With the flight model changes and the Cutlass rework underway, can the handling of the Cutlass in 2.6 be taken as indicative of how she will handle once the rework is complete?

I think ship handling is constantly being evaluated and re-evaluated. So what it is right now is only indicative of what it is right now.

Yeah, from our perspective, it can change every day with a new build.

And of course, as you're doing a lot of work on the Item 2.0 system, as more ship component systems come online, you will be able to affect the handling of a ship. So the handling of any ship right now is with only the stock components. As Item 2.0 progresses, as the ship component system comes online and more things like the coolers and the avionics and all that stuff come online, you will be able to directly affect the way a ship handles.