wrote in message
oups.com...
i have less than 300 hrs in the hornet, and my comments about beating
the eagle
in bfm are from my experience only. on my squadron the eagle is
generally regarded
as a poor turning platform and i tend to agree. you need to remember
sustained turn
performance is but one measure of fighter capability.

The F-18, with the latest software, can point its nose with alacrity. Of
course, the energy state is zip-point-xxxx. A turkey or eagle attempting to
grovel in such a fight will lose, and rather quickly. OTOH, by taking the
fight vertical and ever-aft, the higher energy fighters can slowly gain the
advantage. It's a fight that takes patience and skill.

Anchor-out engagements tend to create targets for the unseen bogey. The
Bug's greatest vulnerability exists in the disengagement. There's not much
it can outrun ... so you'd better hope you're the last man standing.

Did you get your wings at NQI or NMM?

R / John