I do this all the time. Its not hard. Also what set up are you running on that scythe. Never quite figured out how to stop in place and be able to circle other ESFs like that.
Hover airframe, auto repair, and fire suppression. To stop like that just bind a thing called analog throttle. When you activate it you will hover until you press W or afterburn forward, and to fly circles around people afterburn while hovering and pitch down. Or youtube "planetside 2 reverse maneuver".
I may definitely hit you up for some flight school training, like I said , I normally run into walls, trees, and ocasionally other players