muddyknees2000 said:

oh_riginal said:

I assumed they were flying around to the other side of Bespin before going out into space. Sort of flying "undercover" in a way. But when they went back and caught the attention of the TIE Fighters they lost their opportunity for an easy escape and had to get to space ASAP to go to lightspeed.

^Exactly this^

Okay, that makes sense - I buy that. That's what I really like about these forums, you get the opportunity to see/understand certain things a little differently (generally for the better) when it's discussed with others.