Flight & Flying [Tuesday, June 9, 4th period]

[sith_happened]

Anakin was checking his chrono, then his comlink, as the students arrived. "Today we're flying capital ships," he said, flicking his hands toward the screen set up in the corner. "Specifically this or the first minute and a half anyway capital ship. It was called the Invisible Hand and when I was flying it, half of it had already broken up in the atmosphere, the rudder that steered the ship had been in that half, and the thrusters weren't firing enough to stop us. The equipment was also set up for a species other than human and I couldn't read the controls."

Anakin had landed anyway. He was just that good. There wasn't a pilot in a million that could replicate what he'd done.

"Since I was working under rather...strained...circumstances, we'll do something a little easier to live through," he said. "You'll have the entire ship, and the back half will be on fire. The controls will be set up for your species and you'll be able to read the controls."

Yes, he thought that was cutting them a break. Anakin was odd. "Begin!"

Comments

Re: Practice run

[momslilassassin]

"These aren't supposed to land on a planet," Ben said. "That's what the space docks are for."

Re: Practice run

[sith_happened]

"We were in the middle of a rather large space battle and the escape pods had been jettisoned," Anakin said dryly. "We were out of options that didn't end with 'die in the cold of space.'"

Re: Practice run

[momslilassassin]

Ben snickered. "Not my favorite choice."

Re: Practice run

[sith_happened]

"Fly," Anakin said. "Listen to the Force. It's in the blood. This isn't as hard as it seems."

It really, really was.