Consider this a challenge! Defend your honor Tenno! Run the Obstacle course, let us know your best time! (My personal best is 1 minute 40 seconds.)
Using game mechanics to one's advantage is not abusing them! Actually, with Ash I ended up with a handful of 45 seconds, so it's not as super advantageous as one would think - Zephyr has this tendency to float, which makes error recovery easier but costs time trying to land. Personally, this is entertaining more than cut throat, pushing the edge of the line to attempt to improve. Also, doing this has remarkably improved my survivability with my Nekros for some odd reason. Probably greater awareness of movement or somethin'.
Mobility is your best defense with Nekros and other caster/support frames, so it's understandable. I rarely take any other than long-range weapons with my Nekros. Fast, spammable melee like Karyst with viral or toxin damage for close-encounters. Move near cover and snipe all time, follow tanks and let them draw aggro and then just Desecrate the remains.
Ooooh, youuuuuuu. You're lucky I'm on call and have an epically busy schedule this week! I will yet step ahead! (Get it, it's a race... step ahea... ah, nevermind! lol)