La 7 is a fun ride.........as is the La5FN.
You just die more in the La5FN.
In my time zone the cautious (does that mean timid?) pilots are (generalising) FW pilots who stay fast and (generally) high. It seems to the ac of choice for an ultra high speed vulch of a runway (presumably the Dora....flown in this style the "borer") and "extending" back up to 15K before repeating.
The La7 is perfect for despatching these guys mid zoom.....
La7 v La7 (or any Lavochkin v any Lavochkin ) is a good fight bringing into play all elements of acm.
It runs well away too..........
But if you out manouvre some guy to the point he has to run away then you have won.........
If he comes back you can win again........... or at least enjoy trying.
It seems that the La7's ability to shake its tail annoys some folk who seem to assume therefore that every (and therefore only) La7 pilots run.
I note however that many also complaign that la7's "chase them down" to let other ac finish the job. Clearly those ac chased down by la7's were also "running"...........or have we ventured into some sophisticated definition of the term that is only applied to certain ac?