By Miguel.GFZ

Semi-retired like Vito Corleone before the heart attack. Consiglieri to J.Kb and AWA. I lived in a Gun Control Paradise: It sucked and got people killed. I do believe that Freedom scares the political elites.

7 thoughts on “And he went to chase the demon that lived in the air.”
  1. Ambulance driver: “Sir, over there, is that a man?”
    Ridley: “Yeah, you damn right it is.”

  2. Oh I have slipped the surly bonds of earth…

    Don’t gotta check six any more General.

    You left a mark sir.

  3. CBS (amazingly) has a good piece about him. It includes this comment:
    “Yeager, from a small town in the hills of West Virginia, flew for more than 60 years, including piloting an X-15 to near 1,000 mph at Edwards in October 2002 at age 79.”

    Wow. Flying at 79 is significant, and flying an experimental supersonic rocket plane at that age… serious case of The Right Stuff.

    https://www.cbsnews.com/news/chuck-yeager-dies-age-97-sound-barrier-pilot-world-war-ii/

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