I very rarely get hit by puffy when in a fighter NOT attacking the CV. Predictable will get you killed. If your zoom climbing after a target, your dead, but if your turning and burning at 5K with 3 it isn't puffy you have to worry about.
It does seem that is you fly over in a perk plane you can kiss that baby goodbye.
Try flying in a Pony then. Maybe it is just a Pony thing.
I have been at 25K with a CV barely in vis range and PING. Oiled. Or PING. PK.
Tonight I was diving away from the CV (never went anywhere near it in terms of "attack") at 450+ turning, climbing, diving, etc.. Ping. Oiled. Ping. PW.
Total bull hockey.