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— by Brian Shul, Retired SR-71 Pilot “What was the slowest you ever flew the Blackbird?” An article in “Plane and Pilot” Magazine As a former SR-71 pilot, and a professional keynote speaker, the question I’m most often asked is “How fast would that SR-71 fly?”  I can be assured …

Author Unknown  Larry Walters is among the relatively few who have actually turned their dreams into reality. His story is true, even though you may find it hard to believe.  Larry was a truck driver, but his lifelong dream was to fly. When he graduated from high school, he joined …

Do you know who this is a photo of? Chances are you don’t, but don’t feel bad because probably not one American in one million does, and that is a National tragedy. His name is Eugene Jacques Bullard, and he is the first African-American fighter pilot in history. But he …

Occasionally, airline attendants and pilots make an effort to make the “in-flight safety lecture” and their other announcements a bit more entertaining. Here are some real examples that have been heard or reported:

A True, Amazing and Inspiring Story Oxford and Cambridge have now decided to remove the words CAN’T and IMPOSSIBLE from their dictionary. Jessica Cox, 25, a girl born without arms, stands inside an aircraft. The girl from Tucson , Arizona got the Sport Pilot certificate lately and became the first …