Qualified to be an Ace

Kilowolf, wondered about the criteria for calling yourself an Ace: " The 5 kill ace system doesnt really apply in this game since you can fly 1,000 missions, die every time you take off and still manage 5 a2a kills somewhere inthere. The 5 a2a kills in one mission is definitely harder, specially if you have to add an RTB to that mission but still not THAT rare. How does one qualify as an ACE in this game? And a second question, who would you say is the TOP ACE? When i started playing this game it was Bushman hands down IMO(or at least the only REALLY good fighter i knew off), but i think he stopped playing after the second year or maybe even earlier. Looked at this campaign and saw this guy! (Your sick dude! you are either a huge cheater or were born in the wrong time period)
Maj Quintisv - DE Air Force Sorites146 - Kills277 - Deaths7 K/D39.57 RTB122 -TOM4,349
Is there someone who is always #1 on the list like Quintisv is this campaign? Just want to know who to gun for."

Cornered Rat Doc give his 5 cents: " I would define it as 5 fighter kills in a single hop (no rearm) and RTB alive without losing the plane. Being an ace isn't supposed to be incredibly difficult, it's just not supposed to be easy. There were tons of pilots who got 5 kills in their wartime careers. I think this definition (in game terms) represents about the same level of difficulty, and retains the easily recognized 5 kills criteria."

Read the thread over at The Hangar.