“You did not get ‘into’ a fighter, you strapped it onto your ass and it became an extension of your physical body.” Amazing life story of Ed Dwight, almost the first Black astronaut, who could have walked on the Moon: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/16/us/ed-dwight-was-set-to-be-the-first-black-astronaut-heres-why-that-never-happened.html
“The clearest mind has the advantage.” “Red Bull Air Race pilots spend hours visualising their course. Some sit staring into space, simply picturing the air gates; others physically construct a scale model of the course in their hangars, walking through it over and over again.” “You should be listening to your plane.” ~ Paul Bonhomme. “You need to be incredibly precise without thinking about it. You always need to be ahead of the game.” ~ Nigel Lamb. “To fly through those pylons relies entirely on feeling: it should feel like two wings attached to my body. Extracting the … Continue reading Red Bull air racers inner game
