Examples of flight

Flight is the ability to propel one's self through the air. A full list of examples of the power in action follows.

Season One

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Peter has dreams in which he flies around New York. Later, Peter attempts to mimic Nathan's power... ...Nathan is on his way to save Peter... ...and flies up the side of a building... ...to rescue a falling (and then flying) Peter. (Genesis) Peter unwittingly levitates. (Don't Look Back) His suit flapping behind him like a cape, Nathan flies to save a woman from a burning building. (Trial By Fire) To avoid being captured by the Company... ...Nathan flies up... ...creates a sonic boom... ...and makes a controlled landing at a safer location. (Hiros) Nathan levitates above his crashing car, his first flight. (Six Months Ago) Peter flies in his dreams. (Super-Heroics) Peter mimics flight... ...and carries Claude to safety. (Unexpected) In 2011, Sylar, while still under the guise of Nathan Petrelli... ...flies away from the explosion memorial... ...and leaves a sonic boom in his wake. (Five Years Gone) Nathan begins to fly into Kirby Plaza... ...and arrives in a blur... ...in between Peter and Claire. Nathan takes Peter in his arms... ...flies him away from New York City... ...into the sky... ...where he explodes in a bright light. (How to Stop an Exploding Man)

Season Two

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West hovers outside of Claire's window... ...and then flies away. (Four Months Later...) West flies through the troposphere... ...next to aircraft... ...and over his school. (Flying Blind) West picks up Claire... ...and the two enjoy the view. As Noah looks around for her, West flies Claire away from her home... ...and takes her to the top of the Hollywood sign. When she jumps from it... ...he's there to catch her. (The Kindness of Strangers) West picks up Claire, then drops her... ...then chases after Debbie. (The Line) In an unaired scene from Out of Time, West finds his ability is domestically suited. Nathan flies Peter away from New York City before he explodes... ...and Peter catches Nathan after while he falls... ...and flies him away in search of help. (Four Months Ago...) Claire spells out "sorry" with rocks so that West can see it. West grabs Noah... ...and flies him into the sky... ...later West flies in to take out Elle. West attempts to fly Claire to safety... ...but is only successful the second time. (Cautionary Tales) Nathan flies himself and Matt to Primatech Paper Co.... ...and West flies off. (Powerless) West flies for the first time... ...and he uses his power to escape through an air vent. (Special)

Season Three

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Future Peter rescues Claire. (The Butterfly Effect) Nathan catches Tracy. (I Am Become Death) In the future, many people can fly. (I Am Become Death) Peter rams Sylar on into the wall. (Dying of the Light) Nathan flies from Pinehearst Headquarters to Primatech Research. (It's Coming) At Primatech Research, Nathan takes his brother on board... ...and passes in front of an impending eclipse on his way to Haiti. As the moon passes in between the Earth and the sun... ...Nathan is rendered powerless and falls into a river. (The Eclipse, Part 1) Nathan performs a flying tackle on Samedi. (The Eclipse, Part 2) Peter flies Nathan out of the exploding Pinehearst building... ...and Peter, carrying Nathan, lands on an outdoor clearing. (Dual) Peter flies away from Danko's team and his brother... ...and lands in a clearing to meet Matt and Mohinder. (Trust and Blood) Angie flies away from a capture squad. (Libertad) Peter flies and arrives at Noah's storage unit... ...and when threatened by Danko's team, he flies out of the storage unit... ...and lands on Noah's windshield. (Cold Wars) Peter flies out of Danko's apartment's window... ...and rescues Matt from Noah, outside the Costa Verde motel. (Cold Wars) Nathan catches Peter and flies away with him. (Exposed) After being pushed out of a window by Danko, Nathan hovers in the air. (Shades of Gray) Nathan rescues Claire from agents. (Shades of Gray) Peter flies his mother to safety. (Cold Snap) Nathan and Claire land in Pátzcuaro, Mexico... ...while Peter and Angela land in New York City, in front of Father Vance's church. (Into Asylum) Nathan and Claire fly over an Ohio freeway... ...and arrive at Coyote Sands to meet Peter. (Turn and Face the Strange) West meets Noah using his ability... ...and stops Noah's car. (Scenic Route) Later, West distracts a helicopter pilot and his co-pilot... ...and flies Noah out of the area. (Scenic Route) Peter flies away from Angela at Coyote Sands. (1961) Peter tries chasing Nathan, but fails. (One Good Hero) Peter flies away from Danko's agents. (One Good Hero) Nathan reveals to Liam Samuels that he is in fact an evolved human. (An Invisible Thread) West flies away from Los Angeles. (Rebellion, Part 3) While enclosed in a forcefield, West flies Sparrow and Abigail to safety. (Rebellion, Part 3) West and Abigail combine their powers again to take out a security guard in Building 26. (Rebellion, Part 4) West carries Abigail as she defends them from Thompson, Jr.'s bullets. (Rebellion, Part 5) West grabs an agent and lifts him into the air... ...later, he carries Sparrow and gets her to the train station. (Rebellion, Part 6) While his teammates travel on Sparrow's rocky path, West prefers to fly to DC. (Rebellion, Part 7)

Season Four

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"Nathan" flies away from the carnival. (Shadowboxing) "Nathan" and Peter fly away from the Grand Canyon, one after another. (Brother's Keeper) Peter, having reacquired flight from West, flies away from an NYC rooftop. (Let It Bleed) Sylar hovers outside the window of Claire's dorm room. (Let It Bleed) As Samuel prepares to bring about destruction, Peter flies into him and knocks him off balance. (Brave New World)

Heroes Reborn

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HeroTruther posts a video of April Clifton leaping or flying from one building to another. Donna levitates over the ground. (Dark Matters, Part 1) A guitarist levitates during a school peace rally. (Dark Matters, Part 3) A floating boy demonstrates his ability at the Odessa Unity Summit. (Brave New World) A "Chinese Guy" escapes his pursuers by flying away. (Brave New World) Fiona flies away after being thrown through a window. (Under the Mask) The "Chinese Guy" flies into the Odessa Unity Summit. (June 13th, Part One) Fiona floats on her back inside Sunstone Manor. (Sundae, Bloody Sundae)