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Of course, after the Spitfire - the Spit's greatest nemesis: The Messerschmitt Bf-109K-4:

Next up - the mighty Supermarine Spitfire Mk.IX:

Time for the WWII warbirds. Let's gets started with the Polikarpov I-16:

You certainly have a lot more experience than me. :)

Thank you so much, Midnight!!!!

Can someone please tell me how to turn off the annoying "Autopilot" warning? In general, how do you turn the autopilot on/off? There's the little "Pilot" switch next to my seat - is that the AP master? Thanks in advance! Doc

Well... I try to, but don't alway succeed. I play exclusively in VR (my monitor is an ancient 1080p thing), so keeping visual requires physical exertion - I actually get tired and my neck hurts after playing for an hour. So, I try to anticipate which way the opponent will turn. With AI, it's pretty easy to anticipate them. It usually goes like this: We merge, then the AI usually goes up and comes for a second merge. Then then dive for speed (not always, but often). In a close fight, they try to scissor (vertical or horizontal), and if they detect that they are losing, they go up (and they have no limitations when going up). The fun of playing against people is that you cannot anticipate them (unless you've played against them many times) and really need to keep a good visual on the opponent at all times. Overall, playing against people is a completely different experience compared to playing against AI. My biggest problem playing against people is that most online players do not use VR and can, therefore, look behind at the click of a button without any physical exertion. Many play on high-res 4K monitors, which makes visually acquiring the enemy easier at a greater distance compared to the low-res rendering in VR (I have an Oculus Rift S). So, I very rarely go online - playing against the AI presents its own challenges to keep me on my toes. :)

Last one for today - Su-27 vs. Su-27:

Mirage 2000C vs. Mirage 2000C:

MiG-21 vs. MiG-21:

F-86 vs. F-86:

F-5 vs. F-5:

Next, F-18 vs. F-18:

Added a few more videos to Youtube today. First, F-16 vs. F-16:

Here's the F-14B vs. F-14B fight. This was much more challenging than many of the other fights - partly because I haven't flown the Tomcat in months and I've totally lost the feel for it (...a human opponent would have dispatched me easily). That said, the Tomcat AI definitely seems to out-turn, out-accelerate, out-climb, out-dive me unlike many other airframes where the AI is just inept even at "ace" level.

F-15C vs. F-15C:

Next, MiG-23 vs. MiG-23:

I've been testing one-vs-one, guns-only combat against the AI ("veteran" setting) in different airframes. I figured you guys may enjoy the video of the A-4 test...

The next installment: A-4E vs. A-4E

I've been testing other airframes over the past few days but will post videos as time permits. The next video is of MiG-29 vs MiG-29:

Here's a much better video of the Herc landing on Supercarrier at sunset. Hope you enjoy it! Doc

As promised, here's a better video of the Herc landing on Supercarrier at sunset.

See my post on page 4 ( post #68 ) from a few days ago. Got it on the first try (though the carrier wasn't setup properly so I can land into the wind). I'll post a better video later today. It's worth noting that, just like the A-4E mod, the Herc lands quite happily on SC, but explodes on takeoff when it reaches the end of the deck. So, landing on SC is a one-time deal. But if you use the old USS Stennis instead, you can takeoff and land all day long. You just don't get the crewmen and all the other eye-candy from SC. And, of course, there is no communication...

Thank you again for the wonderful mod! I have a question regarding the autopilot. I just created a mission where I start in the air (up till now I've been taking off from the ground) and apparently the autopilot is auto-enabled. When I start my approach, the "Autopilot" warning starts blaring. I found two switches that disable the autopilot but if I move the throttle up (??) the autopilot comes back on and I have to flip the switches to "off" again. Can anyone tell me how to disable the autopilot? (I'm flying in VR, so the labels are very difficult to read) Thanks in advance. Doc

Tried this for the first time today with the new Hercules mod. Lots of fun.