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Editor's Note: I am often at a loss of words to descirbe to other people what I feel when I fly. The feelings of flight have an underlying similarity throughout the different types of aviation I've been involved in. Whether it was flying Cessnas, sailplanes, hang gliders, ultralights or parachutes. We share a common bond of flight. This feature will be a regular in the future to remind us of the special flock we belong to and the feelings we get from participation. Not all are non-powered glider quotes.... just enjoy the feeling for the moment. |
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Remember Your First Flight ??? |
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Nothing will ever equal that moment of exhilaration which filled my whole being when I felt myself flying away from the earth. It was not mere pleasure; it was perfect bliss... -- Prof. Jacques Alexandre Cesare Charles, first free flight in a manned hydrogen balloon, For the first time I was flying by jet propulsion. No engine vibrations. No torque and no lashing sound of the propeller. Accompanied by a whistling sound, my jet shot through the air. Later when asked what it felt like, I said, "It felt as though angels were pushing". -- Generalleutnant Adolf Galland, first flight of a jet. Leveling off at 42,000 feet, I had thirty percent of my fuel, so I turned on rocket chamber three and immediately reached .96 Mach. I noticed that the faster I got, the smoother the ride. Suddenly the Mach needle began to fluctuate. It went up to .965 Mach -- then tipped right off the scale . . . We were flying supersonic. And it was a smooth as a baby's bottom; Grandma could be sitting up there sipping lemonade. -- General Charles 'Chuck' Yeager, first supersonic flight. |
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