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Tweak says, "I'm afraid I can't do that Dav"

Rolanda Hooch (airraidsiren) wrote in thedisplaced,
@ 2019-12-07 19:53:00

Entry tags:

carol danvers / captain marvel (mcu), elizabeth swann (cl), rey (cl), rolanda hooch (flipped)

So I've been thinking about aeroplanes a lot lately. I always was fascinated by them when I was younger. Hell, one time I nearly crashed my broom trying to fly too close.

But we've got these letters for our most unrealistic asks and for once I think I'm actually fairly prepared for anything else that might come our way. Why not ask for a plane? Several of you here have experience flying aeroplanes. If I asked for a plane, how hard are they to learn to fly? And could someone in this group to get some practice with that?

I can pay.

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	airraidsiren 2019-12-08 06:12 am UTC (link)
	Is there much to do when you fly to space? Got any recs on models? I'd been looking single engine, but realistically I've never even been in a plane so it's all youtube videos and best guesses at dials. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	captaindanvers 2019-12-08 06:25 am UTC (link)
	Most airplanes use combustion engines and propellers. Those don't work in space. Gotta use rocket engines. Or warp-drives like most people do in the galaxy off-Earth. I learned on a Stearman Model 75 from WWII. It was forty years old when I learned on it, and it helped. Most planes these days have a lot of automatic settings. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	airraidsiren 2019-12-08 06:35 am UTC (link)
	Did those see combat? Most of the ones I remember had the one set of wings. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	captaindanvers 2019-12-08 10:28 pm UTC (link)
	This one did, but they were mostly used for training purposes. It was called Mr. Goodnight, and not for a good reason. It's one of the few stories I don't actually remember. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	airraidsiren 2019-12-09 11:29 pm UTC (link)
	It's never for a good reason, though usually for a decent story. Would you recommend a 1940s model? I'm pretty rotten with technology but figured all the dials in the cockpits of new ones meant something worked better or was different? Then again I'm still flying my 1939 Cleansweep model V. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	captaindanvers 2019-12-12 03:19 am UTC (link)
	A lot more automation in the new stuff. Failsafes, etc. If you're looking to actual do the flying, that stuff can be turned off. Either way, I can teach you. If you're comfortable with a plane from the 40s, then I've got you covered there. You've already got the basics: pitch, roll, yaw. (Reply to this) (Parent)

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