as much as i see people in favor of a small perk, or even just hate the spit 16 for what ever reason, i also see that many are in favor of it the way it is. however, the people i see likeing it the way it is, are the people who i kill, or kill me in it just about every time we meet; in contrast, the people that oppose it rarely, if ever, fly it, and clearly find it slightly unbalancing in some regards. As Anaxogoras pointed out to Eagle, the spit 16 leaves the F4U, 190D9, and jug in the dust in a CO-e CO-alt engagement. give the F4u, 190, or jug significant alt and E over a spit 16 and they may rope it. i have many times roped spit 16's in my F4U, however its only when i get a dive on them, never when i meet them co-e co-alt. That said, as someone else has said, unperk the 14 and perk the 16 a slight amount. Also, as someone else said, you unperk the Tempest and you will see it in the skies and being used as a dweeb ride just as much as the Spit 16.