fandomhigh | Flight and Flying [Tuesday, June 2, 4th period]

When the students entered the flight shed (thankfully no longer smelling of bleach), they would notice a sequence of lights spread across the ceiling.

"Meet Drol," Anakin said, waving his hand. "The god of the moon of Iego, who brings destruction to all those who attempt to leave." He snorted. "In reality, Drol is a system of laser emitters programmed to track onto a ship as it hits orbit and blow it out of the sky. That same technology was later used to exterminate entire planets. We'll get to in a few classes. For today, you will be piloting a G9 Rigger freighter, which is neither sexy nor particularly speedy, but it's your first time flying in space, so you need something that can take a little beating up."

He flashed them a tiny smile. "For you beginners, you will only have to navigate around the asteroids in Iego's atmosphere. People with a little more experience will face off against Drol. Figure out how to disable the system without exploding, please."

He clasped his hands together in front of him. "Begin."

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Yes, Anakin thinks this is the easier route. Various bits of space debris float past you: ships blown up by Drol, mostly, with some satellites and rocks tossed in for flavor. The way is fairly clear if you don't drift too far to the left or right. Or down.

If you're new to thinking in all dimensions, you're probably going to ding the freighter up some. The weapons are live, too, if you want to attempt shooting your way clear.

With the engines at full speed, you can get through the mess in about five minutes. If you're going slower, it'll take longer.

Sometimes a lot longer.

This wasn't the first time Tahiri had been in a situation similar to this; it was just the first time she'd been at the controls when it happened. (Okay, so last time it had been Yuuzhan Vong ships, not asteroids, but they looked pretty much the same. Close enough.)

At least I don't have Corran hyperventilating at me from the copilot's seat, she thought wryly. A third of the way or so through the route, she thought she was comfortable enough with the controls to try out the weapons systems and get herself some more breathing room.

Yes, the freighter did get dinged up thanks in part to the debris she'd vaped on the way, and it wasn't until just over seven minutes later when she was finished with the run that Tahiri realized she'd actually done . . . pretty well. Huh.

Astral. She was grinning broadly by the time she climbed back out of the sim.

A slow march through possible death in a huge freighter or risking likely death by trying to outmaneuver lasers in a slow and bulky ship? The choice seemed pretty obvious to Zayne.

It took him a bit to get really comfortable piloting a ship this big and clunky, but he did a pretty good job not wrecking the ship. He made it through in about seven minutes, which he was pretty happy with.

Jack started out going quickly -- which worked until he ground the bottom of the ship against an asteroid he swore hadn't been there a second before. He cursed in Greek, pulled back to get the ship a little higher, and resumed his flight path at a slower speed.

By the time Rose had gotten used to the whole space thing and stopped trying to overcompensate for the sluggish response, a few minutes had passed. She pushed the engines, trying to speed up and managed to avoid the bigger pieces of debris. The freighter was pretty dinged up by the time she'd finished, but at least it hadn't exploded.

Jon wasn't about to attempt the light show in this thing, so the asteroids were a better bet.

"It's like trying to do a road course in a cargo van," he muttered as he finished.

Flight and Flying [Tuesday, June 2, 4th period]

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