Hi. I purchased the F-16 a while back. I've enjoyed this plane as im a old Falcon 4 player. When i mean old, im in my mid 60's. I started flying sims back in the early 80's.
When i played Falcon 4 for a while, i got fairly good at managing the aircraft. My Dogfighting skills were ok. I could keep up with the AI enemys.
After i purchased the F16 in DCS, i found that i was really rusty with dogfighting. After a period of playing, the old skills seamed to come back. Now after 2 years away and flying with VR again (Quest 2 now, used to be a Rift), seems everything has gone away again.
I struggle to stay with the AI in a turning fight. Seems the only thing i possibly could keep up with is a Ultralight.
I've lost the energy management, finding the turn circle, and basically anything else to win a fight.
Back early on, you could feel when to add power, when to turn, when to relax g's, and energy management what just normal everyday thing. Things just clicked, felt normal.
Does anyone else feel like this with a fair amount of experience with dogfighting and being away for a fair amount of time. Just seems as hard as i try, i just cant get it back lol.