<div class="floatleft">(http://elliquiy.com/elluiki/images/f/fa/Mars_test.jpg)</div><table class="bbc_table"><tbody><tr><td><strong>Character name:</strong></td><td>Lt Colonel Louise Cotter</td></tr><tr><td><strong>Location:</strong> </td><td>The Cockpit of the MA-001</td></tr><tr><td><strong>With:</strong> </td><td>Amber</td></tr><tr><td><strong>Doing:</strong> </td><td>Taking off. (The aircraft, not her clothes... Sheesh, you people have one track minds)</td></tr></tbody></table><br/><hr/><br/>The aircraft rolled slowly out of the hangar (http://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=148833.msg7737670#msg7737670) and out onto the pinkish red marscrete apron. Louise took a moment to gaze out at the novel sight of a pink sky and two moons, with the sun being the size of a pea held at arms length in the dusty atmosphere. "Electric motors to standby." She continued to give her commentary over the radio to the control centre, and to the intercom. "Ladies and gents, please make sure all your cabin baggage is securely stowed, your seats are in the upright position and your seatbelts are securely fastened..." She giggled.<br/><br/>"Rotor attack is at one hundred percent, rotor pitch is ninety degrees. Starting engine one." There was a soft, almost imaginary whup-whup-whup noise that built slowly and those near the windows on the left side of the aircraft would be able to look up and see the massive blades begin to turn, faster and faster. "Starting engine two." The sound repeated from the other side of the aircraft as the second rotor began spinning in the opposite direction.<br/><br/>"Throttles to one hundred percent". The noise increased until it was clearly audible as a rising hum. The craft lurched a little then lifted smoothly into the air. "WHOOT! And we're away!"