When I was picked to fly the X-1, it was my duty to fly it, and I did.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
It wasn't that the X-1 would kill you, it was the systems in the X-1 that would kill you.
The one word you use in military flying is duty. It's your duty. You have no control over outcome, no control over pick-and-choose. It's duty.
My daddy was a World War I pilot, and I just wanted to be able to fly like he did.
I was hooked on aviation, made model airplanes, and never thought I would be able to fly myself. It cost too much. But then World War II came along and changed all that.
Being a display pilot is probably the thing I've been most proud of in my life. Don't really fly anymore now though. I have three small children and as most of my friends were killed in different accidents, I realised that it was probably just a matter of time before I went that way.
Working on 'X Men,' I got to do a lot of flying and fighting, which was good fun.
I tend to fly a bit under the radar.
I loved flying as much as I thought I would and continue to fly aircraft.
I'm one of those people who loves to fly.
It's a pity I flew only once. A space flight is like a drug - once you experience it, you can't think of anything else.
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