Thanks, I'll try less pips next time I find one, but really I don't have a problem anything else and with 1500+ hours on this ship alone (we're kinda married) I don't think it a ship issue.. more a Ship+Black box+Recently issue... which it shouldn't be,I don't know how many pips you have to Engines, but if you have one or two or none, the throttle control sensitivity is reduced (as overall throttle travel adds less thrust relative to movement, at least for my control, I use HOTAS). Less pips, more control.
I usually fly a Corvette, which is super stable, so no pips to engine, scooping is a breeze. Other ships not so much. Can't speak to a Clipper, don't own one. But try less pips.
I've been in the black for a while and there were no black boxes out there, but it' really shouldn't be any different to anything else as far as I can see