The Airs

Flotia is a world of floating islands, where the only way to reach other lands is by air. The islands are powered by a naturally-occurring "anti-gravity iron", which the people of Flotia have extracted and used to power aircraft. Every 10 years, the great "Sky Cannonball" race is held, promising vast richest to the winner, and the only way to win is through mastery of a top-class aircraft. The young boy Tigaro has just turned 13, an age at which he is granted permission to leave his island and t...