Flight and Flying [Tuesday, May 25]

[sith_happened]

"Today," Anakin began, pointing his hand toward the simulator, "we fly one of the aircraft used by the militaries of this planet. It's called the F-16 and is adequate 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." Yes, Anakin was a total ship snob.

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 fairly self-explanatory. You'll also be dealing with the Earth's gravity, so if you make the plane go up too quickly, the machine's been equipped to simulate G forces, so you'll pass out or throw up. If you throw up, you and Anemone will be cleaning that up," he added, "and she'll be cranky. Please don't make her cranky."

He clapped his hands together. "You may begin."

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Sign in [5/25]

[sith_happened]

And not sin in like I just typed. Use icons for that.

Practice run

[sith_happened]

The weapons are simulated, the catharsis is real. Anakin will explain how the F-16 works in great detail if you ask.

Exercise 1: Air to Surface

[sith_happened]

You are looking for five targets located in a mountain range. They vary in size from a several story-tall building to a small car. The average pilot can make it through the run in about 12 minutes. A beginner'll take up to 20 minutes and still be in the generally acceptable range.

Anakin scorched through it in 5 minutes flat.

Yes, that time is insane.

Exercise 2: Air to Air

[sith_happened]

Classic dogfighting. You are up against three airplanes that are heavier and less maneuverable than you are, but they have longer-range weapons.

Try not to die.

Talk to Anakin [5/25]

[sith_happened]

It's what he's there for!

Talk to the TA [5/25]

[sith_happened]

Please don't tell her she needs to clean something up. Because ew.

OOC

[sith_happened]

New canon today!

Re: Sign in [5/25]

[not_tylerdurden]

Calvin

Re: Sign in [5/25]

[likes_scoundrels]

Leia Organa

Re: Exercise 1: Air to Surface

[likes_scoundrels]

Leia had a shaky start as she got used to the controls, but made it through the course in fifteen minutes.

Re: Exercise 2: Air to Air

[likes_scoundrels]

After falling off the speeder bike last week shut up it's canon, Leia was determined not to die this week and managed to take out the three other airplanes. We just won't talk about the damage to her own.

Re: OOC

[likes_scoundrels]

Stay away from the Sith girls, Ben.

Re: Sign in [5/25]

[notagoose]

Shane Gooseman

Re: Talk to the TA [5/25]

[death-of-hope.livejournal.com]

If anyone made Anemone cranky, she was going to mock them for being a weak little human and passing out just because you couldn't tolerate a few paltry G forces.

Oh yes, today she was going to feel more smugly superior than usual, thank you.

Re: OOC

[weetuskenraider]

Ben's just a magnet for attempted Sith seduction, man.

It's a fair exchange. I mean, he's kept all his own limbs.

Re: Exercise 2: Air to Air

[death-of-hope.livejournal.com]

Anemone had been Good, and spent most of the class time keeping a close eye on the students. But she'd been twitching while watching them, and her fingers flexed as she repressed the urge to take over because they were Doing It Wrong.

She waited until they'd all had their turns before sliding into the pilot seat and running a pre-flight check, intent on seeing just how much she could make it sing.

Against three heavy rocks like those planes? It'd be a sonata.

Re: Exercise 1: Air to Surface

[notagoose]

Goose had no trouble completing the course and was able to make it through in 11 minutes.

Re: Sign in [5/25]

[willbethenight.livejournal.com]

Bruce Wayne

Re: Practice run

[willbethenight.livejournal.com]

Bruce had admitted that he had some simulator experience. What he hadn't mentioned was that it was in fighter jets. Bruce took a practice run just to make sure he hadn't lost any steps, and he did pretty well.

Re: Exercise 1: Air to Surface

[willbethenight.livejournal.com]

Bruce hadn't actually used a weapon's system in a flight sim before, though. It took him a little bit to work out the targeting, which slowed his time down to 16 minutes.

Re: Exercise 2: Air to Air

[willbethenight.livejournal.com]

Bruce didn't have too much trouble with this. A strategic mind was useful when fighting groups, and Bruce used that to his advantage. He managed to get one of the enemy planes to shoot one of the others down, used his maneuverability advantage to get below the third plane and strafe it from underneath, all before finally shooting down the original plane.

It took longer than Bruce would have liked, but he was still fairly new to dogfights.

Re: Sign in [5/25]

[ostianbelle.livejournal.com]

Asuna Kagurazaka