[Supers] Benefit from Flight skill?

[CeeDub]

Salutations!

Suppose a character in a Supers campaign has the unmodified (except PM) Flight advantage. The way I read it, the skill applies only to Winged Flight, Lighter Than Air, and possibly Controlled Gliding, although I doubt the latter is really suitable to cover long distances. The unmodified Flight advantage seems to work in such a way that the character just wills himself into the air as easily as if he walked across the room, except he's not even using any muscles.

Would he benefit from the Flight skill in any way?

[Stormcrow]

The Flight skill is used for extending your endurance while flying. It's the flying equivalent of the Hiking skill. You don't need Hiking skill to walk, and you don't need Flight skill to fly. Use Aerobatics skill for tricks and turns; increase your Air Move to fly faster (p. B18).

[David Johnston2]

Originally Posted by CeeDub

Salutations!

Suppose a character in a Supers campaign has the unmodified (except PM) Flight advantage. The way I read it, the skill applies only to Winged Flight, Lighter Than Air, and possibly Controlled Gliding, although I doubt the latter is really suitable to cover long distances. The unmodified Flight advantage seems to work in such a way that the character just wills himself into the air as easily as if he walked across the room, except he's not even using any muscles.

Would he benefit from the Flight skill in any way?

Yes. Long term use of active superpowers is going to be fatiguing regardless of the lack of muscular exertion. Electric Guy can't endlessly shoot electricity and Fly Guy is going to tire if he flies for multiple hours. You may not experience muscle aches from telekinetic flight, but it does does draw on some kind of internal resource.

[sir_pudding]

Originally Posted by David Johnston2

Yes. Long term use of active superpowers is going to be fatiguing regardless of the lack of muscular exertion. Electric Guy can't endlessly shoot electricity and Fly Guy is going to tire if he flies for multiple hours. You may not experience muscle aches from telekinetic flight, but it does does draw on some kind of internal resource.

The rules for this are in the box on Powers p. 159.