Just left Monday Night Madness in the AvA. That's where it's at!
One of the many pleasant features of MNM is that the close-quarters combat soon eliminates most of the late-war planes. Flying in and out of the tall buildings works great for an early- or mid-war plane, but not so much for a 51D or an La5. You are treated to real twisty-turney, 200-yard shooting, white-knuckle fights, which, so far as I can see, can't be found generally anywhere else.
AND, to top it off, it's a pleasant environment. Everyone speaks on a common channel. Everyone is friendly, laughing after he gets shot, congratulating the guy who got him. No "WTG DUDE!" if someone lands kills (which I'm not certain I even saw). Virtually no face-shooting, and then mainly by accident or instinct.
Good fights, good sportsmanship, good camaraderie. What's not to like?
- oldman