First Pilot: Wolf Jager, complete the German training course quite successfully (although i did have an engine failure on one of the flights which nearly cost me my life). Finally finish the training, get sent to the front, stuck in a Fokker EIII. "Why can't this thing turn?" Manage to keep formation well enough, until we get to our destination over the front lines and some punk in a Nieuport 11 comes and shoots me down. Welp that didn't take long.
Second Pilot: This time I join the french, think I'd rather be flying the Nieuport 11 against the Fokkers... nope. I survive my mission, but the Bebe scares me, it always sounds like it's about to come apart.
Third Pilot: Fiiine I'll try the Sopwith Pup. Flies like a dream, easily stay in formation, we're happily patrolling the front at 6500 ft when suddenly my wingmen start flying funny, I check behind me WHAT THE HECK IS THAT BRIGHT RED D III DOING THERE!!!? I head for the deck. Apparently I'm not very interesting because nobody follows me.
I'm enjoying this game a lot. Third pilot is still alive, has about 5 hrs of flying time and on a later mission i was able to damage another D III pretty badly but no confirmed victories yet. I'm really enjoying this, very glad i took the plunge.