I think you'll find the F4F a reasonable plane to learn to fight with. There are many better-performing aircraft, but they are often a bit of a handful for beginners. The narrow landing gear makes the F4F a bit tempramental to land, but otherwise it is a good compromise between stability and manouvreability. You could also try some of the Japanese fighters - most of them handle fairly well.
Once you have got the hand of the Wildcat, try the F4U Corsairs - faster, better armed, but a bit of a handful - don't try turning dogfights with Zeros though, it can't be done!
I'm not sure which planes are included with Pacific Fighters. If there are P-38s try them out - contrarotating props make the handling much nicer. If you are really struggling with takeoffs and landings, try a Hurricane - nice and stable, with a good view forwards.
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