User blog comment:H2seasprite/Battlefield 3 Jet Tutorial and Tips/@comment-1990578-20111120202920

I fly just fine with M&K, but I'd like to try with a joystick. The specs I use are the All-Seeing Eye, trolling launchers, and tank nukes.

Works very well against mostly everything as I use the gun for dogfights and the tank nukes take care of pesky triple-A and armor, which all can be found by the All-Seeing Eye. I just have to be careful on my runs to have trolling launchers set to maximum overtroll before making a run, otherwise I'll be in something really tricky. The tank nuke mode also allows ground spotting to be easier as its at a 30 degree angle or so to the flight plane.

Every time I go up though, I'm rarely shot down. The only times I usually die are from those magnetic light posts on Op Firestorm and Kharg. Or ramming by noobs.

And for some of your tips, although they may be good, some could use some fixins' (maybe for PC only though...)
 * I personally never use 3rd person. Too risky to go out of control with M&K. Plus I can usually find people with looking around in the cockpit, or with the All-Seeing Eye.
 * If you're being chased, reduce speed and turn as tight as possible. Keeping the speed around 275-300 kph should be good; any lower causes a stall and increased turning radius. But NEVER stop turning in the same direction until you are behind that pilot to gun them down. Switching directions allows them to pull behind you easier.