Look, if you want to fly a fighter with a keyboard here is how you've got to do it:
1.) takeoff: press 'T' it is much easier to maneuver in 3rd person, and you can see what your doing. You may have to quickly tap 'T' a couple of times to get it right after you spawn. Now once that's down Use 'D' and 'A' to rotate, DO NOT roll; you will fuck yourself over. Hold down 'SHIFT' (which is your booster) to blast your way out of the warpgate. Note: you may want to set a map marker so you know what direction wont take you oob.
2.) flying: stay in 3rd person, like I said it's nice to see what your doing. If you want to shift a little bit feel free to roll, DO NOT over do it, be gentle. If you want to get a good strafing run in gain altitude (just look up) then press 'T' again to switch back to 1st person, align your crosshairs with the target and simultaneously fire and boost (click to fire; 'SHIFT' to boost) at this point you'll Be moving towards the ground rapidly, pull up if/when you're outside your comfort zone. Keep your boost on, AA will probably be targetting you now, feel free to roll, but again: don't over do it, make sure you can right your self. You'll have to just DO IT to get a feel. Once again, use keys to turn. When you're done strafing return to 3rd person flight and right yourself. (Air to Air, later mehbeh)
3.) landing: Find a "safe" spot to land, preferably a larger, flatter area. Then use 'S' to decelerate ('W' accelerates) your craft should be moving downwards, bump 'SPACEBAR' to slow your descent. Now you can fly!
I hope that helps some people! If I said the keybindings wrong or you have a question about keys, tell/ask.