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fandomhigh2014-07-01 12:19 pm
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Flight and Flying [Tuesday, July 1, 2014, 4th period]
If Anakin was in a particularly foul mood, well, blame how rusty he'd been on the flight simulator in the morning combined with sitting on an airhorn in his newly redecorated office.
Bel was one dead, dead demon. Yup.
"I'm Anakin Skywalker," Anakin said, striding into the flight shed with his cloak streaming behind him. Yes, multiple layers in July because that's how Anakin rolled. "This is Flight and Flying. If you're in the wrong place, tough, because you should have thought of that before I arrived."
He pointed to the flight simulator behind him. "This is my simulator and if you do anything deliberately to break it, detention will be the very least of your worries. My galaxy--which is far, far away--has mastered space flight and has been flying between star systems longer than this planet has had intelligent life. I was considered one of the very best pilots ever to exist back home--" which was true, even if it was also bragging, "--and I'm here to help you become better. If you have a particular favorite form of aircraft, let me know and I'll see what I can do to help program it into the system. Today we'll start off slowly in case you're from somewhere that still uses carts and horses to get around: we'll start with X-Wing fighters."
Anakin's idea of "starting off slowly" was not a sane person's idea. "The simulator is set up for the T-65. an older variation than the one currently being used in my timeline," he said. "It's from the Galactic Civil War, and was generally considered to be one of the more indestructible and easy to fly variations of the X-Wing, which get their name from the way the wings split into an X formation for ease of flight and greater maneuverability. I've set up two runs--one that includes shooting weapons at targets while avoiding obstacles, and an easier one that's just pure navigation. Pick the one you think you're most suited for."
After that, he gave a detailed series of instructions about how the ship flew as well as what everything on the instrument panel did. He wasn't trying to set them up for instant fake death, after all.
Satisfied they were as prepared as they could get, he nodded. "Get going."
Bel was one dead, dead demon. Yup.
"I'm Anakin Skywalker," Anakin said, striding into the flight shed with his cloak streaming behind him. Yes, multiple layers in July because that's how Anakin rolled. "This is Flight and Flying. If you're in the wrong place, tough, because you should have thought of that before I arrived."
He pointed to the flight simulator behind him. "This is my simulator and if you do anything deliberately to break it, detention will be the very least of your worries. My galaxy--which is far, far away--has mastered space flight and has been flying between star systems longer than this planet has had intelligent life. I was considered one of the very best pilots ever to exist back home--" which was true, even if it was also bragging, "--and I'm here to help you become better. If you have a particular favorite form of aircraft, let me know and I'll see what I can do to help program it into the system. Today we'll start off slowly in case you're from somewhere that still uses carts and horses to get around: we'll start with X-Wing fighters."
Anakin's idea of "starting off slowly" was not a sane person's idea. "The simulator is set up for the T-65. an older variation than the one currently being used in my timeline," he said. "It's from the Galactic Civil War, and was generally considered to be one of the more indestructible and easy to fly variations of the X-Wing, which get their name from the way the wings split into an X formation for ease of flight and greater maneuverability. I've set up two runs--one that includes shooting weapons at targets while avoiding obstacles, and an easier one that's just pure navigation. Pick the one you think you're most suited for."
After that, he gave a detailed series of instructions about how the ship flew as well as what everything on the instrument panel did. He wasn't trying to set them up for instant fake death, after all.
Satisfied they were as prepared as they could get, he nodded. "Get going."