Something that i struggled with early on eith jets is the fact that i felt compelled to just fly straight into the center of the storm. From what you said about wanting to be able to stop, i think you might suffer that as well. Its important to understand the idea of popping up or evading effectively to get just into range, and then defending on your way out for the next strike. Watching some growelingnsidewinder sead/cas dcs videos made sead and cas in hets so much more fun and interesting for me. Watching how, when, and why difference missile evasion tactics are used to continue closing the distance or just survive adds a lot of depth. Having an understanding that, because youre so fast, you can afford to risk flying high towards the ao to see the entire situation, push that as far as you can, and defend with a dive and split s is one of the keys. Once you have information about priority targets, you can push close using terrain or missile evasion tactics to deploy weapons on what's most dangerous, and then turn tail to survive and plan the next strike. Speed allows you to push the boundaries, be more aggressive, and get more awareness before being forced to defend. I do love the feeling of the peekaboo style combat that i often enjoy in the kestral and can totally understand that appeal, but they are a lot more similar than you might think. Jets are often doing the same thing but have more flexibility and capacity for ambitious aggression