mixed bag,
its usually the pilots i have never heard of that fight, most of the 'top pilots' don't fight because I suppose they don't really see the MA as a place to fight, but to farm. There are exceptions, but they remain exceptions.
Its smart flying for sure, to keep alt, speed, and an escape - and to use all this. But it really does not take a lot of game sense to stay alive and fly defensively. And this is probably what I dislike most about the 51 and Dora. . . that they can almost be expected to dive and run. But for me, it is when you are twisting and turning and stalling that some real skill shows - and I respect pilots that do that and the shame is that there are some pilots who I know can do that, but choose not to. With that in mind -
Ink in his 84 is a sight to see
Broady in his G6 is impressive
Irish in his A5 is always a loopy experience
Midway in his spit 8 is a lot of fun and a good fight
You can spot Greebo in his F6F from the first merge
Hammer in the F4U is a good fight to the deck
there are others, Krup and perd in their 109s, sukov in his 152, twintail in the 38. . . all difficult to fight, but for the most part, they honor a fight if you can survive the first 30 seconds.
