Nate, Joachim is just funny with his Lanc comment. My observations, brilliantly worth free advice. The Hurri is great, typically used for 'down and dirty' base defense. The ubber birds have speed to get in and out of a fight, so the 190D, P-51D, 109K4, Yak, etc. Those that like to turn and burn use fighters that also have high end speed to reset a fight that is going badly. Spit16s and Ki-84s come to mind. The Spit8 seems to get a lot of use by the Spit-dweebs, it has wing-fuel tanks, thus giving it great dive speed, better zoom to altitude, yet turns like any Spit does.
If you bring a Hurri to most fights you will tend to end up dead. Just my observation. It's somewhat like a Sioux Indian warrior, going into the enemies camp, tied a leather chord around their ankle then pounding a stake into the ground so he can't escape: Very dangerous, only a matter of time before they kill you.
Best of luck and looking forward to seeing another stick in the air.
Boo
PS Next questions you should ask is around squads. Save that one for later though, like arguing who has the best soccer/football team. Oy Vey!!