User blog comment:H2seasprite/Battlefield 3 Jet Tutorial and Tips/@comment-24.131.130.31-20130421203453

Another tip would be using maneuvers, when you are permalocked in the eternal dance, imagine a clock you're going along on a horizonal plane, when each other are at the 2-4 o'clock position and the 8-10 o'clock position, you can change the plane that the clock is on. immediately pull straight up and get the tightest circle possible (watch your speed here as well, you may need to use afterburners)

After completing the maneuver, the enemy jet has either continued turning or has broken off in a different direction.

This maneuver works 4/5 times until you get a very skilled pilot that was able to follow it and they did it as well.

Another would be when there is an enemy jet coming directly at you, go in there direction and barrel roll on the way, at about 400 meters away, afterburners and go straight up, roll and pitch backwards in the direction they broke off (you'll need to have great situational awareness)

This evades most of their fire and gets you into the neutral zone where you bought yourself some time to line up your shot. it is risky and more difficult but once you do it, you're able to knock out most enemies.

those are 2 of many maneuvers i use when ever i feel like flying jets, i used to be a big jet pilot then i started playing in the CEVO 5v5 conquest matches.