Piloting Shuttles

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Naval Ancillary Skill
Piloting Shuttles
Passing achieves:
Shuttle piloting skills {Shut}
Prerequisite for:
Vast Imperial Marine, Tier 1 (Marine pilot)


The Skill[edit]

Before your character may serve as a pilot for ship-board marines (in other words, before you may pilot a shuttle or boarding craft in any story posts, especially combat), and before you start the Imperial Marine certification track, you must demonstrate that your character has the basic knowledge necessary to fly and land a Lambda-class T4a shuttle. This knowledge (and its practical application) is known as the "Piloting Shuttles" Basic Ancillary Skill, in VEN role-playing parlance. You demonstrate this knowledge (and thereby earn the "Piloting Shuttles" Ancillary Skill for your character's Bio) by completing the following mission.

The Mission : "Shuttle Tydirium, what is your cargo and destination?"[edit]

Write a short story (500 words, minimum) in which your character pilots a Lambda-class T4a shuttle. The mission is completely open-ended; VENA is interested in seeing you tell a story with minimal prompting. Research the vehicle(s) depicted in your story, and use the information you uncover to detail problem(s) your character must confront, and to explain your character's solution(s) to those problems. Be sure to describe the differences in flight characteristics between the shuttle and starfighters, and your story must include either the take-off sequence or landing (controlled or emergency) of the vessel. When complete, post your short story to a new thread in the Navy ComNet (making sure to mark it as a Mission for the Piloting Shuttles Ancillary Skill), and wait for review. If a VENA staff member deems that you have satisfied all the mission parameters, you will have earned the Ancillary Skill "Piloting Shuttles" for your character, and that character may then use the associated knowledge in future story posts.

Good luck.

Links and Resources[edit]

Here is a comprehensive list of links to resources rich with useful information for shuttle pilots. Read. Learn. Details make for great stories.

Links forthcoming. PM recommendations to Stormz or Drac.

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