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The phrase "ask to fly" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when requesting permission or the opportunity to fly, whether in a literal or metaphorical sense.
Example: "Before the trip, I need to ask to fly on the company jet for the conference."
Alternatives: "request to fly" or "inquire about flying".
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According to the airline, he said, "the pilot and co-pilot did not ask to fly together" on Flight 370.
It has already been revealed that he and the younger co-pilot did not specifically ask to fly together on this particular flight, so that sort of conspiracy has been ruled out.
According to Malaysia Airlines, the pilot and co-pilot did not ask to fly together, reducing the probability of a co-ordinated plan between the pilots to hijack the aircraft.
Friends of both pilots - who investigators say did not ask to fly together - have expressed disbelief at the possibility of their involvement.
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Northwest is asking to fly both cargo and passengers.
In June I called TWA and asked to fly to San Francisco on July 6.
Mr. Yankovich, who works as a loadmaster in FedEx's charter division, knew he might be asked to fly soon.
Pilots were often asked to fly in poor weather, without instruments, without combat weaponry and frequently without radios.
I asked to fly the simulator myself with it programmed the way they thought the aeroplane had behaved.
Dickey was asked to fly up from his home, in Nashville, to attend the party, playing the part of an elf.
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