Like playing the old Airfix Dogfighter game that came out a few yrs ago
A child can have loads of fun. Not necessary to have a great understanding of aerodynamics; if the plane has forward momentum, it'll fly.
Some of the missions can be a bit frustrating, but to leverage the frustration, the player can play the simpler missions, gaining powerups and money to buy the stuff he/she needs to beat the game.
Having a Guided Woodstock Missile makes it all worth it
I played the PC version