On the larger ships there will be things to do while traveling.
I would think you won't travel in the turret, but instead run for your assigned spot when the Captain signals "Red alert"
I'm not the best at GPS, but I listen extremely well during previous raiding in mmos and am wanting to be a medic/engineer so I won't need to be in the thick of it.
I have a HOSAS, K&M, and a gamepad. I haven't flown since 2.1 or 2.2 but I'll try to get on this weekend and upload some footage if you want to check it out.