Welcome to the Navy, Sputnik. Someone from the academy who knows what their talking about will be with you shortly. I challenge you to stick around for at least six months. If you make it that long I can almost say without a doubt you'll be hooked.

Bio


Name: Sputnik Galaax
Race: Human
Age: 24
Height: 5'6"
Weight: 137 lbs.

Appearance: Short and solidly built, dark brown hair and eyes, tanned and weathered skin, looks older than he is.

Personality: Quiet and reserved but not outspoken, strong-opinioned, not overly ambitious, generally peaceful and self-controlled but can be provoked.

History: Sputnik was born on Wayland in 15 BBY to a family descended from the Old Republic colonists.  His childhood was three-sided, split between his human family and the two indigenous species (the Myneyrshi and the Psadans).  He is fluent in both indigenous languages as well as Basic.  Early in his youth, he sought coexistence between the races, but as he got older, he saw the fruitlessness of it.  When the opportunity arose, Sputnik joined the Imperial Navy to escape from the difficulties of Wayland.

Ok, so we're in 11 ABY?  I was guessing 9 ABY.  I'll develop it a little more tomorrow.

We are 9 ABY

What happened is you skipped both 0 BBY and 0 ABY.  Those are both counted as years in the Star Wars Universe.

Cool, thanks.  I'll ponder what you said overnight then I'll finish it up tomorrow.

Or maybe it'll be tomorrow...

About me?  Well, I'm a freshman at the University of Colorado studying aerospace engineering.  I like to ski, play tennis, write, play and listen to music, and excessively play video games.  I've been a SW fan ever since I was able understand the concept of a movie and this is my second RP (a couple of years ago, I was part of a 30 or so person RP). 

The homework has really been piling up over the last week, so I might not add anything to my character until this weekend

Ok, so here's the final bio.


Bio


Name: Sputnik Galaax
Race: Human
Age: 24
Height: 5'6"
Weight: 137 lbs.

Appearance: Short and solidly built, dark brown hair and eyes, tanned and weathered skin, looks older than he is.  No distinctive physical features. 

Skills: Having been raised among several races, he is an skilled linguist.  Never having had a formal education, he only written language that he knows is Basic.  He is a fair shot with ranged blaster weapons, but he is most comfortable with melee weapons, due to his size and speed.  He is fascinated with everything mechanical and is a skilled mechanic.

Personality: Quiet and reserved but not necessarily outspoken, strong-opinioned, not overly ambitious, generally peaceful and self-controlled but can be provoked.  He has always respected the Empire

History: Sputnik was born on Wayland in 13 BBY to a lower-class family descended from the Old Republic colonists.  His childhood was three-sided, split between his human family and the two indigenous species (the Myneyrshi and the Psadans).  He spent much of his time among the two other races, learning their customs, their history, and their stance on the political situation on Wayland.  Sputnik is fluent in both indigenous languages as well as Basic.  Early in his youth, he sought coexistence between the races, but in 2 BBY, his family was involved in a skirmish between the humans and the Psadans.  His elder and only brother was killed in the fight, and his parents would have also been killed if the small occupying contingent of Imperial troops hadn't broken up the fight.  The next decade was scarred with numerous battles between the humans and the native races.  The Imperial forces were always the peace-keepers.  When Grand Admiral Thrawn returned to and soon there after left Wayland in 9 BBY, he left behind a naval force to compliment the Stormtrooper contingent.  Sputnik watched the Imperial shuttles coming and going, wishing he could be on one of them.  When he could no longer live with the civil disputes, Sputnik approached one of the naval officers and asked to join.  The officer readily accepted Sputnik and arranged for immeadiate transport to the Naval Academy.

FINALLY!

Pilot Procedure:

1. Lag Pursuit - Lag pursuit is a highly offensive maneuver that is difficult to counter.  It is implemented during pursuit when the attacker has excess speed and will overshoot the defender.  If the defender turns, the attacker can match the turn, only with a wider radius, while remaining behind and in the blind spot of the defender.  To counter a lag pursuit, the defender must tighten his turn into a spiral in order to gain the offensive. 

2. The Immelman - The Immelman is a maneuver used when the pilot needs to change direction quickly and/or gain altitude.  The pilot brings the aircraft in vertical climb, then he rolls the craft in the desired direction and levels off.  This maneuver can be used to can an offensive position against an oncoming enemy or to take away the offensive from a pursuing enemy.