(1) You can get killed doing a head-on attack. You have just as good a chance getting hit by a bullet from the front as from the back AND if you collide with the enemy plane you can lose your wings, your engine, or your whole plane.
(2) The 109Fs lethality isn't as good as it was in RR and FR.
(3) the F4U-1D isn't as fast as it was in AW Pac.
(4) The P-38 won't leave you stalled and inverted quite as bad as it did in AW2 and AW3. You also can't pop flaps like you could in AW.
(5) Bombs drift in Aces High.
(6) The 190 won't spin like a Frisbee in Aces High, but it will spin at any speed if you pull too much.
(7) The Ostwind isn't the same as a flakpanzer. It has a slower rate of fire, but a single hit is enough to bring down most fighters.
(8) A panzer isn't the same as the T-34 was in AW. Be certain you're firing the right type of shell for the target you intend to destroy.
(9) You can fly and gun a bomber by yourself by simply changing positions.
(10) In AH, the radar only gives you a dot. It won't give you an indication of plane type like AW did.
(11) Ships move in Aces High.
(12) The Corsair will corkscrew on landing if you don't manage the rudder properly.
(13) The P-38's dive brake won't slow you down, but it will maintain your current speed assuming you've throttled down and aren't carrying a full load of fuel.
(14) You can change your view out of the cockpit by adjusting your head left, right, up, or down to see around obstructions.
(15) Its possible for your entire country to be overrun and for you to lose all of your bases. There's a saying in Aces High: "All Your Bases Are Belong To Us."
(16) The N1K1 isn't here. Instead, you can choose the N1K2. The AH Nik isn't as fast as the AW Nik.
(17) Fuel bunkers aren't as strategically valuable as they were in AW. A plane can refuel back to the same state it was prior to the fuel depot being bombed.
(18) You can control the duration of your gun burst.
(19) Fighter planes don't have dive bomb sites in Aces High. You have to calibrate level bomber sites or your bombs will miss.
(20) You have to add engine power to get out of a stall.