What kind of online play is this?

[King Jareth]

I'd love to be able to fly into combats (preferabley taking off but just starting a bit further from the action would be good) or atleast pick my starting altitude.
From the point of view of playing Sim mode (which is all I want) I think you need to start that bit further away so you can get ready for the dogfight without instantly have 2 people on your tail.
Plus it'd give people time to set up into pairs and organise for team games.