18.04.2009, 22:56
Bearcat Wrote:I wouldn't say it was crap... I think that whatever you think you know about the stock P-51 FM... can be changed... at least initially with a modification in how you fly...
This is a great point Bearcat. In addition to this, how many of us actually checked out to fly a P-51 or any warbird IRL? I would venture to say not many. Furthermore, being a student pilot myself, I can say with all truthfulness that every aircraft is a bit different in many ways. Pilot accounts from WW2 will attest to this. There are so many factors that influence how an aircraft performs that it is impossible for one aircraft to be a clone of another. I have flown three different Cessna 150's and can tell you that each one was differnt in its own way. One of them even seemed to have less power than the others simply because of the amount of hours on the engine.
Im afraid when it comes to FM's, all we do is make an educated guess.