sith_happened: (Anakin: flying is fun!)
Anakin Skywalker ([personal profile] sith_happened) wrote in [community profile] fandomhigh2007-07-25 11:21 pm
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Flight & Flying [Thursday, July 26, 3rd period]

Anakin never bounced. It was undignified. But he was awfully smile-y today.

And no, he wouldn't explain why.

The flight simulator had been reconfigured again--this time to something that should seem a bit more familiar to Earth-based students: The F-16 Flying Falcon.

Anakin clasped his hands behind his back and began speaking. "This is one of the aircraft used by the militaries of this world," he began. "It's good in air-to-air combat as well as air-to-surface attack, can go more than 850 kilometers before it needs to be refueled and can withstand up to nine G's--pretty high tech for this world's standards."

He opened the simulator door and gestured to the controls. "As you can see, it's configured differently than the systems we've been using in the last few weeks, but the joystick and the trigger button are located in the same place. The F-16 just isn't as sensitive as the starfighter--you'll have to yank harder at the joystick to get the same reaction."

The way his lips quirked up made it a little obvious that he wasn't entirely oblivious to the innuendo that might've been found in that statement. "You'll also be dealing with the Earth's gravity, so turns won't be as fast, and if you make the plane go up too quickly, the machine's been equipped to simulate G forces, so you might pass out. That's not exactly what I had in mind for today, so please don't do that," he concluded quickly.
the_merriest: (victory dance!)

Re: Talk to each other

[personal profile] the_merriest 2007-07-26 09:29 pm (UTC)(link)
Rikku? Still doing the victory dance.

Re: Talk to each other

[identity profile] death-of-hope.livejournal.com 2007-07-27 01:49 am (UTC)(link)
Anemone looked over at the blonde girl and giggled. "Good run?"
the_merriest: (whoa cool)

Re: Talk to each other

[personal profile] the_merriest 2007-07-27 01:52 am (UTC)(link)
Rikku beamed. "Hiya! Yes! I got all the plane-things! Whoosh! This class rocks!" And bounced her little heart out. "How'd you do?"

Re: Talk to each other

[identity profile] death-of-hope.livejournal.com 2007-07-27 03:38 am (UTC)(link)
Anemone smiled happily. "Three clean, confirmed eliminations. This is the best class ever! Pie class is yummy, but Flight is my favorite part of the week. Master Skywalker is the best flight instructor I've ever had."

She did a little bouncing of her own and grinned at the other girl. "Think he'd give us the plans for the sim? I want one for my room."
the_merriest: (oooh! neat!)

Re: Talk to each other

[personal profile] the_merriest 2007-07-27 04:07 am (UTC)(link)
"Ooooh, you've had flight class before?" Rikku grinned back. "I haven't, I mean, I kinda had to fly Pops' airship but, you know. We were just making that all up and hoping it didn't fall out of the sky." She rolled her eyes at that.

"You know, it shouldn't be that hard to make, yeah? Just a basic machina with the controls and the projection screen. And if you're needing practice, it's not like that's a bad thing to have. He might, if you asked nice, right?"