Hi Gecko,
I am quite a noob myself, but you may want to check the following links:
http://forums.ubi.com/showthread.php...SUX!!!!-Forums
http://www.joint-ops.com/php2/index.php
http://www.virtualpilots.fi/feature/.../inpursuit.pdf
AND: Practice, Practice, Practice
or more accurately in my case:
Take off, crash, take off, get shot down, take off, stall and crash and so on...