The MiG-29 flight model should be much more accurate. The MiG-29 will probably allow you to do well. Another thing to note besides this is, there will be a full-fidelity version of the MiG-29 released, probably in a couple years. If you like the MiG-29, you might want to buy it eventually. If you do, the Flaming Cliffs MiG-29 won't be very useful.
This is a comparison video between Mikoyan MiG-29 vs Sukhoi Su-30 jets, data that is used in this video are publicly available official data. MikoyanThere are presented several results for F-16 vs MiG-29 during close-range dogfight training. One experiment was done in Germany between Luftwaffe MiG-29 and NATO F-16. . There are some claims that in close-range dogfight training MiG-29 had 49:1 wins against F-16, however the real combat experience shows that MiG-29 has many loses (F-16 has a 92:13 kill/loss ratio, with MiG 29 having a 16:28 Although, as explained by Capt. John Carson in the article Gladiators Star in “Red October” appeared in March-April 2001 issue of Naval Aviation News, at the time the aircraft was the yardstick against which U.S. pilots measured themselves, many American pilots had never seen a MiG-29, much less fought against one. 830q.