Generally, simply stay fast (Over 250) and fly it like a Jug that can turn a bit. It's an energy fighter, so don't expect to enter a fight without an energy advantage if you want to win! Now it's decent turning can save your bacon sometimes... but you really don't want to rely on that.
It has a very fast dive, with great accelleration early in the dive. You can catch faster planes in a dive using it's great accelleration when pointing down. It also has a pretty high terminal velocity and is tough... so you can often 0G dive out at insane speed to make an escape if you need to. Just don't do it with a Jug or a Corsair hanging around because they'll dive with you.
Also... at merge's it's great to hide your E in speed in the Kitty. When you are heading for an engagement, keep your speed up around 300 for maximum initial turn performance when you need it. After that it's just a matter of knowing your performance vs. the other guy's, so you can choose your fight and force him to fight it.
