him put on his flying suit properly.
“Prince, may I help you with your suit?”, Tomiri said to Kevin.
“Sure, I guess I need it.”, Kevin said with an honest smile. He knew he was not wearing it properly. Tomiri went around him to adjust his clothes.
“Good morning, Karbaka!”, Kevin greeted his instructor.
“Good morning, Kevin. How are you feeling today?”, Karbaka asked.
“Good.”, Kevin replied.
Karbaka asked, “Shall we begin then?”
Kevin thanked Tomiri as he began following Karbaka towards the royal garage.
Karbaka and Kevin walked out of the hall and through the gardens and fountains came to a building called ‘garage’. Karbaka asked Kevin to stand in front of the door and put his wrist through a hollow cylindrical opening in the wall. Inside the opening there was a handle which needed to be turned clockwise. Kevin was easily able to turn the handle which caused the door to slide open.
“This door has not been opened in centuries.”, Karbaka said with excitement.
Kevin walked into the door as the lights turned on one after the other illuminating the inside of the garage. The building was not very high but was spread over a very large area. One thing was clear to Kevin about the royals, that they loved flying. Dozens of vehicles of varying sizes were parked inside the garage. While Kevin gasped at the coolest collection of flying vehicles he has seen in his entire life, Karbaka walked straight to a particular one. It was small vehicle no larger than a 2 seater hatchback. It had aerodynamic shape, much like that of a car but no tyres. The bottom was flat, oval plate with rubber coating on the side which rested on the ground. The rest of the vehicle’s body appeared to be metallic.
“This is a C-200. The most common flying vehicle on Mone at this time. This vehicle is fully automatic but can also be flown in a manual mode. The best thing about this vehicle is that it can fly as low as 3 feet from the ground. Most of the larger, more powerful vehicles need at least 50 feet of ground clearance to get into fly mode.”, Karbaka explained.
“How do you get to 50 feet without flying?”, Kevin joked, he found Karbaka’s statement confusing.
“Let me explain. When a vehicle lands or takes off, it is in hover mode. Usually rapid lateral movements are not allowed when a vehicle is hovering. This is mostly to do with accident prevention. Most of the vehicles you see around here have fly height of 53 feet, except for this one. This one has a fly height of 35 inches, which is just shy of 3 feet. I think we should start from here since you already know how to drive. At 3 feet this would be much like driving wheelers.”, Karbaka clarified.
“After you.”, Kevin hesitated. He wanted Karbaka to lead.
“I cannot do it. The vehicle is in standby mode. You need to activate it by placing your palm on the door handle.”, Karbaka explained.
“Ok.”, Kevin placed his hand on the door handle. Nothing much changed, except that the vehicle lifted a few inches into the air.
“Great! Congratulations on finishing the first step.”, Karbaka tried motivating Kevin.
“Oh, come one. Don’t treat me like a kid.”, Kevin felt belittled.
“Do you want to drive?”, Karbaka asked.
“You mean fly?”, Kevin asked with a smile.
“Yes.”, said Karbaka.
“Yes, I think so. This one seems pretty harmless.”, Kevin said.
“Go ahead, then.”, Karbaka said.
Kevin sat on the seat and followed simple instructions from his instructor. He took the vehicle out through the small garage entrance. Karbaka told him that for larger vehicles there is another door in the roof of the building.
Kevin began enjoying the flight within minutes of starting. It was very similar to how he drove vehicles in his colony but flying was much smoother. He took it inside the palace, through the large hall and the corridors. He flew it to his room but couldn’t take the vehicle in because the doors were not wide enough. He
“Prince, may I help you with your suit?”, Tomiri said to Kevin.
“Sure, I guess I need it.”, Kevin said with an honest smile. He knew he was not wearing it properly. Tomiri went around him to adjust his clothes.
“Good morning, Karbaka!”, Kevin greeted his instructor.
“Good morning, Kevin. How are you feeling today?”, Karbaka asked.
“Good.”, Kevin replied.
Karbaka asked, “Shall we begin then?”
Kevin thanked Tomiri as he began following Karbaka towards the royal garage.
Karbaka and Kevin walked out of the hall and through the gardens and fountains came to a building called ‘garage’. Karbaka asked Kevin to stand in front of the door and put his wrist through a hollow cylindrical opening in the wall. Inside the opening there was a handle which needed to be turned clockwise. Kevin was easily able to turn the handle which caused the door to slide open.
“This door has not been opened in centuries.”, Karbaka said with excitement.
Kevin walked into the door as the lights turned on one after the other illuminating the inside of the garage. The building was not very high but was spread over a very large area. One thing was clear to Kevin about the royals, that they loved flying. Dozens of vehicles of varying sizes were parked inside the garage. While Kevin gasped at the coolest collection of flying vehicles he has seen in his entire life, Karbaka walked straight to a particular one. It was small vehicle no larger than a 2 seater hatchback. It had aerodynamic shape, much like that of a car but no tyres. The bottom was flat, oval plate with rubber coating on the side which rested on the ground. The rest of the vehicle’s body appeared to be metallic.
“This is a C-200. The most common flying vehicle on Mone at this time. This vehicle is fully automatic but can also be flown in a manual mode. The best thing about this vehicle is that it can fly as low as 3 feet from the ground. Most of the larger, more powerful vehicles need at least 50 feet of ground clearance to get into fly mode.”, Karbaka explained.
“How do you get to 50 feet without flying?”, Kevin joked, he found Karbaka’s statement confusing.
“Let me explain. When a vehicle lands or takes off, it is in hover mode. Usually rapid lateral movements are not allowed when a vehicle is hovering. This is mostly to do with accident prevention. Most of the vehicles you see around here have fly height of 53 feet, except for this one. This one has a fly height of 35 inches, which is just shy of 3 feet. I think we should start from here since you already know how to drive. At 3 feet this would be much like driving wheelers.”, Karbaka clarified.
“After you.”, Kevin hesitated. He wanted Karbaka to lead.
“I cannot do it. The vehicle is in standby mode. You need to activate it by placing your palm on the door handle.”, Karbaka explained.
“Ok.”, Kevin placed his hand on the door handle. Nothing much changed, except that the vehicle lifted a few inches into the air.
“Great! Congratulations on finishing the first step.”, Karbaka tried motivating Kevin.
“Oh, come one. Don’t treat me like a kid.”, Kevin felt belittled.
“Do you want to drive?”, Karbaka asked.
“You mean fly?”, Kevin asked with a smile.
“Yes.”, said Karbaka.
“Yes, I think so. This one seems pretty harmless.”, Kevin said.
“Go ahead, then.”, Karbaka said.
Kevin sat on the seat and followed simple instructions from his instructor. He took the vehicle out through the small garage entrance. Karbaka told him that for larger vehicles there is another door in the roof of the building.
Kevin began enjoying the flight within minutes of starting. It was very similar to how he drove vehicles in his colony but flying was much smoother. He took it inside the palace, through the large hall and the corridors. He flew it to his room but couldn’t take the vehicle in because the doors were not wide enough. He
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