In anything that has some level of risk I like to be well practiced.
~ Vicky Benzing, aerobatic and Reno air race pilot.
Quoted in Flying magazine, March 2015.
Harrison Ford on flying
I love training. I love taking on new challenges. Like short strips and crosswinds and tail-wheel airplanes. Confined spaces in helicopters. I like to challenge myself. Always make sure I don’t over challenge myself.
Great freedom, great responsibility. I think it’s the mix of the two of them that I really enjoy most of all. Freedom without the responsibility is just maybe not so engaging.
Up here I don’t think about much except flying. What my duties and responsibilities are. Everything else just kinda falls away. That’s very restful for me.
~ Harrison Ford, speaking while flying in the 2009 short film ‘Just Another Pilot’ by Steve Stafford (free on YouTube).
The enemy is …
The mountain is always there. In the cockpit, we must be aware and present.
