MMORPG.com Star Wars Galaxies Correspondent writes this helpful guide for up and coming Imperial pilots in the SOE MMO based on the popular sci-fi franchise

The Imperial Navy, the most powerful and destructive fleet to ever streak across the stars. In this guide, you will learn the basics of being an Imperial pilot, and learn how to properly manage the ships you obtain.

During your stay on Tansarii Station, you will most likely take part in the basic flight training. This is where you learn the "bread and butter" of starfighter piloting. In my honest opinion, you should do as many of the space quests as you possibly can on the station, as they will give you not just EXP but give you a chance to earn easy space EXP for later use. You will also gain a few useful parts that you can use to upgrade your starter ship. These will help you out, but most of the parts you pick up aren't as good as your ship's basic parts. You most likely won't find better parts until you start fighting higher tier enemy ships as you level up. The parts you do pick up that aren't as good, just sell them. There's almost always some trader that wants to reverse engineer, upgrade, and resell them.

Read Imperial Flight Guide, Part One