I like most ship classes... except for the Flying Fish, The Albatross, and the Correllian Corvette Battlecruisers.
They have Cruiser Firepower and Battleship Agility and Size.
At any rate, if I'm in a Bomber, Gunboat, or Fighter, I joust. I'm decent at it, a few kills here and there. I'm normally just a distraction to the enemy.
Cruisers, I use a bit of a hit-and-thrust method. Fly in on Engine kill, fire every single gun and change direction, fly out, turn around, and go to full thrust. But that's against caps. If I was to be fighting a smaller ships, I'd thrust, fire missiles and guns in turret mode, change direction, lather, rinse, and repeat.
Bombers, I use a similar method on caps. Still need practice... I've played transports too much.:P
A way a lone a last a loved a long the riverrun, past Eve and Adam's, from swerve of shore to bend of bay,
brings us by a commodius vicus of recirculation back to Howth Castle and Environs.