Another thing I must point out: If everyone posting to this thread worshiped top-end speed to the extent they preach, then they would be flying La7s, D9s, K4s, P-51Ds, or P-47Ns 90% of the time, and they would consider them the best 5 planes in the game. But, apparently things *other* than top level speed DO hold some importance, judging by plane distribution in the MA, and if I had started a post claiming these 5 were the "best" of the non-perk rides, I can only imagine the numbers of responses I would have gotten telling me I was wrong.