Here's what I've learned:
1. Best thing to learn taters is simply practice...offline shooting drones, in the TA with the lead computing sight on, and in the Dueling Arena for furballing.
2. Pick a convergence you like and stick with it.
3. Keep tracers on so you can track the loft of your shells and adjust fire.
4. Get good at throttle control so you can manage your speed, and remember to hit that K key if you lock up in the middle of a dive.
5. Good acceleration and deceleration means you can set up overshoots. Use whatever works: flat scissors, break turns, rolling, climbing...chop throttle, hit flaps and watch them go by, then raise flaps, WEP up and go after them. Check Agent's films to see how it's done.
http://bbs.hitechcreations.com/smf/index.php/topic,261486.0.html6. Deflection shooting is a matter of practice and timing.
7. Don't let your limited amount of ammo keep you from taking the shot. Just remember to fire for only a second at a time.
8. For bomber hunting: get your speed up (preferably by diving) zoom in close and aim for the wing root, then get out as fast as you can and set up again. Don't linger on their six if you can help it.
Hope that helps.