Scott Crossfield

Scott Crossfield, was killed yesterday at the age of 84 while piloting his
Cessna 210A near Ranger, Georgia. Thunderstorms were reported in the area
at the time and some speculate that weather was a factor in the crash. An
aviation legend, Mr. Crossfield was the first man to fly at twice the speed
of sound and later in life was inducted into the National Aviation Hall of
Fame. More information, including some comments by Chuck Yeager, can be
found at Yahoo! News:
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060421/..._crossfield_12



Bryan

On Fri, 21 Apr 2006 17:21:51 -0500, "Bryan"
wrote:

Fame. More information, including some comments by Chuck Yeager, can be
found at Yahoo! News:
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060421/..._crossfield_12

Typical Yeager comments, I'd like to add.
One cause why I detested Yeager's biography.

One cause why I loved Crossfield's biography is that he never spoke
bad about about anyone else.


Bye
Andreas

Andreas Maurer wrote:
On Fri, 21 Apr 2006 17:21:51 -0500, "Bryan"
wrote:


Fame. More information, including some comments by Chuck Yeager, can be
found at Yahoo! News:
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060421/..._crossfield_12


Typical Yeager comments, I'd like to add.
One cause why I detested Yeager's biography.

One cause why I loved Crossfield's biography is that he never spoke
bad about about anyone else.


Bye
Andreas
Second that.

Crossfield came across as a gentleman. It is a great pity if the commments
attributed to Chuck Yeager were accurate. One would have thought that this would
be a good occasion for dignity.

I have to observe that you don't get to be a test pilot and reach 84 by taking
chances. Whatever his faults, Scott's contribution was enormous. His book
"Always another dawn" is a must read if you are interested in the glory days of
the NACA X program, and a different perspective on events.

Some referrence info is at:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scott_Crossfield
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_American_X-15

--
Bruce Greeff
Std Cirrus #57
I'm no-T at the address above.

When I told my 86 year old retired Air Force pilot Dad about Scott
Crossfield's death his comment was "At least he died doing something he
loved." No wonder they call them The Greatest Generation.



Bryan



"Bruce" wrote in message
...
Andreas Maurer wrote:
On Fri, 21 Apr 2006 17:21:51 -0500, "Bryan"
wrote:


Fame. More information, including some comments by Chuck Yeager, can be
found at Yahoo! News:
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060421/..._crossfield_12


Typical Yeager comments, I'd like to add. One cause why I detested
Yeager's biography.

One cause why I loved Crossfield's biography is that he never spoke
bad about about anyone else.


Bye
Andreas
Second that.

Crossfield came across as a gentleman. It is a great pity if the commments
attributed to Chuck Yeager were accurate. One would have thought that this
would be a good occasion for dignity.

I have to observe that you don't get to be a test pilot and reach 84 by
taking chances. Whatever his faults, Scott's contribution was enormous.
His book "Always another dawn" is a must read if you are interested in the
glory days of the NACA X program, and a different perspective on events.

Some referrence info is at:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scott_Crossfield
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_American_X-15

--
Bruce Greeff
Std Cirrus #57
I'm no-T at the address above.

I cant imagine anyone loving losing control in a thunderstorm and
becoming a smoking hole in the ground.

Tony
Cherokee II N373Y

Bryan wrote:
When I told my 86 year old retired Air Force pilot Dad about Scott
Crossfield's death his comment was "At least he died doing something he
loved." No wonder they call them The Greatest Generation.



Bryan



"Bruce" wrote in message
...
Andreas Maurer wrote:
On Fri, 21 Apr 2006 17:21:51 -0500, "Bryan"
wrote:


Fame. More information, including some comments by Chuck Yeager, can be
found at Yahoo! News:
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060421/..._crossfield_12


Typical Yeager comments, I'd like to add. One cause why I detested
Yeager's biography.

One cause why I loved Crossfield's biography is that he never spoke
bad about about anyone else.


Bye
Andreas
Second that.

Crossfield came across as a gentleman. It is a great pity if the commments
attributed to Chuck Yeager were accurate. One would have thought that this
would be a good occasion for dignity.

I have to observe that you don't get to be a test pilot and reach 84 by
taking chances. Whatever his faults, Scott's contribution was enormous.
His book "Always another dawn" is a must read if you are interested in the
glory days of the NACA X program, and a different perspective on events.

Some referrence info is at:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scott_Crossfield
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_American_X-15

--
Bruce Greeff
Std Cirrus #57
I'm no-T at the address above.

Bryan wrote:
When I told my 86 year old retired Air Force pilot Dad about Scott
Crossfield's death his comment was "At least he died doing something he
loved." No wonder they call them The Greatest Generation.

Sycophantic journalists named them that. They won WWII and we should be
forever grateful, but what's so great about building a hyper-consuming,
unsustainable economy? Just how I see it when I try to look from my
children's perspective.

I look at Crossfield's crash as proof that the sky is equally merciless,
no matter who, or how good a stick, you are.
For the sake of his reputation, I hope they find a medical reason for
the crash.

Shawn

I think he probably meant "flying"...

Scott



Tony wrote:
I cant imagine anyone loving losing control in a thunderstorm and
becoming a smoking hole in the ground.

Tony
Cherokee II N373Y

Bryan wrote:

When I told my 86 year old retired Air Force pilot Dad about Scott
Crossfield's death his comment was "At least he died doing something he
loved." No wonder they call them The Greatest Generation.



Bryan



"Bruce" wrote in message
.. .

Andreas Maurer wrote:

On Fri, 21 Apr 2006 17:21:51 -0500, "Bryan"
wrote:



Fame. More information, including some comments by Chuck Yeager, can be
found at Yahoo! News:
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060421/..._crossfield_12


Typical Yeager comments, I'd like to add. One cause why I detested
Yeager's biography.

One cause why I loved Crossfield's biography is that he never spoke
bad about about anyone else.


Bye
Andreas

Second that.

Crossfield came across as a gentleman. It is a great pity if the commments
attributed to Chuck Yeager were accurate. One would have thought that this
would be a good occasion for dignity.

I have to observe that you don't get to be a test pilot and reach 84 by
taking chances. Whatever his faults, Scott's contribution was enormous.
His book "Always another dawn" is a must read if you are interested in the
glory days of the NACA X program, and a different perspective on events.

Some referrence info is at:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scott_Crossfield
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_American_X-15

--
Bruce Greeff
Std Cirrus #57
I'm no-T at the address above.

Shawn wrote:

The Greatest Generation.

Sycophantic journalists named them that. They won WWII and we should be
forever grateful, but what's so great about building a hyper-consuming,
unsustainable economy? Just how I see it when I try to look from my
children's perspective.

They are "the Greatest Generation" now on the planet, especially when
compared to the one that whines about too much success.


For the sake of his reputation, I hope they find a medical reason for
the crash.

I got one right here -- he was eighty friggin' six, Shawn. I think his
reputation is well enough established, whatever the contributing factors
in his demise, that it will withstand the flaccid criticisms of those
fools who are not worthy to pull his chocks.


Jack

I think he was only 84. Are you saying he was too old to fly?

Scott


Jack wrote:




I got one right here -- he was eighty friggin' six, Shawn. I think his
reputation is well enough established, whatever the contributing factors
in his demise, that it will withstand the flaccid criticisms of those
fools who are not worthy to pull his chocks.


Jack

Scott wrote:
I think he was only 84. Are you saying he was too old to fly?

Right you are, Scott -- only 84. I guess that changes everything then, eh?

Who are we to say if Scott Crossfield was "too old to fly"?

Big Weather has surprises for all of us. One could easily fly for 840
years and not see it all.


Jack


Jack wrote:
...I think his reputation is well enough established, whatever the
contributing factors in his demise, that it will withstand the
flaccid criticisms of fools who are not worthy to pull his chocks.