#flight instruments

[nocternalrandomness]

KC-135 using the call sign "Grizzly 11" climbing through the clouds while departing March AFB

[olessan-lokenosse]

Nobody:

Nature ancient:

[earlgreybongwater]

i have this epiphany multiple times a week but king gizzard & the lizard wizard is the best band to ever live

[liusaidh-writing]

Hi,

Been getting a number of comments on AO3 lately 'begging' me (kindly, of course!!) to update stories.

Well, if you're here and want to know, updates are definitely coming for all my WIPs.

Instruments of Flight

Do No Harm

Our Lives Illuminated

And even the seemingly forgotten Photographs series

I am coming back. Yes, for sure.

This summer has just been a real bitch in more ways than one. As soon as I can iron some shit out, I will definitely be writing again!

I love waking up to kudos and comments on AO3. It makes me so happy in the midst of my heavy life, so please do not stop!

Thanks for the support and hope to be back SOON! ❤️❤️❤️

[oktaviaslabyrinth]

Proud Flight // Fire Emblem: Radiant Dawn (2007)

[utisticgator]

"What do pilots even do in cruise?"

I can't speak for everyone, but generally it goes something like this:

1) navigation checks

2) anticipation, briefings, and generally taking advantage of the reduced workload to stay ahead of the aircraft.

3) unplanned cavetown concert

[verdemoth]

i cant post Tune without also posting Odyssey. do not separate.

Odyssey is an engineer, formerly the director of Mission Control, and before even that e did field work. Now, e’s supposedly retired from all duties, but Odyssey refuses to leave. E wont let the new owners run the team into the ground. (and e’s still holding onto some distant hope of finding es best friend alive, or at least closure)

-> Originally Odyssey was a field researcher alongside es queerplatonic partner Tune in their 20s, until the risks of such work became apparent. E then went on to develop systems to communicate with and coordinate the research team and monitor the Otherworld from safely on the ‘reality’ side of the portal. E established Mission Control, and led it for decades.

-> Tune and Odyssey were very close for a very long time, having met in their school years. They were best friends, partners for life, two halves of a whole. It’s been some years now since Tune’s disappearance, and Odyssey’s mostly come to terms with it, but still feels his absence keenly.

-> Odyssey’s a generally kind individual but not particularly nice. E’s gruff, immensely stubborn, with a mean sarcastic streak. Some coworkers might describe em as cantankerous. But at the end of the day e’s well-intentioned and altruistic.

-> Odyssey is very, VERY bitter about the investors who bought ownership of the team from the original founders a couple years back. E hates them. E’s just WAITING for the chance to prove there’s something unscrupulous happening, e can FEEL it. E hasn’t had results yet but the vibes are rancid.

-> Though formally retired, Odyssey continues to do much of the same work e’s been doing for decades, out of spite and because e trusts few people with the systems e built. E adamantly refuses to cooperate with anyone associated with the company, which is probably directly related to es early ‘retirement’. Odyssey’s not happy about it and won’t do them any favours.

-> Odyssey is only middle aged but e feels so much older. E’s so tired. And so worried. E hopes for the best but is always prepared for the worst.

-> Odyssey’s role as director was succeeded by Maven, who e mentored. Odyssey treats them as a ward and as a friend. E respects and trusts them, but…… When the Storm hit, it was one of Maven’s first missions directing with little input from Odyssey. It was supposed to be that, anyway, before that disaster. Odyssey doesn’t blame them for what happened, but but can’t seem to talk them out of beating themself up over it. Directing the EEG is no longer Odyssey’s job so e tries to step back and let Maven make their own decisions, but they’ve obviously not dealt well with the pressure, and Odyssey can’t leave well enough alone. E has a tendency to step in and take over es old duties at the first sign of trouble in a misguided attempt to shield Maven from the trauma of handling another crisis. E doesn’t mean to imply that they’re not capable, but unfortunately they are not helping Maven’s shattered confidence and fear of making mistakes by taking control from them.

-> Odyssey is legally blind, and though es glasses can help em make out some shapes in the right conditions, in unfamiliar spaces and bad lighting e utilizes a cane to get a feel for es surroundings. While es poor eyesight is likely hereditary, e became an amputee following a severe injury on es last field mission. E opts not to use any prosthetics, finding them uncomfortable and unwieldy. E’s often accompanied by one or both of the spider shaped robots e designed and programmed to assist the exploration team, which have been retired from the field as well since suffering some damage in the Storm. Odyssey is very fond of them.

-> The larger robot, Marie, was named after Odyssey’s cousin Mariner, who also worked for the EEG for a time. The two used to be close, but have had a falling out coinciding with Tune’s presumed death and Mariner’s retirement. Xe pushed for Odyssey to quit as well, but despite xer desperation xe wouldn’t confess why xe was so adamant about it.

-> The loss of Tune hit Odyssey very hard, and e’s become quite reclusive. E tends to stick to es room when not doing other work, and would spend a lot of time alone if not sought out by the other people who are close with em.

-> Spirit, Tune’s sibling, can probably best understand what Odyssey’s going though. The two have always gotten along well, having met through Tune. When Odyssey was injured, they requested Spirit join the team in es place, providing a glowing recommendation to the then owners. E’s always thought highly of Spirit, as a skilled and reliable member of the team (and someone e could trust to keep an eye on Tune where e couldn’t).

-> Spirit’s been different, recently. Odyssey has slowly tried opening up to them to talk about their shared loss, after es initial attempts to distance emself from the team in es grief. But any attempt seems stilted and awkward, so usually Odyssey never gets around to that part, and sticks to shallow small talk and talking At them about other problems. Honestly e just wants their company, and e feels they could use it, too. Odyssey worries for Spirit’s physical wellbeing in the Otherworld, and their mental wellbeing in the wake of losing their sibling. But they’re still capable of looking after themself, so e doesn’t push too hard. E just figures… well. Spirit probably needs the same kind of help e does, and e’s trying to be that for them.

-> If there’s a coworker that Odyssey really Does Not get along with, it’s Curiosity. In the past they’ve had a standard and respectful relationship. But with Tune M.I.A. and the EEG’s new ownership, Odyssey’s being phased out of the team though circumstance and es own actions and e’s feeling quite frustrated. E projects a lot of those frustrations into Curiosity, the new de facto leader of the field team and symbolic of the changes Odyssey rejects. Curiosity, for her part, isn’t keen on sitting around and taking flak from Odyssey.

-> Mostly they try to avoid each other, and that turns out fine. But when they do interact, Odyssey is… difficult about it. E will nitpick any plan of hers to test how it holds up, always double-checks her work, tries to pull rank/seniority regardless of relevance.. all in all, nothing malicious, but instead unreasonably hypercritical. E claims e’s only making sure she’s up to handle whatever the Otherworld throws at them next.

-> Phoenix on the other hand is a long time friend of Odyssey and Tune, having also met them through school before he dropped out. They’ve been a sturdy pillar of support for Odyssey through es grief, and regularly checks up on em to make sure es looking after emself. Though Phoenix, like Curiosity, is ambivalent about the new ownership, he is unlike Curiosity in that he is in good standing with Odyssey and is privy to sooo many rants about it. They talk often. Phoenix is really the only other person Odyssey trusts with maintaining the systems e built.

-> Phoenix and Odyssey had a brief romantic fling as young adults, which Odyssey now finds very amusing. Even moreso because Phoenix is kind of embarrassed about being ‘something of a headstrong dumbass’ at that age, in their own words. It’s one of the few things Odyssey and Curiosity (who also once dated Phoenix) can agree upon. It’s all in good fun.

[coffeeismycallsign]

I’m on the schedule for 15:00 to fly but I might get rained out. VFR only for me :(

Until then it’s staring at ForeFlight, praying for better weather, and revision time.

[ohsharethekmusic]

Song : Long Flight (Instrumental)

Artist : Taeyong

Album {Single} : Long Flight

[florbelles]

are you unable to listen to music ever while you’re working or doing literally anything because you’ll immediately be consumed by your Fictional Characters in Situations or are you normal

[blushingtendertiel]

I love my baker & cafeteria dragons!!

Frost and Ting the aberration bake cupcakes, CookieCat makes ice cream, Skittles brews tea and ChoccyMilk is a barista!!

[nocternalrandomness]

Glass cockpit - Dassault Falcon 7X

[roukabi]

oh my god mistjam made lyres real in FR

Look at Orpheus go!!! He has his lyre!!

[Image ID: a .png of a male pearlcatcher dragon. He has a petal-like pattern across his ivory body, where the petals are slightly tinted pink. The dragon, Orpheus, has a brown bird's wing pattern on his wings, with red ringlets accenting his body. He wears a red bandanna, a white apron, a feathered lyre with blue beads, some old satchels, and copper bracelets. Red petals fall around him. Orpheus has light purple eyes. End ID]

[emuwarum]

This is Rhodes. Rhodes is a smug bastard.

[liusaidh-writing]

CHAPTER NINETEEN

*this chapter includes some NSFW sexual content*

 Wondering WTF this story even is? Start at the beginning *or re-read!*

Please read the warnings before each chapter, and read at your own discretion!

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It has been over a year. I’ve not updated this story since September of 2021. It seems criminal, and I am so, so sorry. But I hope the payoff will be worth the wait in the end. 

So, here we go, folks. I really, truly hope that this update does not disappoint. Though, it might. But hold on, because I’m hoping to have Chapter 20 up as soon as I can since this one kind of ends abruptly... 

If you need a refresher:  Claire, Jamie, Emily and Dougal are still cooped up at Dougal’s house. It’s been a month since they found Angus dead by the lake, and in this chapter they have just heard some bad news via the radio, and Claire is, uh, not okay. 

Thanks for the patience and understanding as I struggle to keep my shit together enough to update all my stories, even though it may be a long time between updates! 

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[oktaviaslabyrinth]

Hugin's Flight // The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim - Immersive Music (2015)