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Jaina Solo Fel ([personal profile] solo_sword) wrote in [community profile] fandomhigh2013-02-03 09:29 pm
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Flight- Monday- 3rd period

The students were in the Danger Shop again today, and anyone who wondered what they were doing today got their answer in the form of the helicopter on the landing pad behind Jaina.

"No weapons again today. You're all gonna have to suck that up," Jaina said, but she smiled a little when she said that. "This, for those of you who don't know, is a helicopter. From this planet, and they fly very differently than planes. For one thing, it gets vertical lift, which means you can go from a standing position and go straight up, or you can hover in place, rather than needing to gain momentum. It also handles entirely differently."

Because of that, she gave them a little primer on how to actually work the controls, and said, "So you've got two options. If you're not entirely sure about this thing, you can take it up and fly around at your leisure. Try not to fly into any buildings. For those of you looking for a bit more of a challenge, there's going to be a car chase going on in the streets behind me. You're going to take this thing up and follow it around, through all its crazy twists and turns, as much as you can. If there aren't any questions, who wants to go first?"

Re: Listen to the lecture/wait your turn

[identity profile] nonelikemesince.livejournal.com 2013-02-04 10:20 am (UTC)(link)
Wow, if those things didn't look noisy. Anakin supposed it was an improvement over last week, though, and the prospect of a challenging course was something to look forward to. While waiting his turn, he made good use of the time by absorbing himself in any information he could pull up about helicopters: how they worked, the maneuverability, the history, practical applications . . .

He did think it was kind of cute how this was the closest they could get to repulsorlift tech here.