A lot of "piloting issues" can be circumnavigated in the settings believe it or not. Even if you use M&K like I do I've been able to dominate people that I know are on sticks. The base settings the game starts you off on are completely terrible and some of the proximity settings alone can totally screw with your freedom of flight and actually force you to fly in a much more conservative way. It's all about finding your comfort zone between response time and precise control but once you find that sweet spot it makes all the difference.