Want you fly one in combat? Join the very unfriendly skies of Warbirds III. Remember to pack your parachute. The average participant is 40+ and people take it VERY serious. Many active pilots, probably in excess of 30% or more. Get your wings, come on up, and I will kill you.
I used to fly Jaleco's Fighter Ace..it was so cheap back then, 9.95 a month..unlimited..and up to 100+ pilots in one arena...flying against human opponents and with wingmates is such a rush...
I kind of miss it..the Spit XIV was my favorite. I wonder what's going on with that game now. I know they expanded to Japanese subscribers, so you can actually fly against real Japanese squads..and they are usually pretty good.
I think I have a few screenies still.. VROOOOM ***RATATATAT***
The Yak-9 was one slippery squirrel of a plane...one I could never get comfortable with..but all the hotshots seemed to like it..
The cool thing with an MMPO like this is being able to jump right into a big battle in a matter of seconds and then land...and make a sandwich..very convenient..and cheatproof too..very tightly monitored by the game mods.