The Essence Of Life, I Concluded, Did

Is Civilization Progress? The Challenge, I Think, Is Clear; And, As Clearly, The Final Answer Will Be Given Not By Our Amassing Of Knowledge, Or By The Discoveries Of Our Science, Or By The Speed Of Our Aircraft, But By The Effect Of Our Civilized Activities As A Whole Have Upon The Quality Of Our Planet's Life-the Life Of Plants And Animals As That Of Men.

I Owned The World That Hour As I Rode Over It. Free Of The Earth, Free Of The Mountains, Free Of The Clouds, But How Inseparably I Was Bound To Them.

But Accuracy Means Something To Me. It's Vital To My Sense Of Values. I've Learned Not To Trust People Who Are Inaccurate. Every Aviator Knows That If Mechanics Are Inaccurate. Aircraft Crash.

Without Death There Would Be No Awareness Of Life, And The Recurring Selection And Renewal That Has Caused Life's Progress Would Be Ended.

Pilots Are Drawn To Flying Because It's A Perfect Combination Of Science, Romance And Adventure.