I took my first flying lesson in 1967, when I was 16. By October 1968, I had 70 hours in the air and got my pilot's license.
I'm 100 percent sure I'm becoming a really good helicopter pilot.
Flying small airplanes is not like being on airlines.
Let's take flight simulation as an example. If you're trying to train a pilot, you can simulate almost the whole course. You don't have to get in an airplane until late in the process.
There's no such thing as a natural-born pilot.
Through the misguided notion that writing about flying was easy, I had McCone become a pilot. When I learned that research in books wasn't enough, I forced myself to take lessons.
Flying helicopters is what I do for fun.
I had never been so challenged in an airplane that I doubted the outcome.
Civilian law around aviation is much looser than those governing military. Civilian planes can basically fly wherever they want in the world.
Dad endorsed my learning to fly so he would have a live-in pilot, one he could get in touch with at any time.
