Rules are made for people who aren't willing to make up their own. Chuck Yeager makepeoplerule Change image and share on social
Most pilots learn, when they pin on their wings and go out and get in a fighter, especially, that one thing you don't do, you don't believe anything anybody tells you about an airplane. Chuck Yeager airplanefighterlearn Change image and share on social
The one word you use in military flying is duty. It's your duty. You have no control over outcome, no control over pick-and-choose. It's duty. Chuck Yeager choosecontrolduty Change image and share on social
If you can walk away from a landing, it's a good landing. If you use the airplane the next day, it's an outstanding landing. Chuck Yeager airplanedaygood Change image and share on social
You do what you can for as long as you can, and when you finally can't, you do the next best thing. You back up but you don't give up. Chuck Yeager backfinallygive Change image and share on social
Later, I realized that the mission had to end in a let-down because the real barrier wasn't in the sky but in our knowledge and experience of supersonic flight. Chuck Yeager barrierendexperience Change image and share on social