Sorry to burst your bubbles, but stogey could whip the crap out of anyone any day. He could be flying one handed, wife barking at him, dog yelling to get off the puter while he is kicking the cat across the room.
All that aside, im not up on the new blood but back when I was in the dueling circuit my money on top three would be drex levi and nath.
I recall fighting drex in the combat theater, he was in a yak T i believe dont remember what i was in. Hell i even had a wingy at that time and neither of us could get a shot off. we would get close, then he would throw some pixie dust out and next thing ya know hes behind ya.
Also as some have mentioned, its not just his insane flying skills but his really humble attitude. you could be sitting off the runway in a tank playing whack a mole as he spawns and he would still throw ya a salute.
ive never dueled drex or levi, i have fought the guys in the MA though. levi could do things in his spit that would defy logic. ive also had the pleasure of riding jumpseat with lev a few times watching in amazement as he dispatched five or six cons at a time.
last but not least there is nath. I had the honor of dueling him for several hours one day, in what i considered my best dueling plane (spit 5) and had very long intense fights leaving me in the tower every time. i posted the films of these duels a long time ago, and if memory serves he was back from a break shaking rust off.
And when levi and nath would get together for 2v2s you couldnt help but feel like you just got back stage passes for your favorite band while watching these guys.
to be honest im not sure if we will ever see guys of this caliber flying again. im not sure what drex or nath are up to these days, but last i heard levi is still playing fairies in warcraft.
i really feel honored to have been able to play with and mostly against these guys.
regards,
kjetil
