He could have learned in prior games though. Warbirds in particular would translate across.
Very much true, I never have had less than 1:1 K/D in AH.
Many things where different from Warbirds though, gunnery in AH made you an ace in a day compared to Warbirds.
In Warbirds you really needed to close to ensure a kill, and HO's where less efficient due to same reason.
Cartoon pilots in Warbirds where older, and you saw less #"¤%"¤%/&(!"!!=@ on equivalent ch 200.
Having said that its some years ago and things may have changed over there.