What kind of online play is this?

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It would be nice for teams to take off and land to rearm/refuel/repair.
If you don't like instant action dogfighting you should try the more tactical (and better IMO) gametypes: Capture the Airstrip and Strike. Like Lex said, play it on Sim. Limit fuel and ammo. Up the respawn timer.
Just playing a deathmatch variant is missing out, host games and have more control over what happens.