A question for the flight sim vets.

[Dr. Laplace]

Well, first of all: the difference between a Bf109 and a ME109 is NONE.

The "Official" name of the 109 is "Bayerische Flugzeugwerke 109" hence the BF.

The main things to understand in aerial combat are BFM and the type of fighter you are in or against.

BFM= Basic Fighter Maneuvering, which comprehends positional geometry, offensive and defensive BFM. That's another topic.

The fighters are divided between "energy" fighters and "angles" fighters. As an example, a Bf109-E is an Energy fighter and a Spitfire MkII is an Angles fighter.

Roughly, a list would look like this:

Allies:

P51D and B: Energy fighters
P47: Energy
Spitfires: Angles
Russian aircraft: is my understanding that most are angles fighters.

Axis:
BF109s: Energy, however the "Gustav" variant (BF109 G) is a great angles fighter too.
FW190: Mix of both.
BF110: Energy.
ME262: Energy.

With this in mind you apply zoom and boom or turning fights theory to each possible scenario. However, this may not do much for you because a good fighter can be flying a brick with wings and STILL shoot you down.