[NSRCA-discussion] Old Bold Pilots

[ronlock at comcast.net]

I've read Yeager's book.  By the time I was a quarter of the way through it, 
I was thinking - it's amazing this guy is still alive!

Ron Lockhart

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From: Ron Van Putte <vanputte at cox.net> 

> And there's always the exception: Chuck Yeager. 
> 
> Ron VP 
> 
> On Jul 2, 2008, at 12:41 AM, Budd Engineering wrote: 
> 
> > Hey Chris, 
> > 
> > There's a saying in the flight test community that comes to mind: 
> > 
> > "There are old pilots, and bold pilots, but no old, bold pilots". 
> > 
> > Jerry 
> > 
> > Budd Engineering 
> > jerry at buddengineering.com 
> > http://www.buddengineering.com 
> > 
> > On Jul 1, 2008, at 10:09 PM, chris moon wrote: 
> > 
> >> I had a DC-10 flight engineer instructor who used to say you can try 
> >> anything you want....once. If you are still alive after that, 
> >> maybe you 
> >> can try it again. That was his way of strongly suggesting that you 
> >> might want to follow the flight manuals and not get creative on 
> >> your own 
> >> inside a 400,000lb airplane. I will never forget his message. 
> >> 
> >> Chris 
> > 
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