It was the lure of the La-7 (plus the vapid idiocy of the WB WW2 arena) that led me to try Aces High for real. I've wanted the La-7 for a decade - having spent countless years in Air Warrior fighting uber-Spits with no real counter. The La-7 could spank the Spit with ease. Plus, I'm half-Russian.
The La-7 is simply a fun, fun ride. For low to medium altitude work, not too far from base, it's the best tool for the job. But it's also fine for scrambling to snag 25K Lanc's and B17's ... 3 20mm are 3 20mm, afterall.
The D9 is what I like for everything else (being an old Fw driver anyway). Fast, strong, respectable firepower, good ammo load, drop tank available for long patrols. This is the first D9 FM I've driven that *feels* like what I imagined a D9 should feel like. No idea if its right or wrong, but it feels right.
P51B is nice ... I always like to see early war planes in the mix for scenario use. Early-war events tend to turn work out better for some reason - maybe since the planes all have limitations people have to work together better to be effective.
Ain't bothered with the perk planes yet since I only been here a week. I have the plane I always wanted, so I'm happy. Now if we can just get a Sturmovik ... I'd really be happy.
-DoK