Matt, get as much time as you can on the sticks with your Dog Fighter and plan on taking it to Scott's meet. The first rule of combat flying is practice with what you have, know what it will do and make it go exactly where you want it to go. You may be outclassed equipment-wise but if you can fly what you brung you'll get some cuts and you'll have a ball.

There is no other way to learn about combat but to show up and fly and then compare your stuff with everyone elses stuff and go from there. I flew at Scott's meet last summer and they are a great bunch of guys. The cool thing about combat is that all the pilots a really willing to help you out. We all want as many streamers in the air as possible and everybody bends over backwards to help the new guys. We want your streamer [>:]

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