I am in awe of the programming that goes into these flight sims. You are talking about the plane as if it were real, hardly needing to mention 'the game'

@earthexplorer579

4 жыл бұрын

in other words he is explaining how good the software engine is.

@jimlthor

2 жыл бұрын

@@kermitlynotfound1129 of flight

"So landing the F4, in my opinion, is not really hard IF you avoid some major fuck ups" 😂😂😂😂 I see that you're also a man of culture. 10/10.

The F series was the last pure fighter. The G series were up armed and armoured for destroying bombers. Or so said Adolph Galland or someone like him.

@debbest8546

Жыл бұрын

That seems to be true. I prefer the G as represented in Stalingrad. I prefer the engine settings and the artificial horizon.

I know this video is old but thanks for the great and thorough explanation. It's 2023 and I'm getting into this for fun and maybe a hobby. Your videos really help

The engine torque does not "get less" as you take off. Whats happening is as your airspeed increases the sideways force provided by the rudder increases . Thus you don't need as much rudder applied at high air speeds as you do at low. That's the reason you decrease rudder the faster you go on takeoff.

If you are moving from CloD to BoS/BoK like I am, some additional notes: 1. Take the F-4. It's pretty much an E-4 with more power and "done right" (Fly it and you'll know what I mean by that). Skip the G-Series in the beginning and ignore the 190's. 2. Pay SPECIAL attention to the notes, Sheriff gave about the tail wheel lock and careful throttle usage while on the ground. They are spot-on. Likewise, configure the stabilizer, you'll need it. 3. Don't worry about the seemingly "lesser" armament. The fact, that your single cannon is aligned with the center fuselage not only lets you ignore any convergence-setting games you did in CloD, but you'll also get more shots on target in average, which makes up for the loss of the cannon. Don't even consider the extra cannons under the wings. 4. try to enter the fight on continuous power. combat/emergency is not needed for manouvering and you should grow a habit of using it only, when you really need it. Just my $0.02

@SheriffsSimShack

5 жыл бұрын

In this comment there are some things I disagree on. 1. F-4 like the E-4 with more power? ok steep since the F-4 does not turn as well by far. 4.) why tho? why do you want to fly on continous power into a fight? E-Power not needed for maneuvering? Why does it even have those engine capabilites then if they aren't needed in a fight?

@virtualinfinity6280

5 жыл бұрын

I wrote "If you are moving from CloD to BoS/BoK like I am, some additional notes:". So take my comments in this context. 1. Sure, the F-4 does not turn like the E-4, but in the context of the games, this hardly matters. In CloD, the E-4 is not really capable of turing with the opponents (mainly Spits Mk1&2), so you generally tend not to fly it as a turnfighter. 2. In CloD, people tend to fly the E-4 at 100% throttle most of the time, and only hit WEP when needed (mapped to an extra button/key for that matter). In BoS, flying the F-4 at 100% means combat/emergency on all the time. Which is, what you get, when you map the throttle to a throttle quadrant. To put it in simple terms, my suggestion is "Do not fly at 100% throttle all the time, as you may have used to do in CloD". As for the general flight-characteristice, you are right. My comment was more geared towards the pilot switching from CloD to BoS/BoK. Which, by the way, also explains my "Skip the G-Series in the beginning and ignore the 190's." comment. You should of course not skip those planes permanently, as they can be rewarding to fly, especially the 190. I hope, that clarifys my comment.

in a turn fight with F-4, utilize high yo-yo as much as possible, to use your powerful engine and low weight to kw ratio to both gain you potential energy and to keep your turn angle as tight as possible. this alone will help you to win the energy advantage for your opponent, since you will keep gaining more energy than him. it will also give you game ending angles over the target you are chasing even before winning the energy race. This will be even amplified due to the fact that the russians will most often fly with their flaps open, consuming a ton of more energy than u already.

Probably the best tutorial video on IL 2 BoS

@jaideepsinghjeji8444

3 жыл бұрын

@@SaturnL200 Shut.

Excellent information, I really hope you continue with this series, the detail and depth of information is very obvious. This video, just as your How to Fw190 will go a long way in improving refining my skills and snap decision making 👍

I want to listen but I get mesmerized by the flying ...

You have the clearest and best explanations. I watch your videos at work and cannot wait to try them out on the sim! Great work!

Much respect on your piloting skills. I'm a noob and trying not to go into a stall when doing a split S. Great job on your tutorial.

awesome video! I've just recently started flying online in IL2 and while I'm an okay pilot the AI seems to make weird decisions in a dogfight, this video has given me a nice look at how the theory translates into actually combat

Veteran Cliffs of Dover player returning: Everything about this video is spot on - I am baffled. Thank you for your contribution to the virtual war effort ;) Horrido!

It took me around 10 attempts, but I finally performed a successful take off in the Bf 109 with this video as help. Thank you! Landing, on the other hand, was a little more dodgy.

Love your videos man,you explain things real well, Ive been playing this game since it came out basically in the early 2000s, i wouldn't consider myself a crack ace or anything closer to that but i enjoy the game immensely, i actually sometimes just enjoy flying by myself,no combat at all and i love landing because there are so many things involved that you have to get just right. A few minutes ago a buddy stopped by with his son who only plays shooting games like Call of Duty and things of that nature which i also enjoy once in a while and i set him up with my Trackir and he was crashing every few seconds and yanking on the stick really hard, stalling and going into spins and it reminded me of my early days, lol, who knows maybe he will talk to his dad and ask him to buy him the game,we might have a future ace in our midst's or he might just say "screw that game, thats too hard" only time will tell. Something i haven't done much on this new incarnation of the sim is bombing which i wanna get into with the Heinkel 111 or the Ju88, i did it quite a bit on the old Sturmovik but our new bomb sights are a little different,anyhow thanks for the videos, i subscribed the other day.

I love these instructional films of yours. Maybe you could make some single engagement explanational films, like in the end of this video. With different engagements you find interesting in MP, with different planes etc. That was the most interesting and helpful explanation I've seen on YT, thanks. Learnt alot.

Been looking for a video like this. New to BOS and want to excel in this airframe. Thanks Sherrif!

what an awesome video. your content just keeps getting better.

Very educative and useful content Sheriff, I hope you keep em' coming for they are an enjoyment to watch! Tschüß!

@crashesnfails

5 жыл бұрын

thumbs up!

Thank you so much, this should help me with War Thunder. Your tactics are very similar to others suggestion; however, your video does a MUCH better job explaining the role of a BF 109.

One of the best instructional videos on IL2. Thanks again Sheriff.

Thanks for this video. I have just bought this game and HOTAS and this video helped me massively 👍

Just loaded IL 2 on my computer, thank you for a very interesting lesson on the ME109 I am going to look at your FW 109 soon.

This is an excellent tutorial....I first watched it years ago and I still come back it today.

Many thumbs up for this video Sheriff's Sim Shack

Love it. As a Twist rudder pilot it's hell to get the take off/landing right.. not to mention aiming with a joystick between your knees! still one day I will be this good :D

Veeery useful, thank you. I've planned to learn how to be a good FW 190 Pilot, but in Multiplayer often no FW 190 is available. Your Videos helped a lot :)

I wish I had a full size Bf 109 F-4 to play with. I have an RC Model of the 109 that I love to fly, but seeing it parked in the hangar like that is so exciting!!

Wonderful info on the F4

Fascinating , very informative , thank you for posting.

Amazing video Sheriff! If I had some extra war bonds to send your way, I would. I just need a little bit more time due to life problems :/ Keep up the awesome videos, always a treat to watch and learn!

@SheriffsSimShack

7 жыл бұрын

Don't worry!

I learned too many things from this video. Thank u for creating this kind of video mate. Good wok 😎👍

I set up a campaign in IL-2 1946 in a 109 F-2. I loved its maneuverability and speed, super user friendly too. Great for learning combat in.

Nice video, I really needed this. thanks

Excellent tutorial! I hope to put it into practice soon enough

Thanks for your effort in this great video.

haha i love it how u say major fuckups so calmly

That fight at around the 20 minute mark was awesome.

This was a great tutorial on the ME109F. I've been thinking about playing this game for a while but was afraid of the learning curve. This video gave me quite a b it to think about and I'll be sure to watch it again and again.

@yaboy_pancaketiktok173

3 жыл бұрын

Why do you call it me109?

@SheriffsSimShack

3 жыл бұрын

It doesn't matter. Both forms are correct.

Very good flying, Most videos I see on here are either not very good at dog fights or just plain bad at it. You have a real instinct for it.

Spanish Buchon pilots apparently filled one tire more than the other to compensate for torgue, although this might be exclusive to Merlin engined 109s, as I believe they had worse take off characteristics that the original 109.

Well thank you! This video (and the whole 'how to' series) is incredibly helpful. *thumbs up In case I identified your accent correctly: Super gut, werde ich sicher noch das eine oder andere Mal als Referenz nutzen. :) Beste Grüße!

Very helpful, I think I know some things I was doing incorrectly now.

Nice job. After a long time grounded I am looking for an IL2 Sturmovik game that I can run in Windows 10. I tried my old disc with no luck. I happened onto this video and you helped me with my memory of the past. I had forgotten a lot, it has been a while. You tell it well. Now I will search for a download and try to get back into the pilot seat. Thanks.

@SheriffsSimShack

3 жыл бұрын

The new games are called IL-2 Great Battles! Available as Downloads on Steam and on the dev website.

Nice to see after all this time, yet again! I have BOS now and am kind of struggling to get into it. Since I have extensive war thunder sim time, take off, landing, no problem, just I guess need to pick a server and go for it? 109s were my fav there too, so looking forward to it. Though the grind has tended to be my thing, and now it isn't present, kind of hard to find motivation I guess?

@SheriffsSimShack

5 жыл бұрын

good games with good gameplay dont need a grind. imho. I play now Il2 for 3k hours and not missing any grind. So glad this is not a thing in Il2.

@chris_hisss

5 жыл бұрын

@@SheriffsSimShack I agree, the grinds are long and hard, with artificially weak planes. Problem being, I guess it is where I started in world of tanks, I think it is my brain craving the little bits of satisfaction it brings maybe? Who knows, but I am about to give it another shot. Cheers m8

Endlich Raff ich das, hatte mich schon gewundert warum meine Trimmsettings nicht funzen. Herzlichen Dank für die Info

Super coole Videos, danke!!

well done ! nice source of information

I'm an 11 year old boy and I love il2 its the best to be honest I like the fw190 better because I think it has more ammo which would actually be useful

@czr5698

6 жыл бұрын

lol ok

@HawkerMkIII

4 жыл бұрын

DerMarseille found ya!

@jaideepsinghjeji8444

3 жыл бұрын

Looks like the whole gang is here

Amazing tutorial. Big thanks.

Great vid Sheriff. 👍

Excellent tutorial.

Great instructional video. I couldn't help but laugh at your "landing fuck ups" commentary as it came completely out of left field from such a concise, proper way of speaking. So far I have taxiing and take offs down, but I'm bleeding off too much speed circling the landing strip and I stall out. Bombing, strafing and dogfighting are a long ways off for me as I'm still concentrating on not crashing.

ohhh with this accent...im staying and listening very carefully😂😂😂😂 well done

Good video, it helped me a lot!

I flew IL-2 1946, up to 2010. Now I'm starting to fly again with Battle of Stalingrad. It will be another wonderful years.👍

narrator: the bf109f4 looks extremely dangerous. me: the landing gears r the most dangerous.

Well done review.

Outstanding video!!!!

great video. I do hate the 109 for it seems to have every advantage in the game but like you said it s more about where you are at the start. anyone who dosnt manage there energy or advantage well will loose it and become the target.

I LOVE the way the f4 flies, but, possibly because a) I can't shoot worth shit, and b) Japanese martial arts training emphasises the "one decisive cut", I'm more attracted to the 4x 20mm of the fw190. Anyway, fantastic video and a lot of good info for anyone using the F4 in any decent flight sim, not just BoS!

Great video! Your skills are apparent and the thought put in also. I would assume you've read some up from actual pilots writings. I haven't been flying since the original IL2 version, but always found the F-4 the most formidable and easiest to fly. I loved it. I did purchase newer versions of the game but found many things changed for the worse, so basically lost interest. Now after viewing Battle of Stalingrad I'm intrigued. So long story short lol, what equipment do I need, computer wise, to get the same results as you show. Thanks and again enjoyed your video.

Very nice vid. and nice kills btw

Would be interested in your views on "Convergence" settings. I recently became aware that it matters even with cowl- and engine-mounted guns. It will (or should) also set the gun sight to compensate for the drop of the rounds over distance, and that is important no matter where the guns are mounted. It would seem that using 200 meters as a standard shooting range (and setting the convergence for that distance) would minimize the difference in impact points between the MGs and the cannon. With cowling-mounted guns you do not have the shotgun pattern of wing-mounted guns, so adjusting for differences in target distance (i.e. 200 meters may be a bit close for a ground target or a bomber) would be a matter of "Kentucky windage" up or down on the sight.

@SheriffsSimShack

6 жыл бұрын

I use 400m convergence. To be able to pull off more difficult deflection shots. Since you can lead targets in turns a little easier.

Nice video tutorial:) Thanks.

Thank you for the video, very informative. What do you think about Spitfire?

Great Video!

Il est tout simplement époustouflant!! il faut quand même un bon ordinateur pour en profiter....

gracias por tu video tutorial, me sirve mucho ya que llego poco tiempo jugando il2 bos y es fantástico

Great Pilot Teacher.

Thanks for sharing your video. Excellent info on IL-2. Do you play game in VR mode ?

Just did the jump from playing 1946 and Warthunder, your videos are very helpfull, a lot of things are different

Very interesting and informative.

Could you do other planes like this? Id personally would like to see the la-5 or p-40. But something really interesting and different for most channels that cover this game is properly using the ju-87 and over german ground attackers XD

@DerKurfuerst

7 жыл бұрын

Ju 87 is easy: Never fly alone without cover. End of story.

@CapMurd

7 жыл бұрын

I'd say cover is secondary. A good formation of bombers/attack planes can't be beaten by a fighter wing, too weak, would get rekt so hard, but since bombers panic and don't know shit about covering angles in formation they are easy prey in IL2: BoS public servers. So I'd say cover is secondary and helps to keep fighters busy but not necessarily a must for every flight. Bomber pilots ought to organise themselves first before they start getting cover, but I guess that would be too demanding for public play. Take 6 bombers in formation for example, a single fighter wing would have to get really lucky if these bombers know how to be a bomber wing. So fucking destroyed. I bet if the entire team were to fly together in several 6-8 bomber flights all together the opposite team would cry rivers since they couldn't do shit to prevent these bombers from their objective and just keep losing their fighters to swarm of machine gun fire. Perhaps a good fighter wing that knows how to attack a bomber wing that knows what they are doing might potentially take them out 1 by 1, but a good fighter wing is a rare sight in public servers as well, so I think it is fair to say that if bomber pilots were to organise themselves in public servers they wouldn't have a match and there is no cover necessary at all. ;)

@DerKurfuerst

7 жыл бұрын

I'm afraid thats not quite the truth. First of all we're talking about Ju 87 here that have a very abysmal angle for the reargun (only beaten by the 110 perhaps) and second of all this is no a combat formation of B-17s. The heaviest thing we get are He 111, Ju 88 and Pe-2. And getting back to the B-17s: Even they suffered heavy losses without longrange cover. Teammates give the enemy something else to shoot at and you might get someone every once in a while. But nothin beats a good fighter cover. Especially true in the Stuka. One pilot could wreck a Schwarm of them easily with experience and in that case most important triggerdiscipline.

@CapMurd

7 жыл бұрын

I agree on Ju 87, but you forget that we are talking about public servers. Ju 87 is easiest wing to destroy, but I think they could hold on their own against most public players. They are just that bad with their fighter tactics. Also, you are talking about fighter swarms taking on several bomber wings. That is a tactic that does not exist in public IL2 servers. Never, ever, have I seen something like that outside of private play. Same obviously goes for bombers that don't know anything about how to fly as a proper wing. So really what I said is harsh truth of a state of public servers in IL2. If the entire team were to take some heavy bombers and fly together the opposite team couldn't really do anything to stop them. From my private server plays I can tell you that a single bomber wing can easily keep a single fighter wing (4 fighters) at bay without necessarily being the loser in the fight. It is 50/50 really and single fighter wing needs to be really lucky cause bomber gunners are ballers (at least ours are) and will fuck them up if they even pretend to look at them at the wrong angle (just imagine 3-4 gunners all shooting at you at the same time from your best attack angles, then you can see why you are bound to go down). So really you need at least 2 wings to ensure complete destruction every time for a single bomber wing of 6. Also, just FYI bomber pilots were afraid of FLAK more than fighters and for a good reason. Flak is something you can't really deal with, but fighters can be easily repelled. Flak critical hit meant bomber's inability to stay in formation leading to outcome of something you see in IL2 BoS servers where everybody just flies randomly without a brain. This is why I prefer private play over public cause public players are all ruining my immersion with their weird play styles - everybody is basically lone wolfing, even wings that think they are "working" together.

@k1ngeth

7 жыл бұрын

you're ruining my immersion with your lack of brain matter

Great video on my fighter of choice!

I know that this is a year after this was posted, but the stabiliser angle and and trim tab are mathematically equivalent.

Excellent video, Sheriff! Very helpful for someone that just picked up the game in the last sale :-) And luckily a lot of things are automated in the 109. I have one general question though: How do you know in which direction to take off and land at an airfield? Is there some sort of rule or do you just take off the way you seem fit as long as there is noone else on the runway?

@SheriffsSimShack

7 жыл бұрын

Every airstrip has two taxiways to them, both lead to park positions. However only on one new aircrafts spawn in and they use hopefully the quickest way to the airstrip. So you can identify in your landing pattern which side is the "busy" one by just observing taxing planes. If *you* spawn in and you search for the direction you have to go to get to the runway, zoom fully in on your airfield. You can see your spawn location.(marker of the airfield) That way you identifly in which direction you have to taxi. Quickest way to the runway is yours. Generally speaking if you need more than 2-3 Minutes to the runway you taxied the wrong way. Sometimes the starting and landing position on TAW is market by a fire. Like here: cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/301637712962781184/303594952837955586/unknown.png U see a moving plane on the parking spot you see a plane on the beginning of the runway and you see that fire, which shows you if you have any crosswind btw.

@patt0riz0r

7 жыл бұрын

Thank you for the elaborate answer. :-)

Thank you very much

I wish technochat was in dcs. It helps me memorize my bindings while I’m in vr.

very helpful thank you :)

Great video

What settings do you use in IL-2? Because in your video I can very clearly see the enemy aircraft against the ground but in my IL-2 I just constantly lose them. They just merge with the background.

hey thx for the tutorial can i ask you what mod are you using in this video? the looks of the color and the lighting looks more natural than default game thx =)

Hi Sherrif. Thx for the very helpful video. Helped me a lot getting into the game. One thing makes we wonder. I suppose you have some kind of Tracking Software, right? Could you please tell me which camera mode, camera settings you use? If I use Cockpit view I always get stuck for a moment on the x/y axis. If I use the free cockpit cam it works but the cam is stationary and for example leaning left-right won't work...

@SheriffsSimShack

2 жыл бұрын

I have a bit of trouble to understand what your problem is. I use track IR and it takes over all axis. You can also adjust the sensitivy off all axis in the software. some more info: sheriffssimshack.com/

Sheriff i saw you combat log in front of my friend, so much about your skills!

@SheriffsSimShack

6 жыл бұрын

When? where? whom? I can't remember to get kicked or leave midflight recently. But I guess it should no problem for you to provide a link to that sortie. Tp prove such claims. Like on Wings: il2stat.aviaskins.com:8008/en/pilot/820/DerSheriff/ Or the finnish server: ts3.virtualpilots.fi:8000/en/pilot/3053/DerSheriff/?tour=19

@009etna

6 жыл бұрын

Sheriff's Sim Shack on finnish two hour ago!

@009etna

6 жыл бұрын

Sheriff's Sim Shack 109 dissapeared in front of my friend while ge was about to shoot, your name poped that you leave server. Just saying what i saw!

@SheriffsSimShack

6 жыл бұрын

I did two combat sorties there and completed all of them: ts3.virtualpilots.fi:8000/en/sortie/122607/?tour=19 The other one is not yet in apparently. And then you owe me an apology.

@SheriffsSimShack

6 жыл бұрын

I shot three other aicraft down. and after beeing damaged by a Ju-88 I landed. How that is perceived as a combat log escapes me. And makes me really angry.

Hey Sheriff, the´re are really great videos you offer. I learn a lot from you. Is it possible, taht you make a How To about the Bf109 -f2?

@SheriffsSimShack

5 жыл бұрын

At least not so soon. Especially since the relavance of the F-2 will further decrease. overall my tips would be the same tho.

@whisky8624

3 жыл бұрын

@@SheriffsSimShack OK, thanks anyway Sheriff.

any plans to do a vid covering how to fly these planes after the new physiology system?

best flight sim out here :)

"I personally like to see what is trying to kill me" .....I agree when it comes to the backplate. And It's the reason why I will not fly Desert Wings-Tobruk; there is no option to remove the backplate in any of the 109 F models.......and I can't see shit.

Very helpful advice, hopefully I shall spend less time under silk.....................

I remember a quote from a former Luftwaffe pilot when asked how fast he had gone in a Bf-109. He said 750 kph, twice. And he didn't like it.

Can the "shallow climb" described here be effectively used also in the G2? I mean at medium altitudes (2-5K)? I fear the yaks will catch me at this altitudes...Thanks for these excellent videos!

@SheriffsSimShack

6 жыл бұрын

Jordi Graner sure this works for the g2 as well. But u climb a little worse. Keep your speed roughly at 400kph and u will be fine

@jordigraner8306

6 жыл бұрын

Will try. Thanks again!

Could you do a guide on the Me 262? I always get killed by tempests

*Mistake: the F-4 had curve top in the armour back sit to save the pilot in case of fire behind the plane, here appears as a usual strait and sort back armour plate pilot sit. Well it's just a comentary to the ones who worked in this wonderful Bf109F-4 in the Game. A Madrileño who really loves Luftwaffe aircrafts. ;) All the best with the " corona.." wish you Luck!!!

@SheriffsSimShack

4 жыл бұрын

I removed that Plate. Not a mistake

This sim is sick and even sicker in vr...... just bought oculus and i think i will break up with my wife soon 💪💪💪... great video and very helpful

Love a nice German accent for tutorial. for real. Thanks, great info.

At the end you mentioned to maintain level flight until enemy loose that extra speed from the climb. But in the situation (like yours) when you are on the deck and enemy is La5, he has a speed advantage on the deck. So shallow climb may not be enough to secure some distance. In other words: it may not be enough of time to get to 2500m where you have an engine advantage and la5 eventually will close the gap between. Do I understand this right?

@SheriffsSimShack

5 жыл бұрын

of course. but the la-5s speed does not translate well in a shallow climb. And you are quicker back on the needed alt than you think. Alternativy make the climb a bit steeper. the La-5 doesnt like steep climbs. Furthermore the 109 is better in a dive and can maintain higher speeds in a climb and can build up a bit of seperation which is is often enough.

Hey ! I found this video very helpfull however i have a few questions. You mentionned Trim was important. Now i understand what it does but i don't understand how to use it/i don't know what to bind it to. Also i have no clue how to Lead properly (Especially in turn fights, i haven't attempted to play multiplayer yet) so any extra tips are welcome. Thanks !

@SheriffsSimShack

5 жыл бұрын

you can find the 109 trim in the settings as the stabelizer axis. and for leading: kzread.info/head/PLnyigzFtHeNpq6ozRQaIfU_fgOs9mBKH4

Sheriff, do you control manually radiators or pitch (rpm) in combat as gaining speed or better climb or better acceleration?

@SheriffsSimShack

7 жыл бұрын

99% I use automatic. There is a reason automation was introduced.