sure ... i have chosen the 190-D9 as my only ride:)
(we jabostaffel are am LW only squad)
i currently (this tour) carry 202 kills and 122 deaths in it.
i'd attribute at least 20 of those deaths to being vulched, another 10 to augering or bailing to get to another base quickly to help a squadie, and finally another 5 to the 5 disco's i have in fighters.
that being said, i feel as quite a accomplished dora pilot
my advise on flying it would be to have the best sit. awareness that you possibly can. above 5k you can dive out from anything that tries to b&z you. yes la7 and a few others have a higher OTD speed... but you will be able to out roll and manuever as long as you stay above 400. the E retention is truly the best of all planes i believe. as long as you are patient you should have no problem racking up the kills.
things to remember...
never never never go down into a gaggle of spits and zekes turning on the deck no matter how tempting it looks.
the cannon rounds drop off quite a bit past 600.
if you are co-alt with any other (non dora) high E fighters you are in an advantage as long as you are more paitent than the other pilot.
study the flight charts on help pages and learn the alt/speed differences between you and other planes. see where the speed advantage goes to the others and stay higher than that.
last ... definitely read the other post urchin. he has alot of excellent points.
<> and good luck!
ps. GREAT to have another dedicated LW pilot out there 