What's the best way to...

[SgtPappy]

... Split-S, high/low-yoyo and otherwise change direction?

It seems that as I attempt to gain angles on the opponent, I see myself having to do multiple high-yoyos just to stay in the turning circle, even if I'm in the same aircraft. Sometimes, when I'm at the top of the high yoyo, my plane seems to freeze and it takes ages to get my nose back down again. I'm not used to something like this in other sims; almost stopping when I'm slow. In those sims, my Spitfire is one of the best planes in maneuvering combat under 200 mph. In this game, my aircraft feels way too sloppy under 200.

It seems that just to pull a very tight vertical turn, I have to enter a controlled stall at the top and simply fall. Sure it works, but the time it takes to get into position makes me vulnerable so I can't always do that.

I've tried to really stay at the corner velocity of my Spitfire, but that velocity seems far to high to reach often. Meanwhile, everyone else is turning faster than myself. I've been using combat flaps a lot and very rarely, even landing flaps just to get that extra lift. Am I using them wrong?

How do I best and quickly execute a high yoyo, or some other fast direction-changing maneuver?