Since most of my flying is performed at low altitude & at high speed, most of these tips are based on that type of scheme. Perhaps the most widely used tactic in Comanche Gold today is known as the slide. If you were to ask people where it originated, most would probably not know. They just know that when they started flying in the skies of gold, the slide was a tremendous adversary that required immediate mastery.     How much tail fan & how hard you bank is determined by where you want to face. The harder the bank, the more speed. The more speed you have, the harder it is to slide the aircraft at sharper yaw angles. This method is chosen to demonstrate the manuever but the manuever can be performed in many flight profiles. This is the time to unload a couple of select shots or if they are close enough, drill ‘em with the cannon. To return to straight & level flight, simply disengage the fan tail & level the cyclic. After learning the basic move, try doing variations. Perform the slide in one direction then flip around and continue sliding facing the opposite direction. The Slide    Flying straight & level Bank right & use left tail fan. Mainta in this profile Releas e left tail fan & level the cyclic. Return to straight & level flight. **HOW TO USE THE INTERACTIVE DISPLAY PANEL** Place your mouse over one of the numbered buttons on the left to read the corresponding description & view the related image. Click on the ‘PLAY’ button at the top right to show the images in sequence. Click the ‘STOP’ button to stop the animation. Click on the question mark ‘?’ to ask a question in an email. Manuevers The Slide can be performed as either an offensive or a defensive maneuver. That is part of the reason that this is a “must know” tactic.

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