As always, team tactics works best so a wingman backing you up is a great thing to have. A the opportune moment you roll inverted and dive away steeply. Spit S - A simple one in the bag of tricks that works well on aircraft with high roll rates. The idea is to fly tighter and go slower without loosing control so that he shoots out in front of you and you are now potentially in the attacking position. Rolling Scissors - Putting your plane into a barrel roll and slowing it down so that the attacking aircraft is now sucked into your roll is another way of defending from an attack. Timing is key as this is a deception to evade an attack rather than a solution in itself. Its a good quick move when your opponent sees you rolling into a defensive turn and your motion takes you in the opposite direction. Normally the lift vector is now pointed towards the horizon in the direction of the top of your aircraft, however, this is where you push forward on the stick and go in the opposite direction that your plane would normally do. Negative Knife Edge - Basically you roll 90 degrees until one wing is facing the sky and the other the ground. Some of the key types of moves that I tend to employ:

Wikipedia is actually a decent starting place: Being on the defense at range is a manageable situation but most don't recognize that they are in this situation until they are what is really a 'guns defense' type situation where the enemy is behind them and in a firing position. The more time spent in a potentially offensive position the better. The US Pacific Command stressed that the US, as a 'Pacific nation and a Pacific leaderвЂ¦ has a national interest in maintaining security and prosperity, the peaceful resolution of disputes, unimpeded lawful commerce, and adherence to freedom of navigation and overflight throughout the shared domains of the Indo-Asia Pacific.'Д«eijing has repeatedly criticized US military presence in the region and suspects the military drills are part of efforts to contain China.My suggestion is to get to know air combat manoeuvring (ACM) better so that you are more proficient both defensively and offensively.

The message of the US exercise was unmistakable, and the timing was deliberate, an American official familiar with the planning of the operation told the New York Times on condition of anonymity.Д¬hina claims nearly all of the South China Sea, including waters close to the Philippine coasts, based on what has come to be known as the 'nine-dash line' defined by ancient maps. The decision is largely expected to favor the Philippines, which filed the case in 2013, and could have wide-ranging implications for China's claims in one of the world's most contested strategic waterways. The apparent show of force comes as the UN arbitral tribunal in The Hague is expected to soon issue its verdict on a territorial dispute between China and the Philippines in the South China Sea. 'While at sea, the strike groups conducted air defense drills, sea surveillance, replenishments at sea, defensive air combat training, long range strikes, coordinated maneuvers and other exercises,' it added. 'The ships and aircraft assigned to both strike groups began coordinated operations in international waters demonstrating the United States' unique capability to operate multiple carrier strike groups in close proximity,' the statement said. The training drill also involved 12,000 sailors, 140 aircraft and six smaller warships. Stennis, and their accompanying warships conducted air defense and sea surveillance operations in the Philippine Sea on Saturday, the US Pacific Command said in a statement. The Nimitz-class supercarriers, USS Ronald Reagan and USS John C. The US Navy has deployed two aircraft carriers in the western Pacific Ocean as tensions mount before an international court's ruling on China's maritime claims in the South China Sea.

Defensive air combat maneuvers