ShrikeHawk

A series of fights between Yak-9s and F-51D Mustangs. After a bit of FM tweeking, these two are a good matchup.

Great Boom 'N' Zoom. You really are a master of that fighting style. And 52% hit rate? Gaaawd! I think the data.ini file on the IL-10 needs to be edited. When the rudder is gone, the setting should be "DESTROYED." No way a plane flies straight and level without a rudder!

Two of my top faves, Sea Fury and F9F Panther, and a couple more for variety.

A busy day in an A-4F on an "Iron Hand" mission. I was tasked with knocking out enemy AAA. I had to take care of the SAMs and Migs before I could even get started.

A fine example of how to fly the Mig-15 properly. Good boom 'n zoom and getting in close for a sure shot. What would happen if you put an afterburner on the Skyhawk and gave it loads of sidewinders? You'd have a killer Skyhawk! 4 x F/A-4E Skyhawks versus 8 x Mig-21PFs. The Migs didn't stand a chance. I missed one with a hopelessly optimistic missile shot. Even the AIM-9G coldn't make that turn. Still flamed 3 with the other missiles. Bagged two more with guns. Safe landing on the carrier, although a tad close to painting the stern with my face.

Some traps with the Scooter.

Great shooting. That was some exciting stuff!

Ouch! There's nothing like the sudden..."Aaaaahhh!" moment when you suddenly realize you're in really big trouble. Stay tuned. I've got a vid coming up with a full-on panic moment. ...And here it is: Pretty comfortable matchup between our Razorback P-47Ds and Fw-190A-4s. Wingmen did a terrific job. We settled in for the long flight home. Took a detour when we encountered some Fw-190Fs on a bombing mission. I flamed three within seconds. Feeling inordinately good about myself. Stupid me. I was so focused on the 190s, I hadn't bothered to check my 6. When I did, the enemy pilot was close enough to join me in the bloody cockpit! I rolled out and got him, then got some more. I wondered why the enemy wasn't running out of planes! My wingmen were damaged and running. I was heavily outnumbered. I did what any bold, brash, brave, courageous pilot would do...I advanced to the rear, as fast as I could!

It was tense. I was surprised I survived it! When I saw that guy just a few yards behind me I just about freaked. That barrel roll I pulled was nothing but pure instinct.

Our flight of four P-51Ds got thoroughly manhandled by four Fw-190F-8s. I dispatched three of them before four Bf-109s jumped in and made a lousy day worse. The boys got one 109 before the last Mustang went down. I stood alone against the remaining three 109s. I caught one napping and brought him down. The last two came after me with blood in their eyes. They tag-teamed me for a while, always one sniffing at my 6. I was fighting for life. I lived one second at a time. Attack, get jumped, evade, the cycle repeated many times. I downed another and the last 109 ran for it full bore. I was shot up and tired. I decided to call it quits and leave him be.

Thank you! Yeah, one swept through and got on my 6 long enough to get a killing shot. He's there for just a moment. If you rewind a few seconds back before I got hit, there's a view from the enemy aircraft. As I start the rolling scissors you can see him for just a moment as he latches onto my tail. I reworked the FMs on all these planes and now they're extremely deadly. I really have to stay on my toes to survive. More videos are on the way.

I thought I had this battle under control...then things changed... [url:media https://youtu.be/ZiuMEN1KqP8 url:/media]

I've been witnessing a lot of VERY CLOSE formation flying lately... Some shoot 'em ups...

What do you bet that cat never goes near an ultralight ever again!

Awesome. The Scooter is one of the great planes in history.

Awesome. Isn't that terrific? I always loved it when Fleet Week happened every October in San Francisco. Oh, lots of people complained about the noise. Me? I thought it was fantastic!

Gawd! That is absolutely hilarious! Freakin' brilliant!