This it's very easy to understand for people who are not well versed on air combat terminology. Thank you for explaining this to us :-)

I love your content, reminds me of my flight training some fourty plus years ago lol, except your a lot calmer then my first basic IP lol. Keep up the good work.

Great stuff, true to form!! Invaluable tips and very well delivered. I'd give it 10/10!!

This one is pretty tricky, its going to take me a few watches and countless attempts to get this one down. Thanks for the superb demonstration Requiem. ✈ 👍

Another great lesson by one of the best air combat tutors! Keep up the great work mate!

"Lift vector", "Your 3/9 line", Wow! I've known some of this stuff for years, but didn't know how to say them. This is awesome! Thank you! Your explanations (and graphics!) are incredible!

Pure gold. Love everything about these vids - thank you!

Really love flying the I-185 (M-82) in WT. Usually pretty good and understand how to use the B&Z in it. However, whenever an aircraft like a BF-109F or G takes a disliking to me I'm outclassed in climb and turning. Climbing is my primary way of disengaging as the I-185 has some pretty incredible climb performance. However, since I'm outclassed in this as a BF-109 can easily catch my climb and since I can't win a turn fight I had to look for defensive maneuvers to get a 109 off my tail. Came across this video and it really helped me understand how to escape a potential death sentence.

I keep coming back to your videos. They really are the best BFM and dogfight skills tutorials that I can find.

I prefer the classic vertical rolling scissors especially if I'm flying the Tempest V, P-38, P-47 or Bf-110. I take the fight vertical, cut the throttle and barrel roll. The opponent expects me to be still be on climb power. They inevitably realise too late and cut their throttle ending up over shooting and sometimes starting to stall. I then hit the throttle full open (on a Tempest V the plane will start to accelerate into a climb), use the prop blast over the tail surfaces to gain aiming control of the plan and blast them. Works best in fighters that are heavier than their opponents. In Birds of Steel, many years ago, I took out 2 x players in Zeroes whilst flying a F2A-3 Buffalo who followed me into a vertical climb after I'd dived in and bounced their element lead. I'd dove with a closed throttle, tucked into the middle of their tight Vic (never fly a Vic in a combat zone!!) , blasted the leader and immediately pulled up vertical, still with a closed throttle, and started a vertical barrel roll. They both followed me up at full throttle, then realised I was slowing down fast, cut their throttles and both ended up overshooting me very close. I didn't even need to aim, just hold the trigger down and let the 50 Cals to their thing. Then full throttle, rudder kicked hard right and dove back down to the deck to regains airspeed. Could have possibly performed the same trick in a F4F Wildcat but the terrible rear visibility blind spot would have made things tricky as I would have had to guess that they were both on my six. With IL-2 GB Bodenplatz coming up and the P-47 being in the game, perhaps you could do a video on the classic vertical rolling scissors trap manoeuvre.

This is a fantastic series, well done.

Excellent video! my flight instructor was one of Greg "Pappy" Boyington's Black sheep, and taught me one hell of a lot of ACM tactics I was damned lucky to have him as an instructor! Owning and flying a simple old Piper Cub, I don't expect to take it into combat, but if it happens, I'm trained and will give it my all.

Yesss... Expetacular lesson. Thanks very much. Great

Im loving these videos... subscribed.

Thank you, after watching it 2 times, I finally get it

Having trouble in Warthunder air rb, thanks for all the tips on this maneuver!

Great visual explanations in all of your vids dude. They only way to understand this dynamic subject

Great vid buddy

Great work

Riminds me of some 4 v1 fights being in those situations was the worst

This maneuver I was talking about. but when you do with the same plane like 1 vs1 is hardest win... Some times that maneuver extend to be very low speed and altitude then depends your skills for don't lose control. Nice video like.

WHERE HAS THIS CHANNEL BEEN?! I've been trying to explain these tactics to my friends but i suck at explaining things.. Nice work mate! Keep it up!

Now THAT (2:26) was a SCARY recovery......

So glad you did 09 vs spit in 2nd portion. Try that exact fight on WW2Ol with equal pilot skill and the fm difference will blow your mind. ; )

i guess you got a new mic. sounds very good and will make the tutorials even better. not that i thought they could get :D

I need to learn all these. My current strategy is hope for the best.

I played War Thunder last night and went against a P-51D while I flew the BF-109 G6. I was about to pull a boom ‘n zoom on a G2 variant of the 109 and noticed the P-51 that was about to cut me off. I banked right to throw off his shot, and ended up doing the rolling scissors maneuver for a minute flat. I was like, “Man, I got a feeling this guys gonna win.” Surely enough he got distracted by an FW 190 and I finished him.

love the new mic quality

How should the rudder be used in a rolling scissor?

I now see why people like the Red Baron had such a kill count. A skilled pilot who understands tactics and can apply as required would decimate a novice. My grand dad said how he went solo after 10 hours flying in WWII. They sure pumped them out.

I'm not fully understand but I really like it Bacause my favorite planes are Fw190s

Thank you for these comprehensible videos concerning dogfight tactics; my skill in aerial combat has greatly increased because of them! I have a couple questions: 1) what tactics do you recommend for P-51D Mustang v.s. KI-84 Hayate; and 2) is hit-and-run a good tactic for Bf-109 v.s. Spitfire? In my sim, the Spitfire is much more agile than the 109, so if I try to outmaneuver them, I end up stalling out; vertical maneuvers seem to be the only way to beat them. I appreciate the time you’ve put into these videos; thank you again!!

Excellent video. What program do you use to create the illustrations of the two planes in combat with the colored trails?

At 3:36 does the enemy pilot black out from the Gs?

Do you cover the reversal criteria in another video by chance? If not , what is it exactly? Thank you!

Excuse my clumsiness! when i losing the advantage at what time and in what way i must build some separation to pitch back towards the bandit for a neutral pass?

Hey bud, if you don’t mind me asking, what flight stick and pedals do you use and what are your axis curves set to? I’m new to IL-2 (only had it three days) and I can’t seem to dial in my axis curves. I’m using the HOTAS Warthog with Thrustmaster T-Flight pedals. The G6 & G14 have this nose bounce that I can’t seem to remedy. It’s also worth mentioning that I don’t have any kind of extension for that warthog. Any advice you could give me would be great, thanks.

You should be doing a boom and zoom. The 109 is an energy fighter, where's at the Spit is not.

I always dump major flaps on the servers and get slow if defensive, they don't seem to expect it. I then use the slower speed to try to take a cheap shot while they fly away or at least keep them in front of me.

Do you practice with the AI ​​or with a partner? the ia in '' ace '' doesn't work bad sometimes ... but I don't know ....

“Place a lift vector on the bandit” “reverse criteria” somebody please explain.

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This maneuver is very underutilized by 109 pilots - it should be their mainstay for slow CQB as the huge power/weight advantage they have makes them gain huge advantages on the uphill legs. Because I see it so rarely, it's also one thing I struggle to defend against (when performed well). Any tips for exerting some control when you're on the bottom?

A difficult situation is when the attacking bandit executes a high yo-yo as soon as he overshoots. As the defensive player also goes up after his initial defensive break, the two planes are almost on the same plane, sometimes almost face to face. The offensive player has sometimes a good opportunity to shoot if his overshoot was not too deep. I hope to express myself clearly. What to do in this particular situation that we sometimes encounter against 109s? Translated with www.DeepL.com/Translator (free version).

I’m the world’s best dogfighter on GTAV and I would say rolling scissors can be performed differently depends on the situation. Speed control and maneuver can cause you the elimination if it’s done correctly.

My 7 year old wanted to know who the pilot in the second plane you were fighting was(where you disengaged)? He said: "Maybe it was Der Sheriff"(From Sheriff Sim Shack). I like your videos, he likes Der Sheriff's.

What flight sim it this

how do I avoid being shot down in a break turn?