Thread: Pilots are, indeed, rare...
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Old November 28th 07, 12:49 AM posted to rec.aviation.piloting
Jim Logajan
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Default Pilots are, indeed, rare...
Jay Honeck wrote:
Humans tried to fly for over 50,000 years, only figuring it out 104
years ago.

Manned gliders may have been used as long at 2500 years ago:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glider