasta8,11, or 36 in the beginning of 1918. The game seemed against me as my pilots kept . . expiring <grin>. I'm using the LOW setting for the Aircraft Activity which seems to keep the HORDS of enemy planes under control. But in either case I finally made it.

 

But my gosh . . . is this plane a dog? My first mission was a Airfield Defense and it was Spad13s that were hitting us. I think I was the last EV to get shot down . . but we lost everyone!!!! I kept stalling in the turns. Left and right . . it did not matter. Its worse than the PfaltzIII.

 

OK, rant off. Anyone have tips for this flying coffin?? I would have imagined it would have had better manouverability. Any tips are appreciated. Thanks in advance.

[+Olham]

Turning in the E V:

 

Either bank softly 30 - 40° and use rudder for wider turns,

or with speed/energy, bank hard, almost lying on your side, and turn using elevator

Don't use rudder there!

 

The craft is wonderful, once you know to fly it - I killed several SPAD XIII in it, when they

made the mistake to try and turn with me.

 

As the engine is not the strongest it could have had, make some energy for your moves

by diving a little to gain speed.

Edited February 6, 2010 by Olham

[Bullethead]

But my gosh . . . is this plane a dog? ... I kept stalling in the turns. Left and right . . it did not matter. Its worse than the PfaltzIII.

 

I take it you were flying a D.VII or Albatros before?

 

The E.V is a pretty typical rotary bird IMHO. If you're proficient with the Dr.I, Camel, Pup, Nupes, etc., you should be able to fly it pretty much the same. One of the cool things about OFF is that the rotaries fly very differently from the inlines. You can see why people specialized in 1 or the other back in the day .

[Kamikaze]

Thanks for the replys!

 

Olham - OK . . energy energy energy . . My previous situation was low to the ground, overwhelmed, and unable to get speed up. Will have to try again. I noticed that right turns seemed difficult.

 

Bullethead - I am comfortable in both Dr.1 and Camel. This one has me stumped currently. Though that was my first flight in the bird.

 

Time to get back in the air . . .