That's a good way to do play, learning the whole thing well enough before getting serious with it (if that's what you want, that is).
You don't actually have to use all the parts of Airpower, i.e the ones that make your less efficient and the planes tougher. I just used the Land and Sea files to cut down the number of planes. It's still tough enough even with those applied. Watch out if you ever get to the coast of South America/ Caribbean. Planes galore and they do mean business
