Funny, I used to fly the la7 a LOT.
It was a rare day when I needed to go above 10k. In fact I used to love showing up well below the other guys, pick one out & turn the tables on him.
But eventually the screaming & dweeb calling finally pushed me out of this sweet little bird.
So now I'm flying the Yak9T and getting those wonderful 1 shot kills at 600 that leave them in the tower shaking their head.
Is just as much fun as the la7 was.
Ohh btw, I keep that at 8k max mostly also. Although I will go up to 12 to kill a bomber formation.
Good pilots willing to mix it up don't need alt advantage.