Though Staraptor gets reckless, it still has to watch out for Hihidaruma, who is pretty much THE suicide attacker of this metagame (Sports high base HP, 140 base attack, 95 base speed, STAB Encourage Flare Blitz, and is not afraid of Skarmory or Nattorei).
Still, Flying is an interesting attack type. Not amazing, but most teams don't plan their defensive typings in worry of flying type attacks (4x Flying Weak hardly ever scared Heracross), since Steel usually takes care of it anyway.
Staraptor will probably want to stick to a life orb anyway, since Close Combat really helps deal with steel types.
Still, Flying is an interesting attack type. Not amazing, but most teams don't plan their defensive typings in worry of flying type attacks (4x Flying Weak hardly ever scared Heracross), since Steel usually takes care of it anyway.
Staraptor will probably want to stick to a life orb anyway, since Close Combat really helps deal with steel types.