When vulching, I like to fly the length of the enemy runway then pull into the vertical, continuing the pull to complete a loop. While at the top of the loop, watch through the top of the canopy to see what is trying to up from the enemy base. If acks and vehicle hangers are down, two guys flying this pattern over both enemy runways can effectively cap a base by themselves.
I fly the F6F because of its' large ammunition and fuel load, as well as its' maneuverability.
Shuckins