[Comedy] [Sad]
Author: Ernest 'Admiral Tigerclaw' Hart
Description: Confusion follows after a miserable pegasus is rescued from a nasty fall. It seems she can travel great distances in a very short amount of time, but doesn't feel she's fast at all. The inconsistency of the situation drives Rainbow Dash up the wall trying to figure it out, leading to a near disasterous race, and finally, a flight she'll never forget.
Higher Flier (All Links)
Higher Flier: Mach 2 (New Part 2!)
Additional Tags: Fun, Funny, Heart-Wrenching, High-Flying, Sad
32 comments:
Seems interesting enough to read, I've been doing quite a lot of it today after all.
ReplyDeleteseems interesting
ReplyDeletewill give it a read
- Anything that references something like this does gets my attention
Hmm? seems legit..
ReplyDeleteAdmiral Tigerclaw? As in the person who wrote "Sleeping with the girls"? This fic instantly goes to must read list.
ReplyDeletesounds like a fun read. may get to it later
ReplyDeleteIt's about time this got posted.
ReplyDeleteFrom what I'm seeing, this definitely seems like a worthwhile read. When the rest of my to do list clears up (which isn't much), I'll look into it.
ReplyDeleteLoved this one. Kudos!
ReplyDeleteLove it so far
ReplyDeleteStarting chapter 4 of 8, is a little cliche and hard to get into with the first chapter and a half
4/5 stars
BUT, its really picked up since and I'm super enjoying it, if it keeps up like this...definate 5/5 stars
ReplyDeleteThis one has been up for a while on fimfiction. It is pretty good.
ReplyDeleteSad.
ReplyDeleteComedy.
Why.
I just hope this means it's comedy with some weepy bits rather than actual sad humor.
I think this is one of those fics I will read when complete.
For everyone that's wondering: yes, the fic does have a happy ending for all involved. Also, if you even so much as a passing love of aircraft you will absolutely love this story.
ReplyDeleteThis is one of my favorite stories, only behind Fallout: Equestria, Ponies Make War, and Past Sins, and I'm not sure about some of those being ahead of this.
ReplyDeleteI loved this, both as a brony and as an avgeek. Probably the best-conceived and best-written OC, and story featuring an OC, I've come across, full stop.
ReplyDeleteTHIS STORY IS DIAMONDS.
ReplyDeleteSeriously. Read it. It's amazing.
Also, for those wondering, the story is most funny and heartwarming. The sad tag is mostly because the main OC is a massive, huggable woobie that you just want to pet and comfort and love. Seriously, she's nearly as adorable and lovable as Fluttershy, and as a massive Fluttershy fan I don't say that lightly.
Mm. This has a lot of mechanical problems, even in the first few chapters. It could stand to be groomed with an eye towards fixing capitalization errors and questionable word choices when indicating speech. Use of the word "said" as attribution is an extreme rarity, often replaced by verbs like "nodded" and "shrugged" which don't have a link to vocalization normally.
ReplyDeleteThe story's entertaining, and as a Nikon user, I have to at least appreciate that bit (though given how much the fic works in details about aeronautics, I don't know if you'd normally expect Leicas or what for ultra-high-quality photography), but it could be much improved with some spit and polish.
@DPV111 The fic is complete, the link is to the 5-chapter story on fimfiction.
ReplyDeleteI thought this story was really good. I especially loved how Dainty Dish's personality and skills were inspired by the SR-71 Blackbird, always loved the design of that plane.
SR-71 Pony?
ReplyDeleteThat's an instant read in my book.
This guy did his homework.
ReplyDeleteOk unlike Mare DoWell, which was multiple ponies in an extraordinary character, Dainty is an extraordinary pony.
The logic that Dainty uses makes sense when she is cruising.
This would make for a good episode but there is just too much to squeeze into 22 minutes.
I've confirmed that this is, indeed, the same guy who does Sleeping With The Girls.
ReplyDeleteBy looking at his fanfiction.net profile and noticing this story's on there too.
http://www.fanfiction.net/u/713916/Admiral_Tigerclaw
@Brongaar
ReplyDeleteSqueezed into a 22 minutes episode? when I read this ff I imagine it as a 1 hour MLP special movie with hand drawn animation and Gibhli musical numbers!
Tbh, I want this to be a real MLP movie special... I really do.
This one got a sad tag? Dang it! Now I have to brave the sad tags for other stories...
ReplyDeleteI thought sad meant you get heartjerker depressed after reading it.
Very mush recommended. (Pun intended... Yeah... Not a spelling error that worked out... At all.)
Wow, I really enjoyed this one. Nice story overall, and the character interactions were well done. The silly bits got a chuckle out of me.
ReplyDeleteAnd the OC is pretty awesome too. You could even say she "rises above the rest".
As a pilot and a brony, I wish for the author to shut up and take my money. Seriously, we need more famous aircraft made into pegasi. How about a MiG 25 pony as a rival for Dainty?
ReplyDeleteThis was pretty well done, and I think a stellar example of how to write a character into the established personalities of the mane 6.
ReplyDeleteSing a song of sixpence.
ReplyDeleteAnd turn your head up high.
Four and twenty black birds
racing through the sky.
When the throttle opens
the engine starts to sing.
Wasn't that a dainty way
to go and hit mach three?
BEAUTIFUL! I loved it!
ReplyDeletePart 2 was awesome xD
ReplyDeleteCan't wait for the next chapter.
Loved the new chapter! The air chase scene and scientific basis of pegasi weather control were very interesting subjects, though Mikoyan's personality was definitely the best part of this chapter.
ReplyDeleteHis behaviour is the most inappropriate for Canterlot high society and exactly what makes all his scenes so fun to read. I couldn't stop laughing during all the breakfast scene. One can only imagine what will happen when Miki will meet Rarity and Fluttershy.
Celestia has indeed groomed a worthy pranking partner. Oh what horror has she unleashed on Equestria! One thing that I find odd is Twilight's reaction to all the teasing. I imagine she should be (at least partially) desensitized after being Trollestia's student for several years.
PS: Shipping of ponified versions of SR-71 and MiG-31. I can die happy now as I've officially seen everything.
PPS: The number of aviation puns has been doubled!
MY OCD SENSES ARE TINGLING...The MiG 31's greatest weapon was it's very advanced (for the time) radar and long range missiles, not outright speed. The Russian pony should be a anthropomorphic version of the MiG 25 if you'd wanted that.
ReplyDeleteOk, that aside, good story! Nice to see a pony fic for aviation nerds ;-)
There were some problems with name capitalisation for Spike, Tom and Tank in the new chapter.
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