I haven't had much of a problem BH in RES sites, but I'd always get my but kicked out of CZs with my shields down and my canopy blown. When I got back from exploring, I started experimenting with the Vulture load out again. I realized that my main problem was that I had to keep my SCB disabled in order to run what I wanted. So what I really needed was to keep the SCB active so I could use it before losing shields and canopy. As I've had two Vultures for a while, this is what I came up with for a CZ only load out.
http://coriolis.io/outfit/vulture/24A5A ... Z%20ConfigIt has strong power, thrusters, shields, and guns. The life support and sensors are decent. And it has plenty of chaff and SCBs, which I can keep one of each active all the time, so that I should be able to stick around in CZs now. I haven't tried it yet, as I'm back on the trading grind, but if I run across a CZ, I'll be eager to see what she can do.
On my BH Vulture, I have more goodies, like KWS and FSDI, and I have one SCB that I keep disabled and only use to recharge my shields faster when I run away from a wing.
In either case, they are not much of a budget Vulture though.
