Due to low opposition, and limited ship selection, I vote to scrap the fleeting rules until mid-era.
One shouldn't have to worry about fleeting when just flipping hexes with only 2 alliance on.
In other words, if I'm in a KRC and I want to wing up with a L-CF to run missions, I shouldn't have to worry about fleeting especially since the I only have 1 or 2 ships that are decent enough to fly. Hopping through the races to find a decent fleet-worthy ship sucks and wastes time. When there is a greater variety of ships in mid era, then fleeting should come into effect.
What to the rest of you think? Fly what you want with whomever you want in early-era?