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* In ''Film/{{Hook}}'', when Peter Pan/Banning finally finds the happy memory that lets him fly again, he goes on a joy ride through the skies with a full-on Music/JohnWilliams score playing.
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* In ''Film/{{Hook}}'', when Peter Pan/Banning Banning finally finds the happy memory that lets him fly again, rediscovers his forgotten ability to fly, he goes on a joy ride through the skies with a full-on Music/JohnWilliams score playing.playing.
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* Subverted in ''WesternAnimation/TheLegendOfKorra''. [[spoiler: Not only is Zaheer learning to fly a very, ''very'' bad thing for the protagonists, but it was born from Zaheer tragically losing the last of his earthly attachments -- his longtime love, P'Li.]]
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* ''WesternAnimation/{{Shrek}}'': When Donkey gets hit by some stray pixie dust, he's so thrilled he reveals his ability to talk in front of the Duloc guards. This bites him in the [[{{Pun}} ass]] when the pixie dust wears off, leading to Shrek (accidentally) rescuing him.
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* ''WesternAnimation/{{Shrek}}'': When Donkey gets hit by some stray pixie dust, dust and starts flying, he's so thrilled he reveals his ability to talk in front of the Duloc guards. This bites him in the [[{{Pun}} ass]] when the pixie dust wears off, leading to Shrek (accidentally) rescuing him.him.
-->'''Peter Pan:''' He can fly!
--> '''Pigs:''' He can fly!
--> '''Guard:''' He can ''talk.''
-->'''Peter Pan:''' He can fly!
--> '''Pigs:''' He can fly!
--> '''Guard:''' He can ''talk.''
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* ''WesternAnimation/{{Shrek}}'': When Donkey gets hit by some stray pixie dust, he's so thrilled he reveals his ability to talk in front of the Duloc guards. This bites him in the [[{{Pun}} ass]] when the pixie dust wears off, leading to Shrek (accidentally) rescuing him.
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* ''Literature/{{Eragon}}'': Eragon's first exhilarating flight with his dragon Saphira, and is also an enjoyable experience for Saphira because of her telepathic link to him.
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* ''WesternAnimation/ArthurChristmas'': The first time Arthur gets to fly on the old Santa sled, Eve, through the North pole underneath he aurora borealis.
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* ''WesternAnimation/ArthurChristmas'': The first time Arthur gets to fly on the old Santa sled, Eve, through the North pole underneath he the aurora borealis.
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* Quasimodo from Disney's ''WesternAnimation/{{The Hunchback of Notre Dame|Disney}}'' encourages a young, tremulous bird to take its first flight. When the bird discovers that it can indeed remain airborne, it's ecstatic and goes soaring off to join other birds in riding the wind. This scene demonstrates that Quasimodo is kindly and compassionate, even though he himself is kept bottled up in the cathedral's belltower.
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* Quasimodo from Disney's ''WesternAnimation/{{The Hunchback of Notre Dame|Disney}}'' encourages a young, tremulous bird to take its first flight. When the bird discovers that it can indeed remain airborne, it's ecstatic and goes soaring off to join other birds in riding the wind. This scene demonstrates that Quasimodo is kindly and compassionate, even though he himself is kept bottled up and contrasts the bird's freedom in the skies with Quasimodo's effective imprisonment in the cathedral's belltower.
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* Quasimodo from Disney's ''WesternAnimation/TheHunchbackOfNotreDame'' encourages a young, tremulous bird to take its first flight. When the bird discovers that it can indeed remain airborne, it's ecstatic and goes soaring off to join other birds in riding the wind. This scene demonstrates that Quasimodo is kindly and compassionate, even though he himself is kept bottled up in the cathedral's belltower.
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* Quasimodo from Disney's ''WesternAnimation/TheHunchbackOfNotreDame'' ''WesternAnimation/{{The Hunchback of Notre Dame|Disney}}'' encourages a young, tremulous bird to take its first flight. When the bird discovers that it can indeed remain airborne, it's ecstatic and goes soaring off to join other birds in riding the wind. This scene demonstrates that Quasimodo is kindly and compassionate, even though he himself is kept bottled up in the cathedral's belltower.
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* ''Manga/DragonBall'': Goku's first flight on the Nimbus.
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* ''Manga/DragonBall'': Goku's first flight on the Kintoun/Flying Nimbus.
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* When Karolina from ''ComicBook/{{Runaways}}'' finds out she can fly, her shock at finding out she's an alien quickly turns to joy.
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* ''ComicBook/{{Runaways}}'': When Karolina from ''ComicBook/{{Runaways}}'' finds out she can fly, her shock at finding out she's an alien quickly turns to joy.
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** In ''ComicBook/SupermanSecretOrigin'', [[ComicBook/{{Superboy}} Clark Kent]] figures out he can fly as saving ComicBook/LanaLang from a tornado. At the beginning, he's too shocked to do anything but try to land safely, but he's bursting with joy afterwards.
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** In ''ComicBook/SupermanSecretOrigin'', [[ComicBook/{{Superboy}} Clark Kent]] figures out he can fly as saving ComicBook/LanaLang Lana Lang from a tornado. At the beginning, he's too shocked to do anything but try to land safely, but he's bursting with joy afterwards.
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** In ''ComicBook/TheSupergirlFromKrypton'', ComicBook/{{Supergirl}} sports a radiant smile when she takes off and soars through the skies for the first time. [[ComicBook/SupermanBatman Later]] [[ComicBook/LastDaughterOfKrypton origin]] stories subverted this, though, making Kara look more shocked and scared than joyous.
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** In ''ComicBook/TheSupergirlFromKrypton'', ComicBook/{{Supergirl}} sports a radiant smile when she takes off and soars through the skies for the first time. [[ComicBook/SupermanBatman [[ComicBook/TheSupergirlFromKrypton2004 Later]] [[ComicBook/LastDaughterOfKrypton origin]] stories subverted this, though, making Kara look more shocked and scared than joyous.
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** In ''ComicBook/ActionComicsNumber252'', ComicBook/{{Supergirl}} sports a radiant smile when she takes off and soars through the skies for the first time. [[ComicBook/TheSupergirlFromKrypton Later]] [[ComicBook/LastDaughterOfKrypton origin]] stories subverted this, though, making Kara look more shocked and scared than joyous.
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** In ''ComicBook/ActionComicsNumber252'', ''ComicBook/TheSupergirlFromKrypton'', ComicBook/{{Supergirl}} sports a radiant smile when she takes off and soars through the skies for the first time. [[ComicBook/TheSupergirlFromKrypton [[ComicBook/SupermanBatman Later]] [[ComicBook/LastDaughterOfKrypton origin]] stories subverted this, though, making Kara look more shocked and scared than joyous.
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** Hilariously subverted in Far From Home. Peter tries taking M.J through NYC on his webs, and she’s understandably terrified and swears never to do it again.
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** Hilariously subverted in Far From Home.''Film/SpiderManFarFromHome''. Peter tries taking M.J through NYC on his webs, and she’s understandably terrified and swears never to do it again.
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** Hilariously subverted in Far From Home. Peter tries taking M.J through NYC on his webs, and she’s understandably terrified and swears never to do it again.
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* ''Fanfic/TheWeaverOption'': Taylor's reaction when she flies after gaining her Saint Wings. She has try not to giggle in joy of the novelty of being able to fly under her own power.
* In ''Fanfic/AVeryKaraChristmas'', Linda oozes boundless joy as she practices her newfound flying powers.
-->Flying. She was flying.\\
Rao, she loved to fly. Both hands stuck out in front of her balled in fists, air scraping into her face so fast she could feel its heat, smell its sizzle, hear its roar in her long-since-popped ears, the cape flapping behind her like a flag in a high wind, it felt triumphant, she felt triumphant. Not just some lame bird trying to play a role in a house of parentless children, but an unbeatable goddess (dare she think that? Not a real goddess, just a mythical one) with the speed of lightning and the force of a tornado on overtime.\\
She wanted to shriek in joy, but Kal had told her not to. Somehow, somewhere, someone might hear it. So she just grinned and rocketed into the night sky.
* In ''Fanfic/{{Dial}}'', Pepper Potts feels exultant when she flies alongside Iron Man after getting used to her armor.
* In ''Fanfic/AVeryKaraChristmas'', Linda oozes boundless joy as she practices her newfound flying powers.
-->Flying. She was flying.\\
Rao, she loved to fly. Both hands stuck out in front of her balled in fists, air scraping into her face so fast she could feel its heat, smell its sizzle, hear its roar in her long-since-popped ears, the cape flapping behind her like a flag in a high wind, it felt triumphant, she felt triumphant. Not just some lame bird trying to play a role in a house of parentless children, but an unbeatable goddess (dare she think that? Not a real goddess, just a mythical one) with the speed of lightning and the force of a tornado on overtime.\\
She wanted to shriek in joy, but Kal had told her not to. Somehow, somewhere, someone might hear it. So she just grinned and rocketed into the night sky.
* In ''Fanfic/{{Dial}}'', Pepper Potts feels exultant when she flies alongside Iron Man after getting used to her armor.
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* Tragically subverted when Daedalus and his son Icarus constructed wings from feathers and wax to escape the mad king of Crete. Icarus found such delight in flying that he ignored his father's warnings and flew too high. The warm sun melted the wax, wrecking Icarus' wings, causing him to plummet to his doom.
* Tragically subverted when Daedalus and his son Icarus constructed wings from feathers and wax to escape the mad king of Crete. Icarus found such delight in flying that he ignored his father's warnings and flew too high. The warm sun melted the wax, wrecking Icarus' wings, causing him to plummet to his doom.
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* Myth/ClassicalMythology: Tragically subverted when Daedalus and his son Icarus constructed wings from feathers and wax to escape the mad king of Crete. Icarus found such delight in flying that he ignored his father's warnings and flew too high. The warm sun melted the wax, wrecking Icarus' wings, causing him to plummet to his doom.
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* Subverted in ''Manga/{{Inuyashiki}}''. Ichiro's scared out of his mind the first time he accesses his flight powers, only keeping himself afloat with his ''Manga/AstroBoy'' nostalgia and the knowledge that he's doing it to save someone else. He adjusts after a few times, though.
* Subverted in ''Anime/RinneNoLagrange'': Naval carrier commander inquires on main heroine Madoka's status, what's with her clueless self just having been launched on autopilot in an aircraft-mode transforming robot, as practically a last resort against an attack. His subordinate answers that Madoka is "agitated", and brings up a muted feed of emotional Madoka in robot's cockpit, asking whether sound should be patched through. Commander, with mild disgust, says there's no need to.
* Subverted in ''Anime/RinneNoLagrange'': Naval carrier commander inquires on main heroine Madoka's status, what's with her clueless self just having been launched on autopilot in an aircraft-mode transforming robot, as practically a last resort against an attack. His subordinate answers that Madoka is "agitated", and brings up a muted feed of emotional Madoka in robot's cockpit, asking whether sound should be patched through. Commander, with mild disgust, says there's no need to.
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* Subverted in ''Manga/{{Inuyashiki}}''.''Manga/{{Inuyashiki}}'': Subverted. Ichiro's scared out of his mind the first time he accesses his flight powers, only keeping himself afloat with his ''Manga/AstroBoy'' nostalgia and the knowledge that he's doing it to save someone else. He adjusts after a few times, though.
*Subverted in ''Anime/RinneNoLagrange'': Subverted. Naval carrier commander inquires on main heroine Madoka's status, what's with her clueless self just having been launched on autopilot in an aircraft-mode transforming robot, as practically a last resort against an attack. His subordinate answers that Madoka is "agitated", and brings up a muted feed of emotional Madoka in robot's cockpit, asking whether sound should be patched through. Commander, with mild disgust, says there's no need to.
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** In ''ComicBook/ActionComics'' #252, ''ComicBook/{{Supergirl}} sports a radiant smile when she takes off and soars through the skies for the first time. [[ComicBook/TheSupergirlFromKrypton Later]] [[ComicBook/LastDaughterOfKrypton origin]] stories subverted this, though, making Kara look more shocked and scared than joyous.
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** In ''ComicBook/ActionComics'' #252, ''ComicBook/{{Supergirl}} ''ComicBook/ActionComicsNumber252'', ComicBook/{{Supergirl}} sports a radiant smile when she takes off and soars through the skies for the first time. [[ComicBook/TheSupergirlFromKrypton Later]] [[ComicBook/LastDaughterOfKrypton origin]] stories subverted this, though, making Kara look more shocked and scared than joyous.
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* ''WesternAnimation/ArthurChristmas'': the first time Arthur gets to fly on the old Santa sled, Eve, through the North pole underneath he aurora borealis.
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* ''WesternAnimation/ArthurChristmas'': the The first time Arthur gets to fly on the old Santa sled, Eve, through the North pole underneath he aurora borealis.
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* ''Fanfic/WormMoreThanMeetsTheEye'': Twice even. First when Taylor rides Predaqueen and again later after she builds DiveBomb (who transforms into a jetpack).
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* ''Fanfic/WormMoreThanMeetsTheEye'': Twice even. First when Taylor rides Predaqueen and again later after she builds DiveBomb Dive Bomb (who transforms into a jetpack).jetpack).
* ''Fanfic/NewBeginningsSmallville'': In the second chapter, Clark Kent tries to fly for the first time. Smiling witfully, he takes off upwards rapidly, and then he lets himself float among the clouds.
-->Clark finally opened his eyes to realize he was floating comfortably in the air, the image of Lois fixed firmly in his mind.\\
''"Get out of your head Kal-El. Let go and just fly, it's freedom," said Kara, a wistful smile on her face as she remembered the feeling.''\\
Clark shot upwards rapidly, completely unburdened by the future or the past. His mind focused on Lois because she was his freedom. He smiled contentedly as he soared higher. […]\\
Clark finally stopped his ascent a few miles above ground. This was the freedom Kara had talked about. Clark closed his eyes and allowed himself a chance to just float wherever the high winds took him.
* ''Fanfic/NewBeginningsSmallville'': In the second chapter, Clark Kent tries to fly for the first time. Smiling witfully, he takes off upwards rapidly, and then he lets himself float among the clouds.
-->Clark finally opened his eyes to realize he was floating comfortably in the air, the image of Lois fixed firmly in his mind.\\
''"Get out of your head Kal-El. Let go and just fly, it's freedom," said Kara, a wistful smile on her face as she remembered the feeling.''\\
Clark shot upwards rapidly, completely unburdened by the future or the past. His mind focused on Lois because she was his freedom. He smiled contentedly as he soared higher. […]\\
Clark finally stopped his ascent a few miles above ground. This was the freedom Kara had talked about. Clark closed his eyes and allowed himself a chance to just float wherever the high winds took him.
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** There's also Astrid's reaction when Hiccup and Toothless take her flying to convince her that Toothless isn't just a monster (after he initially scares the hell out of her with stomach-churning stunt flying until she apologises) which doubles as a FlightOfRomance for her and Hiccup, set to the soaring but beautiful tune of [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eXUd7GqXYGI "Romantic Flight"]] to really convey the beauty of being able to touch the clouds with your fingers.
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* Subverted in ''Anime/MissKobayashisDragonMaid'' when Kobayashi rides Tohru for the first time due to been late for work, with her reaction been a mix of terror from the speed of their flight and agony due to her lower back pain. After a few more times, however, she appears to enjoy it without much issue - actively asking to ride Tohru on the night of Christmas Eve and expressing great joy during the flight.
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* Subverted in ''Anime/MissKobayashisDragonMaid'' ''Manga/MissKobayashisDragonMaid'' when Kobayashi rides Tohru for the first time due to been late for work, with her reaction been a mix of terror from the speed of their flight and agony due to her lower back pain. After a few more times, however, she appears to enjoy it without much issue - actively asking to ride Tohru on the night of Christmas Eve in the anime and expressing great joy during the flight.
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* Learning to fly is one of the first magical skills which Skeeve from ''Literature/MythAdventures'' finds ''really'' enjoyable.
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* Subverted in ''ComicBook/LegionOfSuperHeroes'' story ''ComicBook/TheGreatDarknessSaga''. Most of Legionnaires love flying, but Invisible Kid can't wait to land after being forced to fly from California to London during his first mission.
-->'''Invisible Kid:''' "And if you would, please-- Could we not land first? I think my stomach has flown enough for its first day with a Flight Ring!"
-->'''Invisible Kid:''' "And if you would, please-- Could we not land first? I think my stomach has flown enough for its first day with a Flight Ring!"
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* ''Film/SantaClausTheMovie'':
** Santa Claus's first Christmas takeoff and journey is a colossal celebration for him and everyone else at the North Pole.
** Joe's first ride with Santa in the sleigh over New York City is a similarly joyous occasion for the boy.
** Patch's initial flight in the Patchmobile is presented in a similar manner to Santa's first flight, just with a smaller crowd of B.Z. and his underlings cheering him on.
** Much of humanity gets to feel this when they find out what makes Patch's lollipops so special. The first person seen experiencing it is Miss Tucker, Cornelia's sourpuss nanny, who only takes a bite because the girl doesn't want it. She laughs delightedly upon floating up, adding "I feel just like Mary Poppins!"
** Santa Claus's first Christmas takeoff and journey is a colossal celebration for him and everyone else at the North Pole.
** Joe's first ride with Santa in the sleigh over New York City is a similarly joyous occasion for the boy.
** Patch's initial flight in the Patchmobile is presented in a similar manner to Santa's first flight, just with a smaller crowd of B.Z. and his underlings cheering him on.
** Much of humanity gets to feel this when they find out what makes Patch's lollipops so special. The first person seen experiencing it is Miss Tucker, Cornelia's sourpuss nanny, who only takes a bite because the girl doesn't want it. She laughs delightedly upon floating up, adding "I feel just like Mary Poppins!"
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* Subverted in ''Anime/MissKobayashisDragonMaid'' when Kobayashi rides Tohru for the first time due to been late for work, with her reaction been a mix of terror from the speed of their flight and agony due to her lower back pain. After a few more times, however, she appears to enjoy it without much issue - actively asking to ride Tohru on the night of Christmas Eve and expressing great joy during the flight.
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Outside of large aircraft, man has yet to unlock the power of personal flight. It may never do so, [[IWantMyJetpack and that rubs a lot of people the wrong way]]. Flight is one of mankind's greatest fantasies; as such, when a human in a fantasy or science fiction work learns how to fly, it's not just treated as another normal occurrence, but is given great fanfare and spectacle.
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Outside of large aircraft, small, "ultralight" powered aircraft,[[note]] which have gotten ''very'' small; airworthy craft in the US can weigh less than 250 pounds[[/note]] man has yet to unlock the power of personal flight. It may never do so, [[IWantMyJetpack and that rubs a lot of people the wrong way]]. Flight is one of mankind's greatest fantasies; as such, when a human in a fantasy or science fiction work learns how to fly, it's not just treated as another normal occurrence, but is given great fanfare and spectacle.
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* Subverted in ''Manga/{{Inuyashiki}}''. Ichiro's scared out of his mind the first time he accesses his flight powers, only keeping himself afloat with his ''Manga/AstroBoy'' nostalgia and the knowledge that he's doing it to save someone else. He adjusts after a few times, though.
* ''Franchise/Superman'':
** In ''ComicBook/SupermanSecretOrigin'', [[ComicBook/{{Superboy}} Clark Kent]] figures out he can fly as saving ComicBook/LanaLang from a tornado. At the beginning, he's too shocked to do anything but try to land safely, but he's bursting with joy afterwards.
--->'''Jonathan Kent:''' "You really did it, son? You flew?"\\
'''Clark Kent:''' "I flew, Pa! Up, up and away! It was incredible!"
** In ''ComicBook/ActionComics'' #252, ''ComicBook/{{Supergirl}} sports a radiant smile when she takes off and soars through the skies for the first time. [[ComicBook/TheSupergirlFromKrypton Later]] [[ComicBook/LastDaughterOfKrypton origin]] stories subverted this, though, making Kara look more shocked and scared than joyous.
** In ''ComicBook/SupermanSecretOrigin'', [[ComicBook/{{Superboy}} Clark Kent]] figures out he can fly as saving ComicBook/LanaLang from a tornado. At the beginning, he's too shocked to do anything but try to land safely, but he's bursting with joy afterwards.
--->'''Jonathan Kent:''' "You really did it, son? You flew?"\\
'''Clark Kent:''' "I flew, Pa! Up, up and away! It was incredible!"
** In ''ComicBook/ActionComics'' #252, ''ComicBook/{{Supergirl}} sports a radiant smile when she takes off and soars through the skies for the first time. [[ComicBook/TheSupergirlFromKrypton Later]] [[ComicBook/LastDaughterOfKrypton origin]] stories subverted this, though, making Kara look more shocked and scared than joyous.
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* ''Animation/{{Gagarin}}'': Although the main character is afraid to join its fellows in flight, the other caterpillars are pretty happy about growing wings when they become butterflies.
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* In ''Fanfic/SupermanAndMan'', Creator/ChristopherReeve switches bodies with Franchise/{{Superman}} for one day. When he takes off for the first time, it's an absolutely exhilarant moment.
-->"Good Lord," he breathed. He looked below him. Nothing there. Like a Warner Brothers' cartoon character, standing on nothing without harm. Better not visualize that too much, because they always started to fall when they figured out where they were.\\
Straighten out and fly right, Superman.\\
He corrected the image to place himself at a parallel track to the ground. At once, his upper body dipped a bit, his legs came up, straightened, and there he was, flying in a horizontal manner.\\
So this was how it was done. So this was the manner in which a man could fly.\\
A woman sunbathing on a building roof looked up and waved at him. He waved back, grinning.\\
This was fantastic.\\
He yelled incoherently at the Earth, at all the people in the world, at God, even, if He was listening. And how could He not be?
* In ''Fanfic/SupermanOf2499TheGreatConfrontation'', Katherine de Ka'an, a descendant of the first ComicBook/{{Supergirl}}, flew for the first time when she was six. She loved it, and flight quickly became her favorite power.
-->'''Katherine:''' "I, well, when I was six years old, I had my mother make me a Supergirl costume, and when we were alone, just the family, with nobody else and no spyrays or anything around, I'd just jump into the air, wearing it, and holler, 'Up, up, and away from me!' And I, oh, I didn't go very far up, not high enough to be visible from a great distance, but it was so much fun. Being a little six-year-old Supergirl. Not to have to fight bad guys, or to show off my strength. Just to be able to fly."
* In ''Fanfic/SOE2LoneHeirOfKrypton'', Asuka accidentally finds out she can fly when she jumps higher than she intended, crashes through a building, and doesn't come down. Her shock swiftly gives way to overwhelming joy, and she remains up in the clouds for a long time.
-->And as if that wasn't shocking enough by itself, she was now floating in midair just outside the hole she'd made in the decrepit tower. Asuka looked down at the street far below, naked disbelief written all over her features. Part of mind dimly worried about people looking up her dress, even though she knew she was far too high up for anyone to see anything.\\
All of a sudden, her shock collapsed, and she again broke out into a broad smile. Throwing one arm up above her head, the Second Child suddenly took off, rocketing up into the sky.\\
"This is even better than the running!" she exclaimed as she broke through the cloud layer.\\
Once above the clouds, she allowed herself to hover for a few moments, just looking down at the world far below her and soaking in the unobstructed light of the sun. Asuka could feel that the air was cold up at this high elevation, but it didn't bother her in the slightest. Everything was silent save for the sound of the wind, giving her an almost profound feeling, as though she were in a cathedral or some other sacred place.\\
After a few moments, Asuka began to soar through the clouds again, and she remained up in the sky for a long, long time.
* ''Fanfic/WormMoreThanMeetsTheEye'': Twice even. First when Taylor rides Predaqueen and again later after she builds DiveBomb (who transforms into a jetpack).
-->"Good Lord," he breathed. He looked below him. Nothing there. Like a Warner Brothers' cartoon character, standing on nothing without harm. Better not visualize that too much, because they always started to fall when they figured out where they were.\\
Straighten out and fly right, Superman.\\
He corrected the image to place himself at a parallel track to the ground. At once, his upper body dipped a bit, his legs came up, straightened, and there he was, flying in a horizontal manner.\\
So this was how it was done. So this was the manner in which a man could fly.\\
A woman sunbathing on a building roof looked up and waved at him. He waved back, grinning.\\
This was fantastic.\\
He yelled incoherently at the Earth, at all the people in the world, at God, even, if He was listening. And how could He not be?
* In ''Fanfic/SupermanOf2499TheGreatConfrontation'', Katherine de Ka'an, a descendant of the first ComicBook/{{Supergirl}}, flew for the first time when she was six. She loved it, and flight quickly became her favorite power.
-->'''Katherine:''' "I, well, when I was six years old, I had my mother make me a Supergirl costume, and when we were alone, just the family, with nobody else and no spyrays or anything around, I'd just jump into the air, wearing it, and holler, 'Up, up, and away from me!' And I, oh, I didn't go very far up, not high enough to be visible from a great distance, but it was so much fun. Being a little six-year-old Supergirl. Not to have to fight bad guys, or to show off my strength. Just to be able to fly."
* In ''Fanfic/SOE2LoneHeirOfKrypton'', Asuka accidentally finds out she can fly when she jumps higher than she intended, crashes through a building, and doesn't come down. Her shock swiftly gives way to overwhelming joy, and she remains up in the clouds for a long time.
-->And as if that wasn't shocking enough by itself, she was now floating in midair just outside the hole she'd made in the decrepit tower. Asuka looked down at the street far below, naked disbelief written all over her features. Part of mind dimly worried about people looking up her dress, even though she knew she was far too high up for anyone to see anything.\\
All of a sudden, her shock collapsed, and she again broke out into a broad smile. Throwing one arm up above her head, the Second Child suddenly took off, rocketing up into the sky.\\
"This is even better than the running!" she exclaimed as she broke through the cloud layer.\\
Once above the clouds, she allowed herself to hover for a few moments, just looking down at the world far below her and soaking in the unobstructed light of the sun. Asuka could feel that the air was cold up at this high elevation, but it didn't bother her in the slightest. Everything was silent save for the sound of the wind, giving her an almost profound feeling, as though she were in a cathedral or some other sacred place.\\
After a few moments, Asuka began to soar through the clouds again, and she remained up in the sky for a long, long time.
* ''Fanfic/WormMoreThanMeetsTheEye'': Twice even. First when Taylor rides Predaqueen and again later after she builds DiveBomb (who transforms into a jetpack).
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* ''Film/TheNeverendingStory'' provides the page's picture. Bastian explodes with joy and pumps one fist upwards as riding Falcor at the end.
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* In ''Disney/BigHero6'', Hiro takes Baymax out for a test drive after outfitting him with jets, and when they reach the top of the city, Hiro is overcome with awe.
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* Quasimodo from Disney's ''Disney/TheHunchbackOfNotreDame'' encourages a young, tremulous bird to take its first flight. When the bird discovers that it can indeed remain airborne, it's ecstatic and goes soaring off to join other birds in riding the wind. This scene demonstrates that Quasimodo is kindly and compassionate, even though he himself is kept bottled up in the cathedral's belltower.
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* Quasimodo from Disney's ''Disney/TheHunchbackOfNotreDame'' ''WesternAnimation/TheHunchbackOfNotreDame'' encourages a young, tremulous bird to take its first flight. When the bird discovers that it can indeed remain airborne, it's ecstatic and goes soaring off to join other birds in riding the wind. This scene demonstrates that Quasimodo is kindly and compassionate, even though he himself is kept bottled up in the cathedral's belltower.
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* The Darling children have Faith and Trust in ''Disney/PeterPan'' but still cannot fly. That is, not until Pan remembers to add pixie dust. Poor Tinkerbell gets the jiggling of a lifetime, but the Darling children get to go zooming over London with fearless abandon.
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* The Darling children have Faith and Trust in ''Disney/PeterPan'' ''WesternAnimation/PeterPan'' but still cannot fly. That is, not until Pan remembers to add pixie dust. Poor Tinkerbell gets the jiggling of a lifetime, but the Darling children get to go zooming over London with fearless abandon.
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* ''Disney/TheRescuersDownUnder'': Pretty early in the movie, after Cody frees [[GiantFlyer Marahute]] but accidently gets knocked off a cliff by her, she catches him and takes the boy for the flight of a lifetime. The scene easily qualifies as one big SugarWiki/MomentOfAwesome.
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* ''Disney/TheRescuersDownUnder'': ''WesternAnimation/TheRescuersDownUnder'': Pretty early in the movie, after Cody frees [[GiantFlyer Marahute]] but accidently gets knocked off a cliff by her, she catches him and takes the boy for the flight of a lifetime. The scene easily qualifies as one big SugarWiki/MomentOfAwesome.
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* ''{{Literature/Animorphs}}'': More like the joy of ''every'' flight- according to every member of the team in just about every book, the thrill of flying never gets old. If anything, all other experiences pale before it: Jake mentions a roller coaster that's just sad compared to pulling a 200 mph dive as a peregrine falcon.
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* ''{{Series/Heroes}}'' [[DownplayedTrope downplays this a little]] in a moment in episode 2 where [[PowerCopying Peter]] argues with Nathan on a rooftop and unwittingly copies his power to fly causing him to hover. His reaction upon realising this (with Nathan's help) is sheer amazement.
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* ''{{Series/Heroes}}'' [[DownplayedTrope downplays this a little]] in a moment in episode 2 where [[PowerCopying Peter]] argues with Nathan on a rooftop and unwittingly copies his power to fly causing him to hover. His reaction upon realising realizing this (with Nathan's help) is sheer amazement.
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* In ''Webcomic/SkinDeep'', after Jim [[DieOrFly "teaches"]] Michelle to fly, she reacts with gleeful delight, which Jim [[MomentKiller promptly punctures]]. She gets the feeling back after a moment though.
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* In ''Webcomic/SkinDeep'', after Jim [[DieOrFly "teaches"]] [[http://www.skindeepcomic.com/archive/issue-four-page-12/ Michelle to fly, she reacts with gleeful delight, delight]], which Jim [[MomentKiller promptly punctures]]. She gets the feeling back after a moment though.
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* ''Disney/TheRescuersDownUnder'': Pretty early in the movie, after Cody frees [[GiantFlyer Marahute]] but accidently gets knocked off a cliff by her, she catches him and takes the boy for the flight of a lifetime. The scene easily qualifies as one big SugarWiki/MomentOfAwesome.
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* Subverted in ''Anime/RinneNoLagrange'': Naval carrier commander inquires on main heroine Madoka's status, what's with her clueless self just having been launched on autopilot in an aircraft-mode transforming robot, as practically a last resort against an attack. His subordinate answers that Madoka is "agitated", and brings up a muted feed of emotional Madoka in robot's cockpit, asking whether sound should be patched through. Commander, with mild disgust, says there's no need to
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* Subverted in ''Anime/RinneNoLagrange'': Naval carrier commander inquires on main heroine Madoka's status, what's with her clueless self just having been launched on autopilot in an aircraft-mode transforming robot, as practically a last resort against an attack. His subordinate answers that Madoka is "agitated", and brings up a muted feed of emotional Madoka in robot's cockpit, asking whether sound should be patched through. Commander, with mild disgust, says there's no need toto.
