It's important to have a "smart" (logical and easy) profile. If profile (joystick controls) is complicated, it's very difficult to be effective on the BF. One must understand what he really needs to have on the stick and what can be done by pressing the key on the keyboard. Essentials like weapons controls, autopilot, air brake, trimmer etc. those must be logical, quick and easy to access. It comes with the time, when one understands that certain controls are used more often than the others and sort of "feels" where it would be most confortable possition to assign it. Good profile makes flying so much easyier and more enjoyable. Another important element is payload management. Most common mistake with Su25T "pilots" is to take as much as possible, sort of "just in case" payloads. That is wrong. Think how many times you landed (or got shot down in that matter) with exessive amunition, or fuel. It's like in F1, strategy is a must. Essentials only. Depending on the mission objectives you load only what you need to accomplish the mission. Only necessary fuel. (+ a little extra) Always remember, the lighter you are the better plane controls, the better controls, the easyier to fly, easyier to fly, more time to look around for the enemys and so on.