Slow to turn? How easily would you expect something so big and heavy traveling that fast to turn? You need to slow down, rotate left/right and pull up, then after completing a turn speed up and give a quick boost with your afterburners. It might seem hard to fly at first but it gets easier. When I started I was lucky to get 2 kills in a game, now I get on average 7 kills per game, only because most of the people I face eject before I get the chance to kill them.