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Clearly, these skills are going to be invaluable for piloting a spacecraft: cap is life.

The certificates I have called 'Flight Skills Certificates' are those you should be particularly interested in when improving for present and planning for future ships and fittings. Go to your Character Sheet, click on the Certificates tab and read up. Nothing is going to substitute for familiarity with the specific requirements of the certificate themselves and the skills that fall under them. Again, be aware that the certificate has no further function than guidance. Train the skills you need for a particular ship or fitting, but do not slavishly train for a certificate without knowing why you are training that particular skill to that particular level.

The certificates I have called 'Flight Skills Certificates' are those you should be particularly interested in when improving for present and planning for future ships and fittings. Go to your Character Sheet, click on the Certificates tab and read up. Nothing is going to substitute for familiarity with the specific requirements of the certificate themselves and the skills that fall under them. Again, be aware that the certificate has no further function than guidance. Train the skills you need for a particular ship or fitting, but do not slavishly train for a certificate without knowing why you are training that particular skill to that particular level. With that in mind, let's take a look at the certificates that are recommended for the Drake.

The required skills for the Drake are Caldari Cruiser III and Battlecrusiers II. But it is recommended that you obtain these three certificates:

*Core Competency Standard

*Passive Shield Tanking Standard

*Cruiser Launcher Control Standard

Now, if you are a relatively new pilot, getting into a Drake seems pretty simple. But, as you probably know by now, being able to fly a ship is not the same thing as being able to fly it ''well''. Training Caldari Cruiser requires Caldari Frigate IV and Battlecruisers requires Spaceship Command IV. So, what do the three certificates just above get you?

Well, to get these certificates you will need to have trained the following:

*Energy Systems Operation V

*Energy Management IV

*Energy Grid Upgrades IV

*Electronics V

*Electronics Upgrades V

*Weapon Upgrades IV

*Long Range Targeting IV

*Signature Analysis IV

*Targeting V

*Multitasking I

*Navigation IV

*Evasive Maneuvering III

*Warp Drive Operation III

*Mechanics IV

*Hull Upgrades IV

*Shield Management V

*Shield Operation V

*Shield Upgrades IV

*Tactical Shield Manipulation II

*Thermic Shield Compensation III

*EM Shield Compensation III

*Kinetic Shield Compensation III

*Explosive Shield Compensation III

*Missile Launcher Operation V

*Missile Bombardment IV

*Target Navigation Prediction IV

*Rapid Launch IV

*Missile Projection II

*Light Missiles III

*Heavy Missiles IV

*Assault Missiles IV

This is not a trivial list. Depending upon your implants and neural mapping, this might take more than three months of training. If you follow th ecertificates blindly, you are liable to waste a lot of time training skills you don't need or, even worse, training skills you don't really need ''yet''. The certificates do not prioritise skills for you. That is something you are going to have to do for yourself. Read about each skill, find out how it helps you, and then prioritise. You will be trading these skills off against profession skills as well.

=== Professional Certificates ===

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 Clearly, these skills are going to be invaluable for piloting a spacecraft: cap is life.
-The certificates I have called 'Flight Skills Certificates' are those you should be particularly interested in when improving for present and planning for future ships and fittings. Go to your Character Sheet, click on the Certificates tab and read up. Nothing is going to substitute for familiarity with the specific requirements of the certificate themselves and the skills that fall under them. Again, be aware that the certificate has no further function than guidance. Train the skills you need for a particular ship or fitting, but do not slavishly train for a certificate without knowing why you are training that particular skill to that particular level.
+The certificates I have called 'Flight Skills Certificates' are those you should be particularly interested in when improving for present and planning for future ships and fittings. Go to your Character Sheet, click on the Certificates tab and read up. Nothing is going to substitute for familiarity with the specific requirements of the certificate themselves and the skills that fall under them. Again, be aware that the certificate has no further function than guidance. Train the skills you need for a particular ship or fitting, but do not slavishly train for a certificate without knowing why you are training that particular skill to that particular level. With that in mind, let's take a look at the certificates that are recommended for the Drake.
+The required skills for the Drake are Caldari Cruiser III and Battlecrusiers II. But it is recommended that you obtain these three certificates:
+*Core Competency Standard
+*Passive Shield Tanking Standard
+*Cruiser Launcher Control Standard
+Now, if you are a relatively new pilot, getting into a Drake seems pretty simple. But, as you probably know by now, being able to fly a ship is not the same thing as being able to fly it ''well''. Training Caldari Cruiser requires Caldari Frigate IV and Battlecruisers requires Spaceship Command IV. So, what do the three certificates just above get you?
+Well, to get these certificates you will need to have trained the following:
+*Energy Systems Operation V
+*Energy Management IV
+*Energy Grid Upgrades IV
+*Electronics V
+*Electronics Upgrades V
+*Weapon Upgrades IV
+*Long Range Targeting IV
+*Signature Analysis IV
+*Targeting V
+*Multitasking I
+*Navigation IV
+*Evasive Maneuvering III
+*Warp Drive Operation III
+*Mechanics IV
+*Hull Upgrades IV
+*Shield Management V
+*Shield Operation V
+*Shield Upgrades IV
+*Tactical Shield Manipulation II
+*Thermic Shield Compensation III
+*EM Shield Compensation III
+*Kinetic Shield Compensation III
+*Explosive Shield Compensation III
+*Missile Launcher Operation V
+*Missile Bombardment IV
+*Target Navigation Prediction IV
+*Rapid Launch IV
+*Missile Projection II
+*Light Missiles III
+*Heavy Missiles IV
+*Assault Missiles IV
+This is not a trivial list. Depending upon your implants and neural mapping, this might take more than three months of training. If you follow th ecertificates blindly, you are liable to waste a lot of time training skills you don't need or, even worse, training skills you don't really need ''yet''. The certificates do not prioritise skills for you. That is something you are going to have to do for yourself. Read about each skill, find out how it helps you, and then prioritise. You will be trading these skills off against profession skills as well.
 === Professional Certificates ===