I fly the Niki alot now adays. The reason is this.... I've been down the "uber ride" road. Myself and others flew rides that had quite a few issues way back and had a hardcore hate for Nik's,spits and la7's. Why..well the Niki sometime back (2000 or 2001, cant rem) was a UFO. I flew the 38,47 and f6 abit. Then the 109F alot. None of these where much loved beyond us die hards back then.
I thought it made me better.... all it did was drive me nuts.
Now after quiting and returning over and over for various reasons I'm flying what suits my style ie the Niki for now. Why?Its stable, turns pretty well, lots of ammo as I cant shoot and isnt any more "uber" than many other rides seen in the MA. I will admit the use of the HO w/it is abit annoying but typicaly if a good stick avoid that then the Ho Ho is toast.
I'll keep upping it when I feel like it, and prob get shot down over and over but its cool. Pac Man, AH, AH2..... they're just games designed for entertainment and thats what entertains me at this juncture in my AH2 life.