To be fair I think the large reason you hear about the landing gear issue with BF109 a lot more than the spitfire is purely because all of the luftwaffe pilots seem to be more critical of their equipment in general and they mention this a lot when interviewed, the spitfire pilots do not really, spitfire pilots are normally more worried about the poor armament.
The Spitfire IXe has two 20mm Hispanos with 140 rpg and two 0.5 inch M2 Browning machine guns with 250 rpg. Plenty of firepower available to knock down five or more German fighters per sortie if you know where to aim and fire only in short bursts.
You can land the Spitfire with brakes full on in IL2GB with no adverse consequences, provided you have the RPM in the 1000 - 2000 range and the stick pulled all the way back. In other simulators this will cause the plane to stand on its nose, if not actually tumble end over end.
I noticed that too and was a bit disappointed, but then i landed a P51D and that one DOES nose in, in true 1946 style. I'm guessing its not modeled properly in the Spit, or is it possible that the British brakes were that much weaker?
Holding the brakes on helps a lot to stop a ground loop after landing in the IL2GB Spit but agree the ground handling and brakes are likely not fully accurate
Too bad a video so invested does not pay attention to details like the darkness in the cockpit - I do not see anything in the cockpit everything is black
5:49 This advice has completely changed my experience with the Spit. Thank you so much.
For some reason I could identify myself more with the "newbie f**kups" part, than with the "you shot down six enemies" part 🤣
I do love the serious and technical nature of the take off mixed with "Newbie f**k-ups", lol. Anyway, great tutorial. Great stuff.
Thank you for taking the time to make this IL-2 Spitfire Mk IX tutorial video for us Sheriff.
Great guide! Thanks. Eagerly awaiting Part 3.
Seriously Sheriff, an excellent video. Direct, concise and easy to understand. Thank you.
WOW - THANK YOU! Your videos have GREATLY increased my enjoyment of the game. Well done sir!
You should try the Spitfire in msfs 2020. It is a beautiful model with clickable cockpit, which makes the startup process a bit more interesting.
Yeah but no pew pew pew...
To be fair I think the large reason you hear about the landing gear issue with BF109 a lot more than the spitfire is purely because all of the luftwaffe pilots seem to be more critical of their equipment in general and they mention this a lot when interviewed, the spitfire pilots do not really, spitfire pilots are normally more worried about the poor armament.
The Spitfire IXe has two 20mm Hispanos with 140 rpg and two 0.5 inch M2 Browning machine guns with 250 rpg. Plenty of firepower available to knock down five or more German fighters per sortie if you know where to aim and fire only in short bursts.
You can land the Spitfire with brakes full on in IL2GB with no adverse consequences, provided you have the RPM in the 1000 - 2000 range and the stick pulled all the way back. In other simulators this will cause the plane to stand on its nose, if not actually tumble end over end.
I noticed that too and was a bit disappointed, but then i landed a P51D and that one DOES nose in, in true 1946 style.
I'm guessing its not modeled properly in the Spit, or is it possible that the British brakes were that much weaker?
All brakes are too weak in the game
Holding the brakes on helps a lot to stop a ground loop after landing in the IL2GB Spit but agree the ground handling and brakes are likely not fully accurate
Is it possible to do a manual startup rather than kicking of the automated start-up by pressing 'e'?
You play on joystick?
of course
Too bad a video so invested does not pay attention to details like the darkness in the cockpit - I do not see anything in the cockpit everything is black
I run with the cockpit lights on always, well except at night ironically. My check list is unpause game, turn on cockpit lights, adjust trim.
It's called "ground looping", not spinning out on the ground.... at least in English. : )
If somebody has difficulties handling this Spit while take off or landing, try DCS. Il2 feels primitive compared to that flight model.