You are not punished as long as you do not run into planes on your front end.
Need to restate this as:
"You are not punished as long as there is no collision with your plane on your front end."
I think the issue the OP has in this particular film is he, and others who complain about the collision model, is trying to place blame for the collision and the individual "at fault" should be punished.
All the complaints seem to be, "I was flying along, minding my own business. Someone made multiple passes on me while I did nothing, and I "collided" and he flew away undamaged.
There is no "blame". It's like getting hit by raindrops.
It's like complaining about getting rear ended in your car because you "were just sitting there"... in the middle of the highway.
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