Yeah, that's not much. For my Krait it was 10 jumps from Bolg. I just swapped out the GFSDB once I got to Maia. At that point it's not needed until you head for home. Same with the scoop.

I think it's worthwhile just as a new activity. But it's not hard and nothing all that special about the scouts. A few different things to be mindful of like caustic goo and specialized weapons. And you know, when the Thargoids show up on our doorsteps in the not too distant future you're going to want to have a tried and tested, battle-hardened anti-xeno ship ready to roll to repel the invading hordes of space bugs. Yeah.