Ok, finished outfitting the ship, took it to Penny and ....... WOW!
This thing is sooooo much fun to fly. Turns on a sixpence and, although you can only get class 8 guns on it, it can still pack a punch. Take off the cd, mount a chaingun, 2 debs and 4 Heavy flashpoints and enemies know all about it.
If you just want to do a few missions for a bit, it's a real blast.