OT Scott Crossfield

What a story. RIP, Scott. BP

Reminds me of an interview with Dale Earnhardt. A reporter asked him if it would be a tragedy if he was killed on the track. Dale replied, "No, racing is a dangerous profession... if I was working on the farm and a tractor fell on me, that would be a tragedy."

On the news last night they praised Crossfield because when he climbed into the X-15 for it's maiden flight, they still weren't sure if the thing would even fly.

Lee

I guess that Yeager and Bob Hoover are now about the only super heros left from that era of aviation. They are a vanishing breed. It is indeed ironic after having flown the X-15 , Douglas Sky Rocket , and many others Scotty was done in by a Cessna.

Jack

Jack

I heard a Yeager interview today where Yeager mentioned Crossfield had gone up in questionable weather many a time.... Jeff

I guess that Yeager and Bob Hoover are now about the only super heros

Crossfield was certainly one of the best. Even so, if you keep pushing the envelope, gravity always wins. As the old axiom goes, "There are old pilots and there are bold pilots. There are few old bold pilots". Yeager, Hoover, and Crossfield were among the few. That certainly speaks to their skill ........... and ..their luck. One thing I learned in 35 years of defying gravity: I'll take luck over skill about any time.

Jack

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Update on Mr. Yeager who is now 83...He is in a legal fight with his adult children over control of his money and pension...Won back near

To bad we have to get old ....or want a second wife and a life with her...So why did they make Viagra if you can't use it cause your old ??

Mr. Crossfield was a great, smart, gifted man...I think he likely drove Studebakers too...Someone cool to sit down , chat with and hope some of him rubbed off on me...Just a thought...

Lansing

Went thru something like that with my Dad.

Following the death of his GF of 20 years, I went to check on him and he had been beaten and robbed, had no idea what had happened, who I was ( kept mistaking me for my older half brother) or even what year it was.

Spent almost a year dragging him from doctor to doctor, getting him checked out, fed daily, and medicated up.

Chased the Meth Cooks and Whores out of his house.

Got him straightened up and aware of what year it is, and that his lady has passed away (Aricept helped a lot).

He pretty much decided that he wanted the w***es back.

He was sound of mind when he made that decision, so I honored it.

He's my Dad, not my kid.

p.d.

C> Update on Mr. Yeager who is now 83...He is in a legal fight with his

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Basic personality disorders are rarely curable :)

Big wake up for me.

p.d.

kar>> Went thru something like that with my Dad.