If we were talking face to face, I would have stopped you right there and pointed out that it's a game. 
I stand by timid though. It is a very timid way to play the game when you don't engage unless you are 5k+ above your target, then return to that advantage after every pass. Little risk involved. But whatever, to each his own. I just find it incredibly boring.
Well what fun is it to try and turnfight in a P51 or a Dora-9 against a spixteen or a 109F4, or anything else?
You might get away with it a few times, but the vast majority of the time "taking risks" is usually just plain suicide vs a competant turn n' burn stick.
I dunno, it seems kinda foolhardy to me to just jump out and say the fighting style that suits these planes as being "timid".
Working an energy fight, even rudimentary boom and zoom, has it's risks. One misjudgement on a spit16 can have your precious aluminum angel being menaced at the top of a zoom.
That being said however, I agree that those who make one pass then run 3 sectors to ack are more then a bit "timid" as you say.
What about the energy fighter who hangs above you, forcing you to deplete your E, giving him an easy shot? That's not timid, that's just flying smart.
Lot of murky water here, and I'd hate to see half the fighters in the stable become hangar queens simply because some people thing their flying style is "teh lame".
