The point is, even if the enemy is closing in on you from above, behind, whatever, by turning into the attack and meeting them with an aggressive manner, you may force them to break away, you may give them pause and any minute hesitation only gives you greater ground. It is mental as well as tactical.
If you do nothing you gain nothing. By pushing the fight to the enemy fighters, by actively engaging them, you create your own advantages.
"Fortune favors the bold" or "He helps those who help themselves", whatever you want to call it.
That's the gist of the quote.
One of the most successful tactcs I've used during my "flying" career has been to turn tail to my enemy and lure him into a high speed chase. If I can bring speeds high enough then just as he pulls into guns range I can execute a break turn flirting with blackout. If I've done it correctly he has to pull harder to get a lead shot, pulling fully into blackout himself. From this point I have the advantage. I've dictated the fight to this point. I know where I want to lead him next.
Very few players will cut throttle to ease closure and if they do then I've accomplished another goal in equalizing E states. From there it's all in my timing.
There's a time and place for every tactic. Turning into the enemy 100% of the time is foolish if you can be better served using an alternate approach just as using the tactic above is foolish if turning in serves you better.
