On the Wings of Love
Judy Hopps looked at the four-seat propeller driven airplane with more than a little trepidation, as Skye enthused to her how much fun this would be. She vowed to herself that she would not reveal her fea…unease to her friends and mate. Somehow this had gotten to her more than dangling from, or even falling off the skytram platform had. That had been an intense nighttime adventure and over quickly. She'd had plenty of time to think about…this.
Out by the plane, Jack Savage had a grin plastered on his muzzle as he explained his pre-flight checks to Nick. The hare had achieved a cherished goal by persuading his agency to permit and partially subsidize his flying lessons. She and Nick had shared previous outings with the other couple ever since their permanent reassignment to the local ZBI office, and now Jack wanted to share the joy of flight with them.
Nick climbed into the back, as Jack came over to retrieve their mates. He led them over to the high-wing craft and gallantly assisted Judy up alongside Nick, then gave Skye a brief nuzzle before he boarded, then offered her a paw up beside him. The mid-sized mammal plane had plenty of room for them; Jack moved his seat up and forward to access the controls, both foxes seemed comfortable, but once belted in, Judy was barely eye level with the bottom of her window.
Jack proved to be a conscientious pilot, and carefully explained his actions to them as he started the engine, contacted ground control, and taxied out. His adherence to careful procedures helped calm her anxieties before they took off with a loud and exhilarating rush. She felt the transition from ground to flight, but needed to see! Skye looked back and saw her visual frustration, so Jack allowed her to unbuckle as soon as he'd established a steady climbout.
The rest of her nervousness melted away once she stood on the bench seat and saw the fantastic view. Once they leveled out, she felt she could see the whole world! They crossed the Meadowlands, and passed behind the peaks of Tundratown, then turned over the estuary and put almost all of Zootopia outside her window.
"You just watch Carrots, I'll take the pictures," Nick told her. They made a broad curve over the bay, circling the city while she hopped from side to side trying to see everything!
"OK dear, we're about there," she heard Skye calmly say as the vixen leaned to look out Jack's side window with a chart in her paw. Judy turned from hers, ready to hop to Nick's side to see what it was. Skye quickly glanced back at them.
"Aaand…now!" Skye swiftly leaned back in her seat as the nose of the plane smoothly but rapidly plunged! Judy felt herself go very light, then she rose up off her seat! She was falling, flailing in mid-air! Nick turned to watch and started to smile at her in slow motion.
"Hey!" Before she could clutch the back of Skye's seat, firm paws grabbed her waist, floated her over to her mate's lap and tugged her down and against him. Weight returned with a vengeance as Jack pulled the plane out of its brief dive, and shoved her deep into Nick's belly. His breath "oofed" out of him, but he held her tight.
"Well, looky what dropped in!" her smirking mate said after an inhale. Her swelling outrage dissipated as he carefully restored her ears to their upright and locked position and gently rubbed them, base to tips. Judy finally noticed that her devious mate had stowed his camera behind Jack's seat to free his paws. That's why he'd gone to the plane to talk with Jack! She'd been set up! He'll live for now she decided, since his lap's more comfortable than the plane's seat, had a better view, and came with a massage attachment.
Skye turned to them with a smirk that rivaled Nick's and said, "That was awesome Judy. You're going to love the video!" The Vixen pointed to the compass centered above the windshield—where a small Thrillseeker camera had been ziptied.
Gotten. Judy put both foxes back on her hit list.
Light aircraft can fly a zero-gee parabola that's an abbreviated version of what NASA's 'Vomit Comet' does for astronaut training. Their modified KC135 (707) can maintain zero gravity for thirty seconds or so due to its speed; most light planes can do it for only about four or five—enough to float a bunny across the cabin! (Yes, I've done these—sans bunny)