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Although a civilian teenager, he trained aboard the [[starship]] as a [[shuttle]] [[pilot]], likely as part of his attempt to make it into [[Starfleet Academy]]. He missed out on getting the chance to take the final [[Starfleet Academy entrance exam]] by only 32 points, and as result became somewhat [[Depression|depressed]] and fearful of what his father would think of his failure. |
Although a civilian teenager, he trained aboard the [[starship]] as a [[shuttle]] [[pilot]], likely as part of his attempt to make it into [[Starfleet Academy]]. He missed out on getting the chance to take the final [[Starfleet Academy entrance exam]] by only 32 points, and as result became somewhat [[Depression|depressed]] and fearful of what his father would think of his failure. |
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| − | While the Enterprise was in orbit of [[Relva VII]], he [[theft|stole]] the [[Type 7 shuttlecraft]] ''{{dis|Copernicus|2364}}'', intending to join a [[freighter]] on [[Beltane IX]] and asked {{dis|Captain|rank}} [[Jean-Luc Picard|Picard]] to tell [[Kurland|his father]] he was sorry for his failure and for stealing the shuttle. However, despite his extensive training, he had little practical experience in a shuttle, and accidentally unbalanced his dilithium reactor, causing one of his engines to shut down. The shuttle became caught in Relva VII's gravity well, headed for a burn-up in the atmosphere and |
+ | While the Enterprise was in orbit of [[Relva VII]], he [[theft|stole]] the [[Type 7 shuttlecraft]] ''{{dis|Copernicus|2364}}'', intending to join a [[freighter]] on [[Beltane IX]] and asked {{dis|Captain|rank}} [[Jean-Luc Picard|Picard]] to tell [[Kurland|his father]] he was sorry for his failure and for stealing the shuttle. However, despite his extensive training, he had little practical experience in a shuttle, and accidentally unbalanced his dilithium reactor, causing one of his engines to shut down. The shuttle became caught in Relva VII's gravity well, headed for a burn-up in the atmosphere and almost certain [[death|death]]. Kurland began to panic, but {{dis|Captain|rank}} [[Jean-Luc Picard|Picard]] was able to calm Kurland down and talk him through a shallow re-entry into the atmosphere. With Picard's help, Kurland was able to build up enough speed to bounce the shuttle safely off the atmosphere. |
He returned to the ''Enterprise''-D, where he thanked Picard for saving his life and received a refresher course in discipline from [[Commander]] [[William T. Riker]]. ({{TNG|Coming of Age}}) |
He returned to the ''Enterprise''-D, where he thanked Picard for saving his life and received a refresher course in discipline from [[Commander]] [[William T. Riker]]. ({{TNG|Coming of Age}}) |
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Revision as of 20:40, 15 November 2019
Jake Kurland was a young civilian aboard the USS Enterprise-D in 2364.
Although a civilian teenager, he trained aboard the starship as a shuttle pilot, likely as part of his attempt to make it into Starfleet Academy. He missed out on getting the chance to take the final Starfleet Academy entrance exam by only 32 points, and as result became somewhat depressed and fearful of what his father would think of his failure.
While the Enterprise was in orbit of Relva VII, he stole the Type 7 shuttlecraft Copernicus, intending to join a freighter on Beltane IX and asked Captain Picard to tell his father he was sorry for his failure and for stealing the shuttle. However, despite his extensive training, he had little practical experience in a shuttle, and accidentally unbalanced his dilithium reactor, causing one of his engines to shut down. The shuttle became caught in Relva VII's gravity well, headed for a burn-up in the atmosphere and almost certain death. Kurland began to panic, but Captain Picard was able to calm Kurland down and talk him through a shallow re-entry into the atmosphere. With Picard's help, Kurland was able to build up enough speed to bounce the shuttle safely off the atmosphere.
He returned to the Enterprise-D, where he thanked Picard for saving his life and received a refresher course in discipline from Commander William T. Riker. (TNG: "Coming of Age")