I did an article on the view system here:
http://lephturn.webhop.net/views.htm However, I suspect you have most of that covered. Like the others, I adjust each view for the best field of vision. Once you have your views set, practice looping and rolling around the drones offline and tracking them. That will help.
As for energy management, it's good advice to fly a plane that REQUIRES good e management if you want to get better at it. The Jug is certainly a good choice. Your other option is to fly a plane that accelerates very well and can pull your bellybutton out of the fire when you burn too much E. For this, the N1k2 certainly fits the bill.
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