Flight Plans

[shibela.livejournal.com]

  
This is going to be a bit of a 3-Parter on a theme. 

1) Flying Lessons -- I'd like to read some stories about flying lessons, whether in a puddlejumper, F-302, a chopper of some kind, whatever plane, glider, hot air balloon, or even the Daedalus.  If someone's learning to fly (or teaching someone to fly), I'd love to read it -- even if they're fics about taking some kind of qualification testing for flight, which would include sims, etc.  [Click this link to see which stories I've read on this theme.]

2) Getting John (or Lorne, or O'Neill, or Mitchell - the last two to be included as long as they're in Pegasus Galaxy - or other 'Zoomies') In The Air --  Basically, I'm looking for stories where they have their first flight in Pegasus Galaxy by means of aircraft / spacecraft.  First flights can include:  first flight ever in whichever aircraft (puddlejumper, newly made aircraft, newly arrived aircraft, F-302, Daedalus, other alien-crafted aircraft, native-to-Pegasus aircraft), first flight after a long-time grounded due to health issues or bureaucracy.  Alternatively, I'd be happy to read some stories on flying as a means to relax from times of stress.  Basically, I'm looking for gratuitous flying fics.... :)

3) Flying Earth-side -- Can be complete AU's or just Earth-side from leave, vacation, family emergency, retirement.  Preferably John, but if any of the other flyboys are available & it fits into the SGA fandom by way of crossover, that's fine, too. 

All gen, het, and slash pairings are welcome.  Please label where applicable.


Thanks in advance!
 

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[almostnever.livejournal.com]

Black Helicopters (http://whizzy.livejournal.com/tag/black%20helicopters) by whizzy has John flying Earthside. It's slashy gen for the first few stories, then John/Cameron and John/Rodney, NSFW, in Blackout Conditions.

Fighting Falcon by Yin (http://community.livejournal.com/fire_fiction/6769.html) AU with John flying Earthside in the Thunderbirds, though it's Rodney's POV watching him fly. John/Rodney slash, NSFW.

[whizzy.livejournal.com]

Huh, I did have him fly a lot, didn't I? His arms should be really tired by now.

[rinkatur.livejournal.com]

I loved your Black Helicopters series, whizzy!

[whizzy.livejournal.com]

Thanks! I'm gonna be sad when it's finished, although at the rate I'm going that won't be for a while.

[shibela.livejournal.com]

Thank you! I'm looking forward to reading these tonight (and most likely tomorrow, too - hee!) - it's going to be a wonderful release from the driving hell that was my day! :)

[gelbes-gilatier.livejournal.com]

I can't believe I'm doing a self-pimp again... you know, in case you get annoyed by my Lorne/Cadman self-pimps, please tell me (because I honestly feel a little embarrassed every time I do this :S). Anyway, I did a number of flying fics for Fanfic100, maybe one of them is what you're looking for :)

Make Me Laugh (http://gelbes-gilatier.livejournal.com/165033.html) (Lorne, Cadman, Sheppard and a puddle jumper... some Lorne/Cadman UST) and from the same 'verse, Somewhere to Start (http://gelbes-gilatier.livejournal.com/166209.html)(Lorne teaching his son how to fly a puddle jumper, implied established Lorne/Cadman)

A Little Cold Blue Steel (http://gelbes-gilatier.livejournal.com/99654.html) (Lorne taking Cadman for a ride in an F-302, friendship, some UST - there's also a sequel where Cadman returns him the favor: Spreading Out Her Wings Tonight (http://gelbes-gilatier.livejournal.com/100351.html), also friendship with a bit of UST)

I just remembered two other recs involving Lorne, Cadman and learning how to fly a jumper (both gen) which are:

Birds of a Feather (http://community.livejournal.com/oddball_sga/68405.html) by wabbitseason and High Flight (http://lunasky.livejournal.com/90817.html) by lunasky. I really love both of them, because they're both dead on character and depict the professional relationship and friendship of the two of them that I think is a trademark whenever I see a well-written story involving that pairing.

Another great one has Sheppard teaching a Marine Sergeant how to fly a jumper (gen, too): Only the Journey Matters (http://www.wraithbait.com/viewstory.php?sid=14549) by ga_unicorn. 

And I can't shake the feeling I know more stories dealing with this particular trope but right now can't drag them from my godlfish memory :S

[shibela.livejournal.com]

Ooh! Thank you!! I'm definitely looking forward to reading these. It's always a nice change-up to be reading stories with Lorne - and Cadman - in them.

[justhuman.livejournal.com]

A tangent on your request is the amazing Maybe It Was Memphis (http://princessofg.livejournal.com/tag/memphis%20series) by princessofg. Its a complete AU, 1950, Jack/Daniel. Jack is a Blue Angel. No connection to the series other than a few character references. One chapter is about Jack flying at an airshow and there were scenes with his flying buddies.

[shibela.livejournal.com]

Thank you! I'm looking forward to reading this later. I don't think I've ever read a complete AU with Jack. :D

[shibela.livejournal.com]

Oops... let me amend the above-statement. I haven't read a complete AU with Jack that involves flying -- I've read one where he's a fire chief, though. LOL!

[hickman1937.livejournal.com]

LOL, does this mean you've read with Jack? Lucky shibela.

[shibela.livejournal.com]

Heee! If only... of course, there probably wouldn't have been much reading going on, in that case. ;) Fishing, though... there'd have definitely been some fishing involved. (okay, so maybe a little bit of reading, too, because I do love mixing 2 of my favorite activities.) LOL!

[gaffsie.livejournal.com]

#2 I Might and You Might (http://minervacat.livejournal.com/932292.html) by minervacat. John takes Cam for a spin in a puddlejumper (John/Cam).

#3 Falling From The Sky Now and Again (http://community.livejournal.com/sg_flyboys/4505.html) by torakowalksi. John takes Cam for a spin in a puddlejumper on earth (John/Cam).

The Year That Was (http://community.livejournal.com/sg1_jubilee/10388.html) by bluflamingo (John/Cam).

[shibela.livejournal.com]

Thank you, thank you, thank you!! I haven't read the first 2 suggestions, and it's been a while since I last re-visited bluflamingo's "The Year That Was" (every time I read it, I just want to reach out & give Cam a big ole hug).

[kristen999.livejournal.com]

If you don't mind a self pimp, this might fit. I'm not sure.

"Take These Wings and Learn to Fly" (http://community.livejournal.com/sga_genficathon/26350.html) is kind of John's life in flight. Gen.

[shibela.livejournal.com]

I don't mind self-pimps, at all. Thank you!! I'm looking forward to reading your story -- I've definitely enjoyed reading those stories of yours I've read in the past.

[kristen999.livejournal.com]

Thank you.

everybetty and I wrote “Long Ago (And Far Away)” (http://kristen999.livejournal.com/247944.html) which is a WW2 AU set in the Pacific. John's crew are part of a recon squad and there is TON of flying in it. We did our darnest to make those flights and air battles as realistic as possible.

Team fic. Gen. Does include some racism and sexism of the time and we did include both Ronon and Teyla in major roles.

[shibela.livejournal.com]

Thank you!!! :D

[snowglow1275.livejournal.com]

Driver's Ed: John giving Rodney flying lessens. McShep, NC-17. http://lamardeuse.dreamhost.com/sg/driversed.html

Pegasus Airline 'Verse: John is a commercial airline pilot and Rodney is a flight attendant. McShep. http://star-language.livejournal.com/4985.html

When You Know You Were Born To Fly: John is a commercial airline pilot and Rodney is an upset flier. McShep, NC-17. http://community.livejournal.com/sga_santa/163717.html

Si Muovo: John is a bush pilot and Rodney is a priest, in Alaska. Very long fic, most not about flying, but I do remember some. McShep, NC-17. http://www.trickster.org/kass/SiMuovo.html

Las Cinco Muertes: John is the pilot Rodney hires to take him to the island (A Jurassic Park crossover). McShep, rated R. http://davidhewlett.tarlanx.com/fiction/viewstory.php?sid=98

The Promotion: John's the taxi pilot who picks Rodney up (Eureka crossover). Pretty unnoticeable McShep, PG. http://community.livejournal.com/nixa_jane/72600.html

Missed The Saturday Dance: Amazing multimedia story where John is a test pilot in WWII. McShep, PG-13ish. http://opendoors.transformativeworks.org/mtsd/

[shibela.livejournal.com]

Thank you! There's a few there I haven't read before - not to mention a couple of favorites. \o/

Flying Lessons and Earthside

[echotango-me.livejournal.com]

Oh, so many possibilities, you could write an epic fic if you had the time. I don't so here's a couple that come to mind and I could find quickly.

For flying earthside...

http://community.livejournal.com/sg_flyboys/8147.html
Title: First Impressions Aren't Everything
By: cottontail
Gen, friendship. John and Cam finally bond after some fancy flying.
Summary: It takes Cameron a little while to realize why John Sheppard is such a cool guy.

For Flying Lessons...

http://fiercelydreamed.livejournal.com/9218.html#cutid1
Title: Coda
By: fiercelydreamed
John goes flying in the most unexpected way.
PG, ~6,800 words, McKay/Sheppard. Set a year and a half after the end of Unidentified.
Summary: In music: a more or less independent passage, at the end of a composition, introduced to bring it to a satisfactory close.

Re: Flying Lessons and Earthside

[shibela.livejournal.com]

Thank you! It was fun to re-visit both of your suggestions. :)

[mjulok.livejournal.com]

For 1) I have Everything (http://somehowunbroken.livejournal.com/16050.html) (G) by somehowunbroken and its sequel Realization (http://somehowunbroken.livejournal.com/16822.html) (PG) are John/Cam and have Cam as the flight instructor and John as the student.

For 3) the first one that popped into my mind was Zorro's Legacy (http://www.fanfiction.net/s/4153326/1/Zorros_Legacy) (T) by ShepsReyna (http://www.fanfiction.net/u/1392830/ShepsReyna). The team are on Earth for a vacation and are taking a commercial jet, which happens to be flown by one of John's former instructors. There is peril.

But you should check out the wonderful asugar 's delicious tags (http://www.delicious.com/asugar/Flying+SGA). They are an amazing resource for everyone.

[shibela.livejournal.com]

Oh my... I don't know how I missed your entry, but somehow it happened. A very belated, but extremely happy "Thank you!!" I'm looking forward to checking out ShepsReyna's story & perusing asugar's Delicious bookmarks....and re-reading somehowunbroken's "Everything" & "Realization."

Again, Thank you! :D