Grrl Power #352 – Superman never has to file a flight plan
I know that’s a big blob of text at the top of the page. Self editing is tough, cause you can always convince yourself that any detail or bit of dialog qualifies as world building, and conversely you can tell yourself the more you cut, the better an editor you are. Each of those is only sometimes true, so I just write like I do and edit as I go. Hopefully it’s the right amount. Also hopefully all the air traffic stuff makes sense. It’s not supposed to look like an actual air traffic controller’s screen, but actual “this is what a flying person sees when they look down” maps and combine them with layers of practical information.
I think I’ve shown a closeup of the wrist com before, but the buttons weren’t glowing. They only light up after you interact with it, so I guess Sydney just poked the screen.
I think the funniest thing on this page is how Sydney immediately repeats her mistake when going for the high five. I just wish I could have fit it on the page proper.
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Honestly, I’m surprised Max didn’t set up her audio to receive instructions from ATC (Air Traffic Control). Even military listens in on those frequencies in flight. They might not always be required to comply, but simply listening in can prevent instructions.
Prevent instructions? I’m asuming you mean collisions or something?
Otherwise we’ll need some explanation :P
With Sydney, you can believe if there is any opportunity to prevent instructions, she will find a way. But yes, I meant to say prevent collisions and receive instructions.
wanna bet that a) ARCHON Tower is a restricted airspace and B) they have their own ATC Officer.
No bet. A military/police installation of this importance? Definite no fly zone, just for that. Add in that supers could be taking off and landing at basically random, and you’d be keeping (relatively) big lumbering objects away for their own safety as well.
And I’d be willing to bet that Maxima called in to get the airspace cleared more than normal for this flying lesson. Keeping the area open while the inexperienced newbie is up again keeps both the newbie and the other people using the airspace safer.
So they don’t wanna find out if a Super Jumbo can shove Syndey out of it’s path with her shield up? Eh, where’s the fun in that? Sydney playing chicken with Super Jumbos…
Yeah, probably not a good idea…
For the Super Jumbos, especially.
Still say Sydney’s first power stunt needs to be learning to sit on the orbs she isnt using. Given how easily they tripped her, they can clearly move her about, and with 5 to sit on, they should make a fairly comfortable chair. Incorporating some straps with “cups” into her uniform could make that even more comfortable with the right harness arrangement. Being able to hover/fly slowly without the flight orb would be damn useful. Even if vertigo and whatever other secondary powers it grants are not in play.
all I can imagine now.. is her sitting on them. with them being in some sort of seat holder..
and then they realize that they always seemingly have to spin around.. So her floating seat is always spinning in circles and she just gets sick and vomit.
The orbs float by pushing against the bond to her (they push down on her to go up). Trying to sit on them would be like strapping 2 books together and expecting them to float because the one on top is holding up the one on the bottom, and it’s supported by the one on the bottom.
+1
“(they push down on her to go up)”
And push her up to go down? And while spin around her make her to spin the opposite way? Mmm… doesn’t sound too likely to me.
Sydney can push the orbs around, they can’t push her around. On the other hand, someone like Hiro holding up one of her orbs would prevent her from falling more than a few feet while she used say the shield and PPO at the same time.
They can push her around, as Math demonstrated when he put Sydney’s leg in the way of one. They push her around just fine. Im not sure I buy the explanation that they push off of her to move either, given the very same example.
Right now, given how hard they CAN push her, as evidenced in the comic, nothing stopping her from sitting on or standing on them except a rule the orbs themselves have against it. Which they might have, the orbs are weird.
As for the spinning, she would have to exert active control over them to keep in place and move where she wants to go. She has shown she can do that fairly precisely, but it would be a distraction. Hence the need for practice.
The big point is that the orbs use Sydney as their point of reference for where they are in spatial space, at least when inactive, and would need to change that to be able to carry Sydney around without actively using the flight orb.
The fact that they impose a restriction on how far they are willing to be away from her doesnt imply that they cant support her. All we’ve seen is that they wont allow themselves to be to far away from her, and have the power to enforce their will. Sitting on them doesnt violate that stricture. The rest of it is assumption not demonstrated in the comic.
All we know is what we see: The orbs can move Sydney, Sydney can mentally move the orbs, and the orbs dont go beyond a certain range from her. So far, none of that disallows sitting on em.
“(they push down on her to go up)”
I think that is correct, but not necessarily a clear way to explain it.
I think of it like this: Imagine that she has an invisible arm going to each orb (which is also immaterial so it can pass through things like the tube even though neither she nor the orb can). She can move the orb around within the range of the arm, but past a point, if she doesn’t move her body any further, an orb can’t move any further in that particular direction. Likewise, if the orb can’t move (like when Max stepped on the tube strap), Sydney can only move so far before she gets stopped.
Under this interpretation, sitting on the orbs is like sitting on your hands. It might keep you a few inches above the surface they’re resting on, but its doesn’t let you hover.
If this *is* roughly how it works, she might be able to use them to push against a surface and raise herself up a few inches or a few feet until she hits the max distance she can get from the orbs. This is like doing a push-up with your arms. Or she could hang from them if they were resting on a ledge or something (or held by Hiro as previously mentioned).
I fully admit that we don’t have enough data to know if they work this way or some other way, but this at least accounts for the bidirectional nature of the connection and her ability to move them and even the ability to accidentally hit herself with them (it’s not that hard to hit yourself with your hands if you flail your arms around enough).
As for “(they push down on her to go up)”, I think of it like this: Anything you hold in you hands is pushing down on you, and if you’re on a scale, you’ll see your weight plus the weight of the things you’re holding. If my “invisible arms” analogy is accurate, then a scale would measure the weight of Sydney plus the orbs because “they push down on her to go up” just like your hands “push down” on your arms to “go up” if you hold them above your head.
Is that anything like the “buttered cat paradox” (cat with a piece of buttered toast tied onto its back)?
Cats always land on their feet.
Buttered toast always lands buttered side down.
You mean that’s not how it works?
This is gonna be a regular thing, isn’t it…
The extra joke at the bottom is completely hilarious. : “Ok, that was solid” indeed.
One of the best here to date!
I firmly believe in its canon status.
I do believe it IS canon, reading Mr DaveB’s comments below the comic.
And I gotta admit, 1 thing was forgotten… :P
Very Wile E. Coyote-ish. :D
Not really…If it was “very Wile .E. Coyotee-ish,” Sydney wouldn’t have started falling until she looked down first.
I noticed the Horatio Crane bit Maxima did with her eyeglasses on the below-panel joke, but it was missing the mandatory YE-E-E-A-A-AH!
I think that was provided by Syd ;)
instead sydney did the WAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!!!!! after her line.
Flight Orb: *sigh* “coming!”
+1
I would have totally lost my glasses there.
So are supers with flight powers subject to the Federal Aviation Regulations? Should Sydney’s map up there be showing airspace? Can she enter class B, C or D airspace without talking to air traffic control? You need to be in contact for class C and D, and you need explicit clearance for class B.
Come to think of it, unless that wristband contains a two-way radio capable of transmitting on aviation frequencies, AND a transponder with Mode C altitude reporting capabilities, she’s not allowed inside class A, B or C airspace at all, or within the Mode-C veil around class B airspace.
Damn… supers with flight powers might add more complications to the FAR than drones do!
Even more confusing… if she wants to fly above 18,000ft MSL (class A airspace), does she need to file an IFR flight plan? She needs an instrument rating too, which begs the question, which instruments would she be using?
Then again, since Sydney is otherwise a normal human, she wouldn’t be able to fly that high without supplemental oxygen (and heat). The question is still valid for Maxima though. :P
I didn’t know about any of those, but I may need to mention it later. :)
Wikipedia has a decent overview of the different US airspace classifications.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Airspace_class_%28United_States%29
Maeby sould mention also that supersonic flight is not allowed near over citys. At least in Spain.
They were in the process of requisitioning an air tank for her, since her shield seems to be airtight. So lack of air at altitude should be a problem till she needs to pop the bubble for fresh air…
As for heat, maybe the shield protects against that too? It did stop ALL the effects of Max’s blast during the demonstration, including the fire’s heat, so most likely same as the air, not a problem till she pops the bubble for fresh breathable stuff…
I’m glad us Cybertronians don’t breath the way you Humans do. That said, I’d love the info that wrist unit gives cause I’m also glad we don’t dirty ourselves with solid excretions when we discover a 747 coming right for us!
I’m figuring the cuff has a transponder Designating her as “Military/Super” to local ATC
It could probably just designate her as “Military/Halo” specifically; it’s not like people don’t know who she is.
To keep the FAA happy, does she still need to navigate with VOR/NDBs or will simple GPS suffice? And sheesh, altimeter please? Nothing like flying the wrong way down an airway and meeting oncoming aircraft at a combined speed above Mach 1.5
My favorite air traffic control joke:
HTC: Nine-lima-delta, this is Houston Traffic Control. Turn 30 degrees east for noise abatement.
9LD: HTC, say again? We’re at 35,000 feet, how can there possibly be a noise issue?
HTC: Nine-lima-delta, do you have *any* idea how noisy it is when two 767s crash?! Now, turn 30 degrees east for noise abatement!
The classics are still the best :)
XD Alright, that was a bloody good laugh… XD
Washington D.C., Clearance Delivery: “GAF269, you are cleared to destination Indian Springs via after take off radar vectors to 4000 feet thereafter present position direct BOM do not pass BOM at 6000 feet or below after passing 15000 feet turn right on heading 280 to intercept J156 direct ZZT thereafter intercept J158 own navigation. Read back.”
GAF 269: “Roger German Air Force 269 is cleared to Destination Indian Springs via after take off radar vectors to 4000 feet thereafter present position direct BOM do not pass BOM at 6000 feet or below after passing 15000 feet turn right on heading 280 to intercept J156 direct ZZT thereafter intercept J158 own navigation, and I need another pencil.”
Some good ATC stories I’ve read –
Very slow day at this particular airport. So much so that one pilot suddenly announces, “Geez, I’m bloody bored!”
The ATC immediately jumps on this breach of procedure, “Who said that! Identify yourself NOW!”
To which the pilot answers,. “I’m not THAT bloody bored” and shuts up.
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A RAAF (Royal Australian Air Force) C-130 Hercules is landing at an airport in India. The approach is complicated by bad weather and various other factors, so the co-pilot is in almost constant contact with the Indian ATC.
Unfortunately, well, the co-pilot has difficulties understanding the ATC’s accent. So much so that, in his total concentration on what is being said, starts very unconsciously mimicking the ATC more and more. The rest of the flight crew listen spellbound as the co-pilot’s speech eventually descends to ‘Full “Peter Sellers” Mode’.
The ATC naturally thinks he is being mocked, but says nothing about it until the aircraft is on final descent, when he says “I am going to meet you when you land – and for your sake you had better bloody well be veddy veddy black”
The co-pilot chose to stay on the aircraft “doing paperwork” during that particular stopover,
NY Ctr: “Federal Express 235, descend, maintain three one zero, expect lower in ten miles.”
FedEx 235: “Okay, outta three five for three one oh, FedEx two thirty-five.”
NY Ctr: “Delta fahv twuntee, climb one ninah zeruh, dat’ll be finah…”
Delta 520: “Uhh… up to one niner zero, Delta five twenty.”
NY Ctr: “Al-italia wonna sixxa, you slowa to two-a-fifty, please.”
Alitalia 16: “HEY! You makea funna Alitalia?!”
NY Ctr: “No, I make-a funna Delta anna FedEx!”
I thought the line was “I said I was bloody bored, not bloody stupid.”
As with all such stories, the details vary depending on the source. That is how I read it.
In HN there is a series of waypoints for a landing approach that read: ITAWT ITAWA PUDYE TTATT IDEED.
Can I get a read back on that?
HN -> NH – not sure how I goofed that
The wristband appears to have the equivalent of a Garmin 430 GPS with added TCAS II capabilities. VHF radio and transponder should not be to hard to add. (Weather info would also be nice.)
Makes me wonder if the real-world FAA should nip the problem in the bud and define basic air-traffic rules for person-sized aircraft, just so the first yahoo with a functioning personal jetpack doesn’t crash into something.
I suspect the current procedure is to weigh such a craft down with so much paperwork and compulsory safety gear that the thing can’t possibly fly.
Nah, MB’s tried to make one from plans found on the ‘net, it got an ultralight classification. Not sure how long and thorough the inspection was since they didn’t show more than 5 mins of the “FAA dudes” being there iirc.
They’ve been around for 10 years, at least as functional prototypes. JetMan
So, in terms of the wall of text at the top of the page: Is this information the reader will need to know later in the story, or is it info only Sydney will need? Could you have a splash page showing Maxima and Sydney, and Maxima is just finishing up saying “and that’s how you keep track of other aircraft. Just remember we’re not the only ones up here.” If, later in this chapter, we’re going to see a closeup of Sydney’s wristband with an green 20 below the red arrow, I think there are more compelling ways of showing that she’s about to get hit by a plane.
There have been a few walls of text like this throughout the comic, that explain some of the detail that actual superheroes would need to deal with, and that’s part of the appeal of the comic, but this wall seems a bit too technical for the amount of text it needs. Just my 2 cents.
I love those bits of random information. Makes the world feel way more alive
I like the level of exposition here.
I like this info. And it makes me think there’ll be a time when she’s paying more attention to the brace than to where she’s going.
True, Superman never did have to file a flight plan. And nether did Iron Man, Bat Man, Wonder Woman, the Fantastic Four, Human Torch, Martian Man hunter, or any other super individual that ether had the power to fly or owned there own personal aircraft. Which was a vast majority.
To be fair a single human-sized biological object doesn’t really show up well on radar’s calibrated for detecting multi-ton metallic objects. The various Avengers/SHIELD craft probably have a distinct transponder signal that warns other aircraft to STAY THE HELL AWAY!!
Iron Man did ping enough in Iron Man 1 after he blew the weapon’s depot for 2 F-22 Raptors to be scrambled. They had a hard time tracking him tho if I remember right, size & all, also let him cling to the belly of 1. I transform into a RC plane that’s pretty small, so I’ve got a smaller signature. Also means I’m the 1 dodging the planes who have no idea I’m there… O.O
Also in Iron Man 1, before the Mark 2’s test flight, he had Jarvis “do a weather and ATC check, and start listening in on ground control”. Not clearance as such, but he was showing some sense.
All here – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZwOxM0-byvc
(Awesome scene, one of my favourites).
Damn that looks like fun! Cut off the “falling through the roof” part tho, that just adds a funny twist to the end… :P
I believe one of the comic books mentioned that Superman wears a transponder on his belt so that commercial aircraft do see him.
You’d think super Spaz would get the hint by now. Rule one for flying for her. Never let go of that which gives you the ability to fly.
It takes awhile for new information to seep into an ADD brain
it’s a good thing that she didn’t need to whack her head hard (on the ground) in order to “calibrate it” for this new bit of information… though in the bottom-of-the-page comic, she may need to do just that in order for it to STICK…
So we can expect a few more plummets?
Wait, you believe she deliberately let go of her balls? And you call her a Spaz? o_O
So, wait, Halo and Max don’t need to know their own altitude? What about a compass? Someone’s going to have to futz with the default settings here.
There is that button corresponding to the little i in a circle.
There’s an interesting question. If Sydney was plummeting to her death, would the shield orb save her, or would there be a pile of broken Sydney from the impact when she hit?
Considering that she can move around inside the shield then I’m sure it would result in a broken Sydney, at least at this stage since I’m sure if the shield has the capability of full inertial compensation then it’s not active at this point. She needs to level up a bit more to get it, if it exists at all.
Maybe that’s how the orbs were lost in the ocean in the first place. The prior owner tried to deflect a planet…
The earpiece is needed so it’s easier to talk in the wind? Using a mic in the wind absolutely sucks, it makes a lot of unwanted noise. It’s like someone blowing on the mic, but much worse.
I think Throat “mics” work on vibrations of the larynx against it, not actual sound. (Put your fingers against your voicebox and say something)
Alot of the sounds we humans make during speech is modified/created with the tongue (and lips) though
And yet the throat microphone actually works…
It’s been around since the 1930’s, was used by German fighter pilots in WW2, and continues to be used in noisy environments today.
I wouldn’t be surprised if the earpiece uses bone conduction.
A friend of mine told me that the communication gear used by the crew of the self-propelled artillery canon he crewed used throat microphones and bone conduction. This worked fine most of the time, but one of their officers had a voice that didn’t play well with the system. Her voice was just the right pitch that either the microphone was picking it up extremely well, or it was the bone conduction unit that resonated at that particular frequency. So every time she got on the horn it was physically painful for the crews that had to listen in. I’m guessing that this is something a modern digital communication system would not have a problem with.
The earpiece is so she can hear in the wind
I’m surprised, amused – and pleased – that Max was willing to make the joke (if its actually canon).
BTW – Dave! Read Giant Girl! And make a plug for it here! Roni needs more fans!
(As does her writer)
Yes, the joke is canon :D
Wait: What happens if Max where to grab onto any of the orbs while Halo’s falling? We’ve seen that when they’re stuck under something that Syd couldn’t move on her own (i.e. an ambulance, her own car, Max…), Syd has a range limit. Would Max be able to sidealong carry Syd, just by grabbing a couple of the orbs? Then again, we’ve also seen the orbs limited to that range without any inertial transfer as noted by Max not being able to use them to manouver Syd, so perhaps not. Maybe an upgrade for later.
My guess is that you can’t transfer movement to Sydney through the orbs and that the movement Sydney can do “through” the orbs when at their range limit is limited to her own natural strength. That means you couldn’t move her around via the orbs but you can stop her from getting farther away.
In this specific case I would think that max would be able to “tow” Sydney by effectively having her dangle under the orbs at max range, though I suspect Max wouldn’t be able to go upwards.
Note that when Max tried to move Sydney by hauling on the tube, it stopped. Max might be able to hold Halo up by way of an orb, but she can’t take her anywhere. Might be some kind of antitheft/security measure.
It’s been shown both ways. “Do you know how strong I am??”
That was precisely the reference I was making. The orbs, held in place, prevented Sydney from leaving them behind (restaurant), but Max, despite her strength, could not use the same bond to move Sydney, and in fact pulled herself off balance. Thus, I suspect the orbs could be used to anchor Sydney, or anything in which they were placed (as long as Sydney stood still).
More likely that Maxi would be pulled along for the fall, might give enough drag to give Sydney time to grab her blue ball though
Some theory-ing last page ‘concluded’ that the orb in such a fall would have the same energy as Sydney (since they are linked).
So catching the orb would probably have the exact same effect as catching Sydney (if Sydney was compressed to the size of an orb).
Someone did the math and concluded that the energy would be WAY to much for a regular human to catch, but peanuts for Maxima
Would’ve though that Sydney would’ve done the Goofy Yell as she fell.
You mean this one?
Maybe she didn’t want Achilles to think she was stealing his thing. Remember the big fight when he got punched and went flying?
So, who’s going to write that app for Android phones?
Since they met on the roof, does that make them… roofies?
She needs to be actually holding the orbs, hm, shame if she could just have them touch her hand and such? I mean she seems to have control of where said orbs are?
Sydney explained during the Ballroom Blitz interview that she has tried using the balls in many ways (including with her butt o_O) but that she found they only work when holding them, so they probably rely on palm print scan
Looks like Halo…
(•_•). ( •_•)>⌐□-□. (⌐□_□)
Dropped the ball.
But seriously, I appreciate all the effort into thinking through air traffic and flight. The last flying character I played in a Heroes campaign had radio powers, so he had a persistent radar. This allowed him to communicate with radios and sense anything as thin as a telephone lines.
I liked the wall of text. It was a lot to take in – just as it would be for Sydney, listening to it. Gave a good sense of what her actual training was like: “Here, drink from this fire hose. Yes. You do have to learn it all.”
The large amount of analysis and discussion in this comic is part of what gives it its character. It’s been that way from the beginning.
I think that as sydney is high level military, she has the flight clearance to go just about anywhere she wants. I think no fly zones for the most part do not apply. Just my own 2 cents.
Yeah, that’s what the US Military thinks as well
The wall’o’text definitely worked for me this time.
and the bottom comics make the main page even FUNNIER. Well done, Mr. Dave. Well done.
the whole airport instructions. Anyone else see this leading up to a Sydney holds up the airplane for a safe landing, supergirl kinda thing?
How?
She doesn’t have super strength, but she might be able to do it with the lighthook, assuming it’s strong enough.
Was thinking of the Molestorb, but didn’t Supergirl hold the plane up from below?
It brings new meaning to the term “high five”.
You may add this to the tally of folks who have probably already used that line.
I’ll be damned – as far as I saw, you’re the first.
Good boy! Whooza goo’boy?!
Down low!
Tooooo sloooooowww
Wikipedia has a decent overview of the different US airspace classifications.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Airspace_class_%28United_States%29
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So… Is the ‘accidental fall’ going to become a running joke?
Also, will the ARC-Wrist-thingy have a setting for corridors of supersonic-permitted flight? (Assuming Halo can go Supersonic, of course)
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I’m seeing it as a dramatic moment. In order to save the day, Sydney has to use one of the other spheres and operate it while falling. Can she complete the mission in time to re-grab the flight sphere? Tune in tomorrow, same bat-time, same bat-channel.
lmao..i was in a depressed state and this brought a smile to my face even when others tried…so keep this going cause i really wanna see where this goes :)
Thats the most realistic super hero flying lesson ever seen in comic.
Come-on Max, you cant leave Sydney “Hanging”
Sydney fails to join the mile high-five club?
Enjoy the Groan of Envy…
Sydney: “Okay time to test full speed.” *zips off in a direction*
*3 seconds later is in space*
Syd: *Sydney reaction* *Sees the ISS*
Sydeny looking into a window on the ISS. Lets go of flight orb due to being in space, grabs phone and takes a picture of the astronauts. Sits there staring.
*Astronauts notice Sydney. She flees. They are unsure of what just happened.*
Sydney: “Hey Max check out this cool photo I just took!”
@AronIronHead, Actually, I can reply to comments further up. It’s just that things seem to have gone all weird here at the end.
This reply was submitted as a standalone comment, just to see what happens.
Sorry to go off on a tangent, but I feel I have to make a public service announcement.
Since we are discussing commercial air traffic today, I would like to point out one fact that was just released about the flight that caught fire on takeoff Tuesday in Las Vegas. The press announced that the pilot of the flight was literally ONE DAY FROM RETIREMENT. A word of advice: NEVER get involved with someone in a dangerous job who is about to retire. Not a cop. Not a pilot. Not a soldier. Not a mob boss. Not an astronaut. Something bad always happens.
TV tropes definitely needs to add him to the ‘real life’ tab of their page https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/Retirony
I think the funniest thing on this page is how Sydney immediately repeats her mistake when going for the high five. I just wish I could have fit it on the page proper.
(Gently takes hold of Dave’s shoulders to make sure he’s looking right at me)
Your. “pages.” are. made. of. white. pixels.
YOU CAN MAKE THAT HAPPEN!
DON’T LET YOUR DREAMS BE DREAMS!
Those white pixels are still bound by a size limit, unless you want to hear more complaints about making the page bigger
Also, by keeping a consistent page size, DaveB makes it easy to eventually produce a hardbound edition if he wishes.
Zack Tilly
That final sequence beneath the comic made me laugh out loud!
Can Sydney’s shield protect her from a fall? Would she just bounce along like a pin ball or would she go splat inside the shield?
We have not seen the Bubble sit on top of the ground
I always wondered if the forcefield and flight orb interacted when she had both in hand to have the bubble follow along. Thus if she wasn’t holding the flight orb as a center point, the bubble would lock into place and she could stand on the bottom,