Pilot ships,why so few around?

Was just wondering,why do i see so few pilot ships around?

i own some of the c-store ships,pathfinder,presidio(which i regretted getting,to slow and clunky for my taste),couple more i cant remember at the moment and the pilot bundle.

I love them pilot ships so much,pilot manouvers is so much fun,so i was curious why arent people using them? is it because people prefer cruisers and FAW or maybe escorts just arent liked in the game?

cheers