Lesson 2-3: Flight preparation and first flights

Dragon Age: 3 – 4 months

Topics covered in lessons:

• Riding strap construction
• Self defense and weapons
• Gliding/flight basics
• Solo glides/flights by dragonets
• Crafthall structure and etiquette

Mini Lesson:

RP Ideas

• Self defense practice (sparring with a fellow weyrling using wooden weapons, wrestling, hand-to-hand combat, etc.)
• Discussing lessons with other weyrlings and dragonets
• Sandbag toss competitions
• Walking through a ground drill
• Your dragonet's first flight
• Training/Talking with your mentor

Daily Schedule

• 6:00 AM Wake up, dawn feeding and oiling of dragonets
• 7:00 AM Cleanup/Breakfast
• 8:00 AM Calisthenics and laps
• 8:30 AM Self-defense lessons
• 9:00 AM Sandbag toss
• 9:30 AM Ground drills
• 10:00 AM Chore duties/assignments
• 11:00 AM Lunch for weyrlings
• 12:00 PM Stretching exercises and sandbag tossing
• 1:00 PM Solo flight class
• 2:00 PM Afternoon feedings of dragonets
• 2:30 PM Bathing and oiling, time with mentors
• 4:00 PM Review of drills, riding strap workshop
• 5:00 PM Crafthall etiquette
• 6:00 PM Dinner
• 7:00 PM Remedial Harper lessons, free period
• 8:00 PM Craft lessons
• 10:00 PM Nighttime feeding of dragons/lights-out

Dragon Age: 4 – 5 months

Topics covered in lessons

• Sitting on your dragon
• Hunting from the air
• Riding strap placement and construction
• Self-defense and weapons
• Simple ground drills while mounted, more complex afoot

Mini Lessons:

1. Mounted ground drill
2. Weapons practice

RP Ideas

• Placing riding straps on the Weyrlingmaster's dragon
• Placing adjustable rope "riding straps" on your dragonet
• Your dragonet's first aerial hunt
• Practicing marial arts, wrestling, weaponswork
• Your first time (licitly) sitting on your dragon
• "Riding" your dragon through mounted ground drills
• Working on your riding straps
• Dragonets are now the size of a sperm whale (just shy of half their adult size)

Daily Schedule

• 6:00 AM Wake up, breakfast, dawn feeding and oiling of dragonets
• 7:00 AM Calisthenics and laps
• 7:30 AM Self-defense lessons
• 8:00 AM Weapons lessons (blunt weapons, e.g. staves)
• 8:30 AM Sandbag toss
• 9:00 AM Ground drills (mounted and afoot)
• 10:00 AM Dragonets solo flight practice
• 11:30 AM Lunch for weyrlings
• 12:30 PM Chore duties/assignments
• 2:00 PM Riding strap classes
• 3:00 PM Remedial Harper classes, free period
• 4:00 PM Craft classes
• 6:00 PM Dragonets hunt, bathing and oiling
• 7:00 PM Dinner
• 8:00 PM Free time
• 10:00 PM Lights out

Dragon age: 5 months – 6 months

Topics covered in lessons:

• Riding strap construction and inspection
• Riding leathers construction and measurements
• Flying a-dragonback
• Self-defense and weapons
• Weyr choosing/assignment

Mini Lessons:

1. Strap inspection and first flight with your dragonet
2. Weyr tour

RP ideas

• Having the straps you made inspected by the Weyrlingmaster
• Your first flight on your dragonet
• Getting measured for riding leathers
• Touring the available weyrs and choosing your top three weyrs
• Moving into your own weyr
• Your first aerial drills

Daily Schedule

• 6:00 AM Wake up, breakfast, dawn feeding and oiling of dragonets
• 7:00 AM Calisthenics and laps
• 7:30 AM Self-defense lessons
• 8:00 AM Weapons lessons (edged weapons)
• 8:30 AM Sandbag toss
• 9:00 AM Ground drills (mounted and afoot)
• 10:00 AM Dragonets solo flight practice
• 10:30 AM Strap inspection
• 11:00 AM Riding an adult dragon alone
• 12:00 PM Lunch
• 1:00 PM Strap inspection and placing on dragonets, flights
• 3:00 PM Empty weyrs tour, measuring for riding leathers, free period
• 4:00 PM Craft lessons
• 6:00 PM Dragonets hunt, bathing and oiling
• 7:00 PM Dinner
• 8:00 PM Chore duties/assignments
• 10:00 PM Lights out