Flight and Flying [Tuesday, June 22]

[sith_happened]

Anakin had handwavily asked the students to meet him on the beach, where they stood in front of his grandson Ben's shuttlecraft.

Yes, Ben was very spoiled.

"This is a Crix-class diplomatic courier shuttle," Anakin said, waving his hand at it. "It's equipped with long-range sensors, a top of the line navicomputer, more shields than strictly necessary, and if I know my family, goes a lot faster than it's advertised to in the brochure."

He grinned at the students. "And today you're going to get to fly it through the solar system. Get in."

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Re: Fly through spaaaaaaaace

[death-of-hope.livejournal.com]

Anemone gave him an affronted look. "I won't," she promised, taking control with a barely suppressed grin. "I've had a few really good teachers."

Re: Fly through spaaaaaaaace

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"I'm, naturally, at the top of it, right?" Anakin replied.

Re: Fly through spaaaaaaaace

[death-of-hope.livejournal.com]

"Well you're the only real flight teacher I've had. A few cranky drill instructors don't count," she laughed, easing the shuttle into the asteroid belt neatly before accelerating, playing a game with herself of weaving a pattern around the obstacles. "TheEND and I figured out what to do by ourselves, mostly."

Re: Fly through spaaaaaaaace

[sith_happened]

Anakin smiled, then leaned in. "If you reduce the shielding profile by fifty percent, you can get closer to the asteroids," he confided.

It was a sign of his trust in her skill.

Re: Fly through spaaaaaaaace

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"I'm going to make the students motion sick," she pointed out, but didn't hesitate as her fingers quickly flickered over the controls.

Closer and faster. At the rate she was going, an Artoo unit would have been screaming in fear.

Re: Fly through spaaaaaaaace

[sith_happened]

"But it's more fun this way," Anakin said. "They'll get over it. Probably."