got a pip

[Capt. Jethro]

Just got promoted to ensign, can I now please take my station at the helm of a starship?

[Foxfyre]

Congrats, does this meen I have to give you a proper salute now?

[Capt. Jethro]

Congrats, does this meen I have to give you a proper salute now?

LOL. Better watch it or we will be paying tribute or offering sacrifices to the admirals.

[Foxfyre]

LOL gotcha don't want to give them any ideas........

[Mikey]

Congrats, Ensign Capt. Jethro. Here's the key to the officer's lavatory.

And here's your mop and bucket.

[Capt. Jethro]

Congrats, Ensign Capt. Jethro. Here's the key to the officer's lavatory.

And here's your mop and bucket.

Sorry Count de Monet, I will not take the bucket!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QGAgu6zI9v0

[Mark]

Just got promoted to ensign, can I now please take my station at the helm of a starship?

Hell yes. You just can't fly it yet

[Capt. Jethro]

Just got promoted to ensign, can I now please take my station at the helm of a starship?

Hell yes. You just can't fly it yet

Well crap, I was wanting to add something else to my logbook.

[Sionnach Glic]

Hey, Troi can't fly either by all accounts, but that didn't stop her plowing the ship into the ground on several occasions.

[Sonic Glitch]

Hey, Troi can't fly either by all accounts, but that didn't stop her plowing the ship into the ground on several occasions.

In her defense ( ) I believe that's what the saucer section was meant to do if it landed.

[Mikey]

As you say, Troi couldn't fly - but she sure as hell could crash.

[Sonic Glitch]

From Memory Alpha:

Emergency landing of saucer section
The saucer module of the USS Enterprise-D, crashed on Veridian IIIThe saucer sections of many starship classes are designed to make planetfall on a suitable planetary surface, preferably Class M. The saucer must be making a level approach and heading towards the ground at a shallow angle. The area chosen for landing must be smooth and relatively free of obstruction. The great structural stresses placed on the spaceframe of a landing saucer section would most likely prevent it from being returned to spaceflight. (Star Trek Generations)

The Enterprise-D saucer landing sequence was conceived in 1991 for the Star Trek: The Next Generation Technical Manual. Writers Ronald D. Moore, Brannon Braga, and Jeri Taylor were inspired by that information and wanted to use a crash as a cliffhanger for the sixth season of TNG, but producer Michael Piller did not like the idea. Furthermore, it would have been too costly to film on a television budget with the VFX technology available at the time. Moore and Braga later wrote the scene into Generations.
According to fandom sources as well as Mr. Scott's Guide to the Enterprise, the original Enterprise had landing gear stored underneath the two triangle-shaped hatches on the ventral side of the saucer. A third leg popped out from the cavity where the secondary hull connected to the saucer. Similar shapes were placed on the saucer of the Enterprise-E as a homage to the original ship, although designer John Eaves did not realize the fandom history behind those objects.
For the refit Enterprise, Andrew Probert purposefully designed landing gear into the saucer, hidden behind the four square panels located on the saucer's concave underside. The panels were also carried over to many TMP-era designs, including the USS Reliant and USS Excelsior. Probert had intended to place landing gear on the Enterprise-D saucer as well, but became distracted by other elements and never returned to the landing gear concept. As he recalled several years later, the poor ship eventually paid the price for that oversight!
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[Mark]

Your killing our Troi bashing you know. But it also raises an interesting question. I assume the planetfall manuver for a saucer is a tricky manuver. Why the hell would they let Troi do it? How the hell did someone who probebly only had basic piloting courses at the acadamy execute it?

[Captain Seafort]

Probably because they never intended to try and land - why would they? It would have been simpler and safer to remain in orbit and await rescue. Unfortunately a combination of Troi's driving and the shockwave from the engineering hull's destruction meant they weren't given a choice.

[Sonic Glitch]

Your killing our Troi bashing you know. But it also raises an interesting question. I assume the planetfall manuver for a saucer is a tricky manuver. Why the hell would they let Troi do it? How the hell did someone who probebly only had basic piloting courses at the acadamy execute it?

Or Troi had more pilot training then we give her credit for when she decided to go through proper bridge officers training.