*Gasp* Say it isn't so!

Anyway, I saw this on EqD http://www.equestriadaily.com/2012/08/a-couple-of-neat-tidbits-of-information.html#more , and it kinda made me rethink Flight Training. Since Faust intended Scootaloo to be unable to fly, the events of the story could never happen.

Unless I hear (or see) anything to change this, or the video I saw turns out to be false, Flight Training will be officially placed on the back burner.

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I sat myself down a few days ago, with the intent of finishing chapter four of Flight Training. I got about half a page down, and stopped.

Why? Because I realized I wasn't writing it for fun, I was writing it to finish it. This goes against my main philosophy in life.

It boils down to this: The moment you start doing something solely for others, and not for yourself, is the moment when you need to stop doing it.

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No distractions, this is too important.

I've sat myself down with a six pack, Everfree Radio, and some comfortable clothes, and Am not allowing myself to get up until Chapter Four is complete.

Then it'll be off to the pre-readers, if they even remember me.

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And that person is me!

Flight Training is not on Hiatus, it is in fact being worked on, very, very slowly. Only problem is, it is also being worked on along with other, slightly more pressing projects, things like school and work, and a dramatic reading of Chromosome's White Box.

Yes, you heard me right, I do dramatic readings. Well, now I do, since reading White Box was an incredible experience for me. Nothing like a good story to start with!

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So I've been spending the last few weeks developing a background for Scootaloo, since she doesn't have a good one anywhere in the fanon. She's a hard character to pin down, since we know that she's alive and happy, but we've also never seen any relatives or caretakers. That may change at some point, but I'm not seeing it doing so anytime soon.

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Besides work, I've flown a lot this weekend!

started with a flight team practice on Saturday, then another on Sunday.

Then today, I got off work early, and decided to go up and bug a friend of mine who works at an FBO on the other side of Nashville from me.

Good times were had by all.

A shit ton of aviation photos were added to my DeviantArt. Not plugging or anything (I am, really), but go check em out!

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Chapter three is off to the proofreaders (thanks again, guys. I cannot stress enough how awesome you all are!)

After they give me the ok, it'll be up here. Probably tomorrow night.

Chapter Four may be a bit later, I think my other MLP project is calling my name...

<3

I tried to avoid it as long as I could, because honestly, I couldn't find an answer in the fanon that I could live with.

Scootaloo's Backstory. Why she lived in Ponyville, where was her family, why would she be going to the Academy instead of being taught by her family, all that.

Maybe Chapter 3 is going to take longer than I thought, since I can't just make this up as I go along; I have to hash out a background on the only pony we know absolutely nothing about.

Shit.

Well, I'm about halfway through Chapter Three, finally getting into the nitty-gritty of the story. A few hiccups had to be worked through in the narrative, and a few speed bumps in dialogue, but I think I may be able to soar through to the end of the chapter by the end of the day. Then, it's proofreader time!

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Reason One: I'm an engineer.

I want Flight Training to be as technically accurate as it possibly can be, while still being entertaining. This is becoming an issue. I want to put the reader in Scootaloo's position of downright confusion and panic as much as I can, without confusing the reader to the point of no longer caring. Again, it's a tough balancing act, and I'm afraid I may be erring towards the technical.

Reason Two: I'm frikkin OCD.

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