Kind of obvious, this one. Since the sector-owned capship can't be in your group, it's Shared Group Radar Extender and Storm Radar features only work while the owner is docked.

Yeah, the capship is not a part of the group. It needs to be.

Is the plan to have it retain certain attributes from the last character to occupy the pilot's seat?

I think he means the capital ship is supposed to remain in whatever group the owner is in.

Yes, the capship should be in the same group as its owner. We'll revisit that when other players can pilot it.