I could quote myself from a previous thread, in wich another n00b tried to insult me, but, hey, in general I'm a nice guy, sooo, I'd suggest the following: Ven, you seem a decent person yourself, what you need to do is the following. Oh, by the way, I HAVE read the manual. Join a few servers on hyperlobby and use the different tactics allready mentioned in various threads on this forum (search button) and see what fits you best. If your not keen on flying online right now just do some offline tests using the external view to see what a missile does in various circumstances. It's all about practise and using common sense.
I hope I have addressed your question accordingly this time.
Paulie
p.s. If you want to practice online in a 1v1, I would be more than happy to help out, just P.M. me.