If new guys can't fly the easy planes, then who should? Vets? We're the last ones to need a crutch. On the other hand, I can see where there should be some privilege for being a paying member. The downside is that I'm not sure how it could be implemented within the game.
Last night Spitfires were the bane of my existence. 90% of the planes that popped me last night were Spitfires- IX, V, and Seafire. The other 10% were LA-7s. Then again, I flew the F4U-1 and Ki-61 for most of the night.
Its already too easy to smack down the 2-weekers. Let'em keep their crutches so at least I'll have some good fights and maybe - MAYBE - the new guys won't school like baitfish on base attack missions.