Violator you've been one to always voice helpful info on posts like these. I go back and reference lot's you've linked to me and shown. Yet I don't think I've had the chance to fly with you, minus a few mess arounds back in the day when you hung out with Top Gun, The Damned, and 242nd Sloppy Terminators .I was just starting out then. Just Wendesday after a session with Sik1 I realized there was a basic fundamental I had been missing called "Lift Vector" LOL apparently it's a key fundamental as I picked it up pretty quick and it instantly changed my playability. Feel like a new pilot. I knew you mentioned weekends so I'll deff be looking out for you this weekend. I am a little curious about "vertical acms" and if that's something I already know and don't know I know. I like to think 9/10 my fight is in the vert (109's) and I'm pretty familiar with hammerheads, stalls, fake stalls, the occasional tailslide, and even hitting that "E" button when rolling right. The problem i was having was getting sucked into a knife fight then getting bnz'd but with this new found "lift vector" That changed a lot for me LOL.
I seem to remember JOACH1M and Anarchy teaching me the most about vertical fighting, as I seem to remember him doing it very well but it was so long ago.
Fortunately I'm still young and rather new to flying (maybe having 2 years total flying time) I've been around for years but never was serious about flying till about 2018.
Where I'd like to be is not having to use so much energy in fights but still setup good snapshots. I hate to speak of the devil around here but Skyyr was the best at this it seemed, as far as loading a roll and getting 2-3 kills out of the setup. I know you're very good at it too but I flew with him a lot more.
It'd be nice knowing exactly when I'm about to be able to setup a shot and not have to burn stupid amounts of E to get flaps out and get picked. *cough* 30mms.
In short thanks for always voicing out and helping with tips / articles. I still reference a lot you've taught me, it's very helpful to have helpful people around. And to all who have shown me / flown with me. Thanks! 
Thanks Blinky! I am not too good at actual flight terminology. You will have to bear with me. The way I write about air combat is the way I perceive it when thinking about flying. I always like to share Aces High knowledge about planes to help players become better at the game so they can have more fun and learn how to fight better.
If you want to learn how to E fight better while also being in a plane that can generally maneuver well. Id definitely recommend the P38. Its great for E retention and learning how to be a better E fighter. It can also duel quite better than you might think against most planes. It cannot out maneuver a really good 109 stick, but they nearly almost manuever identically as good and have similar characteristics. The 109 has a slight advantage with equally skilled pilots in a 1v1. The p38 is great for learning E because it prevents you from making quick rolls and decisions that burn E quickly, where you'd do it in a 109. The P38 holds E much better than a 109 and if the p38 has alt on the 109, it's generally game over unless the 109 pilot is very skilled in defense. After flying a p38 for a month, your E skills will greatly improve, plus it will make you feel like you can maneuver much easier when you go back to the 109.
The only thing I'd recommend with a p38 is that you don't use it for base defense unless you come from a back base. Id generally get about 12-15K in the MA to be the most successful.
