Mental.
I sat in my small but comfortable cabin aboard the Amazon, a small aircraft carrier with the sole
purpose of testing a new solar powered aircraft, and who would be testing it? Me, Me! My knees were
shaking with fear, I had butterflies in my stomach but a look of grim determination was etched over my
face. “I have to go out there and do it,” I thought. “I have to go out there and test that plane.”
purpose of testing a new solar powered aircraft, and who would be testing it? Me, Me! My knees were
shaking with fear, I had butterflies in my stomach but a look of grim determination was etched over my
face. “I have to go out there and do it,” I thought. “I have to go out there and test that plane.”
Suddenly a shout from the upper decks roused me from my trance, “Come on James, the plane’s
ready!” I gripped the handrail of the bed tightly, the plane was ready. What if I crashed? I stood up
shakily, my face the colour of old porridge. My legs gave way beneath me and I fell back into the
bed with a crash. I stood up again, this time my face was green, my legs were like jelly, I couldn’t
move. My brain sent urgent messages to my legs, slowly and reluctantly they propelled my body
out of the cabin and up the steps to the deck.
ready!” I gripped the handrail of the bed tightly, the plane was ready. What if I crashed? I stood up
shakily, my face the colour of old porridge. My legs gave way beneath me and I fell back into the
bed with a crash. I stood up again, this time my face was green, my legs were like jelly, I couldn’t
move. My brain sent urgent messages to my legs, slowly and reluctantly they propelled my body
out of the cabin and up the steps to the deck.
When I got outside though, it was worse. Everyone was clapping, laughing or whispering to
their friends. “You were mental to do this.” said a small part of my brain. “Mental.”
their friends. “You were mental to do this.” said a small part of my brain. “Mental.”
“You can do this James,” said my friend running along behind me.
“I’ll be carrying a mattress though.” said another crew member sniggering.
I shook off both of them and made my way up to the plane, the solar panels hidden on its back
glinted, the nose was shining like someone had just rubbed oil over it. I climbed up the steps, my
brain under tremendous stress, my legs kept threatening to collapse again.
glinted, the nose was shining like someone had just rubbed oil over it. I climbed up the steps, my
brain under tremendous stress, my legs kept threatening to collapse again.
I wrenched the door open and almost fell into the seat. I struggled up into it and pulled the seat belt
over my shoulders. I put my hands on the sides of the cockpit to show that I was ready. Before I
knew it I was flying through the air, I tried to call out but everyone was cheering and they didn’t hear.
“Mental,” said the voice in my brain, louder than before. As the plane soared off the deck, I put my
hands on the controls and lifted the plane up. The feeling was exhilarating, I skipped over waves
and swooped into the brilliantly blue sky. I did a perfect loop-de-loop and then sped back to the ship.
As I swooped around the control tower the plane gave a shudder, I gripped the controls and forced
the thrust back, but nothing happened. Suddenly the engine died altogether, my eyes popped in a
silent scream as the plane swooped a perfect arch and began a graceful but grim descent back to
the deck.
over my shoulders. I put my hands on the sides of the cockpit to show that I was ready. Before I
knew it I was flying through the air, I tried to call out but everyone was cheering and they didn’t hear.
“Mental,” said the voice in my brain, louder than before. As the plane soared off the deck, I put my
hands on the controls and lifted the plane up. The feeling was exhilarating, I skipped over waves
and swooped into the brilliantly blue sky. I did a perfect loop-de-loop and then sped back to the ship.
As I swooped around the control tower the plane gave a shudder, I gripped the controls and forced
the thrust back, but nothing happened. Suddenly the engine died altogether, my eyes popped in a
silent scream as the plane swooped a perfect arch and began a graceful but grim descent back to
the deck.
“Mental,” said the voice in my brain as I plummeted down down down…
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