After four days of jig building and hard work, the core of the biplane was ready, and Dominic was fairly certain that their newly developed instruments were going to be sufficient that they would allow the plane to fly safely, even in questionable weather.
The airships didn't need much but a compass, and a magitech altimeter.
But they also had to avoid major thunderstorms, as extreme winds would push them wherever the wind pleased, and they were a massive target attracting lightning strikes.
The aircraft got a couple more gauges, telling them what direction they were pointed, relative to the horizon, and how fast they were turning. Those would help in cloud, where they might be able to see the enemy, but not the ground.
Nothing said "bad ending" quite like hurtling toward the ground at five hundred kilometres an hour, thinking you were circling an airship high in the sky.
