| Re: It Was 90 Years Ago Today, pt 1 - Lindbergh 19.jpg |
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| Mitchell Holman (noemail@verizont.net) |
2017/05/20 19:51 |
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Subject: Re: It Was 90 Years Ago Today, pt 1 - Lindbergh 19.jpg
From: Mitchell Holman <noemail@verizont.net>
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Patriacia@homealone.com wrote in
news:KeadnbOlF9QyWL3EnZ2dnUU7-bfNnZ2d@giganews.com:
> Lindbergh was one of the greatest natural pilots. When they built a
> flying replica for the movie they discovered that the thing was
> unstable to the point of being unmanageable. It was super demanding
> just to keep it in normal flight, straight and level.
>
I am still wondering how he could even stay
awake for the 40 plus hours involved, much less
concentrate on flying and navigating and landing.
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