The actual flying of the combat is simple... do a lot of loops and rolls and quick turns trying to orient your plane to have your prop intersect with the streamer behind someone else's plane. If you aim for the plane... you'll hit the plane. Aim 10 ft behind the other guy.

WATCH YOUR OWN PLANE! Its better to keep trak of where you are and learn how to see the others at th same time, than to EVER take your center of vison from your plane. You WILL learn to keep track of several planes at once... but it takes some time. Don't worry about it... your "spotter" is supposed to advise you which way to go to try to help you get more "cuts." (and which way to go to avoid having your streamer cut...) You just fly your plane and have fun.

Poor flying skills makes you more unpredictable for the other combatants... This HELPS you to retain your streamer. Do what it takes to avoid putting your plane in the ground and you'll do fine. It doesn't matter if you win... you are there to have FUN!

combat can be very enjoyable if you don't go overboard taking the compeition seriously. The flying is the fun part.

Take the safety rules seriously. (hard hat, weight/displacement limits and flying out the proper distance from the safety line) No one has a good day when someone gets injured.