but wow what an ack hugger
This is the exact reason that I no longer fly anywhere near enemy bases anymore. If people wanna fight me they're going to have to come halfway to my base and meet me in the middle

You're getting pretty good there magic! One thing I could suggest working on a little is being more "eyes outside of the cockpit". Off the merge you kept looking forward to set up your maneuver. You should try and get in the habit of flying the plane without ever taking your eyes off your opponent. Well... I say that but you do eventually want to take your eyes off the target so you can have a quick look around to see if there are any more bad guys coming for you but you get what I mean, right?