This still going?
So people fly the spit xvi, and others get killed by em - newbies need something they can get kills in, its quite simple - this game has a steep learning curve, if you kill the newbies in a ride they cant get kills in, it'll drive them away from the game and we all lose.
Who cares what plane they fly, it gives you someone to fight. If you get caught out by them, try again, get with a trainer to learn more acm etc etc etc.
As for vets in the 16 - meh, really cant see a problem - any plane can be beat.
Wurzel