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Offwatch

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  1. I have been trying to learn to fly the Sopwith Camel but this thing is a Hand full. Is there anywhere I can find some training tips on how to fly this crate? I know the the torque from the rotary engine causes it to rise in a left turn and dive in a right turn. It also flies tail heavy. I will add some down trim and tend to usually have some left pressure on the rudder pedals and I try to be gentle on all the control especially the throttle. Just when I think I have it figured out I find I am in a unexpected spin headed to the dirt. I am really suprised that they would have gone into production with a plane that was so flukey, how did they train the new pilots to learn this thing?
  2. Sopwith Camel the Widowmaker

    Pips Thanks for the links, I will difinitely search out the two books OW
  3. Great Video, I am going to have to try a bomber mission.
  4. Sopwith Camel the Widowmaker

    Pips and Jimko thanks some great infor there. I will try that and see If I can tame this Beast. My Next Question is if you are the the Sopwith Co. how do you convince the RAF to sign a contract to produce these planes? You highlight its great turn and roll rate but downplay its inclination to kill it's inexperienced Pilot. I am really interested in how they trained the pilots to fly these planes, they must have started them out in something that was a little more forgiving before sticking them in the cockpit of a Camel. Is there any books that detail how they trained wwI pilots to Fly?
  5. Sopwith Camel the Widowmaker

    After spending the afternoon in Quick Combat trying to learn how to fly the Camel here is what I have found works for me. Lots of Left rudder especially if you are adding full throttle. If you need to climb in a dogfight turn left If you need to decend turn right Turning right may be the quickest way to get left especially if you dont need to climb. If you need to do the opposite of the above throttle back to reduce the torque. Dont do anything sudden when you are close to the ground no time to recover from spins
  6. Sopwith Camel the Widowmaker

    My guess is its due to the Camel having the Radial engine very close to the center of gravity
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