I think the AI should be limited to your Experience Points.
If you have 25, then he should be able to "buy" a 20 or 25 Points Skill, but not both.
If he buys the 20, then, possibly, he could buy 5 points of Extra Cards.
Very weird stuff.
After the next Dogfight, he got his Corsair at 313, which now agrees with his Leader Board,
My next pilot got his Corsair at 299, which agrees with the Leader Board too.
So far, it only happened when at 289 when the Leader Board showed 308, hehe.
Corsairs require 290 Experience.
My pilot has 308, on the Leader Board, versus all Opponents.
But, only 284 versus Dogfights.
When I start a fight with him, he shows 289, and is equipped with the Warhawk.
What's happening here ?
You only gain points for OK Bombers and lose points for Shot Down Bombers right?
Just had two 12 Points Bombers survive Undamaged, with sould have given me 24 Points ?
Yet my Leader got 29 Experience and my Wingman 23, what am I missing here?
Sorry, didn't read your answer carefully enough, as usual!
Glad I asked this though, been wondering why I didn't get a change to play a +3 against Wingmen, after 2 Maneuvers, hehe.