I will have to believe you, since I will not play onlie with a controller... I can barely play offline with the controls in the game.
I would of guessed that online in arcade mode would be like in single player... where 1 bullet from my cannon instantly blows up a heavy bomber...
maybe I should just go into online arcade mode and see how it plays... but id rather not cause then someone would be like LaRock O no LIe sucks at flying yadda yadda... and my only defense would be that I have man thumbs that can't do precise movements due to physical limitations of my brain and how I can't controll a plane using my left hand's thumb.