Quote Originally Posted by ess View Post
I start out by exploiting my altitude and doing diving attacks on the I-16 then climbing up. But after a couple of fruitless attempts, I eventually find myself hugging the ground fighting for dear life. Those I-16s seem to be powered by alien technology....I swear I've seen them float upwards as if they were Harriers. :D
I got creamed by the I-16 as well until I kept my altitude above 20,000 ft or 7000 m where the performance of the I-16 dropped off. Not sure if it's a pilot liability or the aircraft since it also has a supercharger but is open cockpit.

Anyway, the hard part is reaching high altitude. If you can survive long enough to get up high, then you have a chance.

The only other option is to hit the I-16 while it's targeting someone else.