The first thing that you've got to keep in mind is your airplane's flight path. Remember that straight line and try to stay away from that as far as possible. The nearer you are to the plane's path, the more likely you are to cross paths with another player and your chance of surviving the game decreases.
I think same is the case in the games like fall out. Avoiding them is a bit harder. And some of the time we have to confront. That seems to be a way for many people to understand how that works out. I guess for each one of them are better that way.