The Ferrets were great fun for joyriding, fast, light, and a kick in the ass to fly. Literally.
See, the designers saved every inch of space in that ship for power systems, engines and sensors. The pilot was nearly an afterthought, so there was less margin for the accelleration absorbers. The Ferret had more of what us pilot types called 'feel'. Especially when you went to afterburner.
-Maniac