There is much in the way of formal training that could have helped this game and that never happened. HTC decided we didn't need that level of training. What they have is the training arena and the offline arena. But adding numbers to all sides would benefit everyone, even the baby seals, safety in numbers.
HTC actually wanted an "Aces High Air Combat Training Academy", even asked for it from the AH Training Corps, but HiTech and Skuzzy couldn't find or get any of them to even try attempting to make it happen....
3+ years later (around 2003/2004), the request was brought back to the current forefront and only 3 of us, 1 left to be in a Rock N'Roll Band, so 2 of us trying to get it going along with HTC's blessing, but it never came to pass.... All of the ones who was 100% in and thought it should be, are either gone from the game, retired or.... Well, it's been so long ago now, that it seems like a long forgotten attempt, to even bring it up anymore....
Aces High at least needed "Scheduled Informal Training Sessions" held at set times during the day/week and weekend....the same way AW, WB, FA and some others at the time had.... It was very surprising to see AH to not keep with the traditional way of doing/offering Training, not even counting having a fully functional training academy....
Yes, you can make "Check-Ride tutorials", Training Videos, etc.... But who is available to answer a question at the given moment that new player has one to ask, while doing said Check-Ride or watching said Training Video?