This has been my go-to starter CV since it was posted. I downloaded a bunch of really nice recently made starters on a new playthrough and still ended up defaulting to this, just can't beat a CV this dirt cheap with shields and warp for getting off a starter planet asap.

An interesting ship, cheap to build, except for the resources that are not available at the beginning of the game. However, they can be found with due luck.
But the pilot's seat hanging in the air is not an elegant solution.