The fine folks that populated that world had originally been exiled from the Old Republic in the aftermath of a pseudo-rebellion that they buggered up and lost. Eventually, they developed an extreme mania for pilots, and starfighter pilots in particular. Wes Janson, naturally, took full advantage of this when he, Wedge Antilles, Tycho Celchu and Derek "Hobbie" Klivian visited in 12 ABY.