Yeah eagler I'm going to up a k4 or p51 when I enter the bottom of a fight against an entire country with little to no help. I can't explain to you why a mob of 30 guys sitting 15 to 20k over a field though feel the need to roll tempest and such.If it's fun for you to put yourself at an even bigger disadvantage.. to each their own.
The P-38 makes up the majority of the kills in my AH career, yet I was chastised for learning how to fly the 152 and D9 to fight the mobs... It used to be fun to start with a disadvantage like that, but all too often it seemed like it turned into 1v10. I had to completely change my flying style to accommodate the rest of the arena just to have fun (and it wasn't fun for the record).