Ball,
A couple of questions for you.
1. Have you ever flown a flight sim before?
2. Does level bombing sound enjoyable?
3. Do you want to just step in and dogfight?
Each of the planes they have listed will do you fine. Each has strengths and weaknesses(sp). If you have never flown a flight sim and need some basic flight training and gunnery skills I would suggest a P-38. The guns are center mounted making convergence less of a worry and the torque effect isn't as bad as some of the other planes.
If you have basic flight skills down and some experience in a flight sim then you need to ask yourself what kind of learning curve do I want? Spits, Hurri, Zekes will get you into fights easily, are somewhat forgiving and you can "yank" the stick to a point and still get some kills. You can learn alot of ACM in these planes and have some fun along the way. If you want to take the harder road and sometimes less traveled and have abit of patience then grab a p51, 109, 190. These will have you spending more time keeping your "E" and teaching you not to just dive in, yank the stick and go in circles unti someone wins, because most the time you won't win this fight. I think you can learn alot of finesse in the energy fighters. IMO a person that can learn in an E fighter can play in a turn and burn fighter fairly easily. The opposite is not always true. P47, F4U, and some others are quite unforgiving to a new pilot and I really would suggest something else besides these planes.
If you are intersted in bombing and flying the big planes then all of the above doesn't really apply. I used to know guys in here that spent 90% of there time flying B-17s and loving every minute of it. If you saw thier scoring you would see maybe an hour a month total in a fighter and then they didn't score very many kills vs deaths. This is fine as this game offers choices to everyone
I would say that if you decide to give the E fighters a whirl to start don't be afraid if you are getting frustrated to jump in a turner just go whack someone and then come back.
Don't be afraid to contact the training corp and set up some time learning the Aircraft and the basics. These guys/gals are damn good at what they do and can help you out alot!
Welcome to a wonderful game than can pose huge addiction problems and become an intergral part of your life
S!
Rocket
P.s. If you hadn't noticed you probably asked the hardest question you can ask around here. Everyone has their own choices and opinions. Read through, absorb everything you can and you will be able to make well informed decisions at the minimum
