Stars... [He smiled somewhat ruefully.] We never made it that far. Not that we didn't try -- got pretty close, too. Just... things didn't work out.

So, as of now, our airships are just that -- local airspace.

All the Turks are given training, but only a few of us ever pilot regularly. The best, y'know? An' I was definitely one a' the best.

[In fact, it had become rare for him not to be the primary pilot when flying was required. It was an honor he'd worked his ass off to get.]