*** Posted by Rapier ***
Hi Phantom,

It's not really a good idea to use the rudders at all in a dogfight, at 500 knt's it would'nt be much use really and if it did move it would only create a little more drag and slow you down further meaning loss of important energy that you could have used to pull another manuver and thus save your ass.

At 500-600 Knt's I dont think the rudder would be able to move that much. If you had to do it manually like in an older aircraft you would need very strong legs but these days the computer will not really allow you to use the rudder as it's not needed in that situation. Mainly for taxing (little effect also as it's really the leading gear that steer's the aircraft like a car) or at slow speeds like pulling out of a dead-stall or for landing.

Regards

Rapier