The phrase "abilities of flight" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing the capacity or skill to fly, often in the context of animals, fictional characters, or technology.
Example: "The superhero possesses extraordinary abilities of flight, allowing him to soar through the skies effortlessly."
Alternatives: "capacity for flight" or "skills of flying".
But Boeing's request to use it for the Dreamliner set off some alarm bells, particularly with pilots, who were concerned about the risk of fires during flight and the ability of flight crews to extinguish it rapidly.
Supernature -- Wild Flyers This new three-part series, a co-production of PBS and BBC, surveys a number of creatures that have evolved the ability of flight, including flying squirrels, paradise tree snakes and a few bird species.
During the first two eras you are forced to gain a new body to progress, but once you reach the Age of Dinosaurs, a side quest will give you the option to remain as a reptile, or become a bird, gaining the ability of flight.
Furthermore, rails are known to rapidly lose the ability of flight as soon as they arrive on remote islands [11].
In her opinion it was very unlikely that moorhens from two islands in the same region would have independently lost the ability of flight, without differentiating in other characters.
This set of traits; ability of flight, semi-terrestrial habits and an affinity towards islands, all agree well with the stepping stone hypothesis [ 1].
At the phenotype level, one of the best known examples of convergence is the wing, in which phylogenetically unrelated groups (e.g., insects, bats, and birds) evolved the ability of flight independently.
The phylogenetic placement of the Spotted Green Pigeon indicates that the ancestors of both Caloenas and therefore Raphinae displayed and shared the following traits: ability of flight, semi-terrestrial habits and an affinity towards islands.
The ancestor for the three Caloenas taxa most likely displayed the same characteristic traits as its descendants: the ability of flight, but semi-terrestrial habits and an affinity towards islands.
We also consider the ability of time-of-flight (TOF) and quadrupole-TOF instruments to provide sufficiently accurate-mass measurements and full-scan spectra for unequivocal confirmation of target compounds and investigation of their degradation products, which are either known or unknown.
