Thanks for the tips.
The good thing is that we are all new to combat so nobody has an experience advantage. We are doing another round june 26th that I have to get ready for. My other tactical dilemma is the fact that I have the slowest plane of the bunch. I'm not sure how much of a disadvantage this is giving me. I'm thinking I need to redesign to a much faster plane. Either by airframe design or just upping the motor size. (we have no rules on plane type/ size) I turn quite sharply and loop reasonably well but vertical performance and all out speed is probably 25% less than the next slowest competitor. After a hard turn I need some airspace to get back to speed. While right now the other guys are constantly overshooting me I'm afraid that with a little more experience they will get dialed into my slow speed and I'll be a sitting duck.
Are my fears correct?