New to game, enjoying myself but...

[flywlyx]

Have you tried to chase hare or wind geese? NPC with task to follow player are in such sitation; they can only react to what you have already done.

Not comparable at all, AI knows all your speed, heading, acceleration and throttle even before player notice their ship react based on their command. If player is not running full throttle, AI should be able to perfectly follow player. But our observation tell us AI doesn't even try!