concern on the MITSCHER and STEICHEN. It doesnt say they can end their movement and stay airborn. just that their movement IS flying. SO... after you move, if you dont take off AND land, your airplane just drops out of the sky and slams into the ground after it moves. Is this intentional?
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Per the Core Rulebook (pg. 63 in my copy):
Flying also comes with some risks:
• When flying, characters must move at least 1
space on their turn or begin falling.
• Flying characters begin falling if they become
IMMOBILIZED, STUNNED, or otherwise can’t move.
• Flying characters that take structure damage or
stress must succeed on an AGILITY save or begin
falling.
You don't automatically stop flying at the end of your turn. Note how the Rapid Burst Jump Jets system says You can fly when you Boost; however, you must end the movement on the ground or another solid surface, or else immediately begin falling. , which does explicitly state that you start falling if you don't land, while the Flight System says You may choose to count any and all of your movement as flying. The primary distinction here would instead be between flying and hovering - and the Mitscher/Steichen don't hover because even their "hover mode," given their size and engine power as fixed-wing aircraft, requires them to keep moving a little on the scale of a mech battlefield!
Short version: no, that's not intentional.