The Importance of Having a Pilot

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I had no idea how we were going to do this What did you think your percentage chance of a success was? Well none. I thought God I would just one day off that could just go and get my head clear one day. It's all I want but there wasn't And it's just like general eisenhower when it was gone D-Day. The romance ended and we weren't even talking to each otherAnd now we got to fly around the world together But she couldn't fly the airplane Uh she didn't want to learn how to operate in any of the systems. She looked at me and says either take me or i'll burn the airplane So my choices were two and

Retired United States Air Force officer and fighter pilot, test pilot, and record-breaking aviator who in 1986 piloted the Voyager aircraft on the first non-stop, non-refueled around-the-world flight with co-pilot Jeana Yeager. He was born in Loma Linda, California, where he gained an interest in flying at a young age. He is the older brother of famed aerospace designer Burt Rutan, whose many earlier original designs Dick piloted on class record-breaking flights, including Voyager.

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