A good observation Captaindoggles.
I hope we can keep this discussion focused and open minded, and not devolve into Red/Blue fanboy-ism. I realize it's hard when discussing polarizing subjects like the Spitfire, and as we progress the Lavochkins, Japanese aircraft of all sorts, and of course the all time target of haters and fanboys alike, the P51.
As I said earlier, get the FMs as close as possible and let the chips fall where they may. Learn to "fly" the aircraft you like well and you will be successful. If you get shot down, and we all do, learn from it. Usually it's not because the other plane is "uber", it's because the other pilot had the advantage and more importantly, knew how to exploit that advantage.
As to our current plane set, in real life both the Spit and 109 had advantages and dis-advantages when compared to one another, yet they were a fairly close match when flown by competent pilots.
And so you know, I really have no horse in this race. I tend to fly the underdog airframes most of the time, as I am bored to tears with the same old Spits-109s-190s-P51s-P47s West Front plane sets. I'm most happy when in Curtiss Hawks, Hurricanes, MC 200s, Buffalos, Ki-43s, F4Fs, etc...
