Also, if you are on something as agile as a LF or HF, you can easily tail slow VHFs and bombers, just stay behind them and if they try to use engine kill to turn on you, or drop a mine fire a CD and you'll be able to stay behind the target most of the time.
Plus, but that kind of has been said above, if you are jousting, fire a CD once you are half-turned to your opponent to end his turn prematurely. This greately increases survivability of larger, slower fighters against faster ones like the Eagle.