If I go TnB i usually take a K4 up. If my base is getting hammer by vulcher, I'd take a spit-16, LA7 or IL2 up. Spit-16 is like easy mode. You can do 1 vs 3 pretty okay w/ a spit16 if the enemies are average pilots. I get 8-10 kills in spit16 per flight pretty easy since it just so uber and way faster then if I was flying D-9. It just offer so much more options then D-9. Start it out BnZ it if you got a lot of E and the fight is low, then just take it down and tnb it. It's like a F4U-4 that can turn better, climb better, chase runners. Basically it's OMFG ubah.
I hate flying it though, It's such a fun plane to fly but it has its stigma. Though to be a good spit-16 pilot you just gotta be good like the rest of em. Since you usually get gang bang, and only have 240 cannon rounds.