The Curve of the Earth
“The terrain was a maze of valleys and hills, with the occasional mountain to worry about, and all of it, except for the snow-capped peaks, forest. In the dark.
He had to continually change either height or direction, and sometimes both at the same time. It was a technical challenge to keep between the high ground, so as not to expose the aircraft to radar, and still not crash. Newcomen went first white, then green, then ran to the cabin to find something to puke his guts up in.
They crossed the... border into Alaska. They weren’t shot down.
Newcomen eventually came back to the co-pilot’s seat, pale and shaking.
“Can you talk?” he asked.
“As long as you don’t ask me anything that requires more than a moment’s thought. This isn’t a car, and it doesn’t fly itself.” The whole brief for the plane’s design was fast and straight. Petrovitch was making it do things it was never intended to.
“I’ve been thinking,” said Newcomen.
“Careful now.”
“Will you just listen?”MoreLess
He had to continually change either height or direction, and sometimes both at the same time. It was a technical challenge to keep between the high ground, so as not to expose the aircraft to radar, and still not crash. Newcomen went first white, then green, then ran to the cabin to find something to puke his guts up in.
They crossed the... border into Alaska. They weren’t shot down.
Newcomen eventually came back to the co-pilot’s seat, pale and shaking.
“Can you talk?” he asked.
“As long as you don’t ask me anything that requires more than a moment’s thought. This isn’t a car, and it doesn’t fly itself.” The whole brief for the plane’s design was fast and straight. Petrovitch was making it do things it was never intended to.
“I’ve been thinking,” said Newcomen.
“Careful now.”
“Will you just listen?”MoreLess
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