Chuck Yeager
Chuck Yeager
Charles Elwood "Chuck" Yeageris a retired brigadier general in the United States Air Force and record-setting test pilot. In 1947, he became the first pilot confirmed to have exceeded the speed of sound in level flight...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPilot
Date of Birth13 February 1923
CityMyra, WV
CountryUnited States of America
jobs very-good enjoyed
Everybody that I've ever seen that enjoyed their job was very good at it.
want pilots aviation
If you want to grow old as a pilot, you've got to know when to push it, and when to back off.
pilots
The best pilots fly more than the others; that's why they're the best.
trying doe helping
What good does it do to be afraid? It doesn't help anything. You better try and figure out what's happening and correct it.
fun people priorities
Unfortunately, many people do not consider fun an important item on their daily agenda. For me, that was always a high priority in whatever I was doing.
military saws firsts
The first time I ever saw a jet, I shot it down.
inspirational leadership jobs
You don't concentrate on risks. You concentrate on results. No risk is too great to prevent the necessary job from getting done.
people made willing
Rules are made for people who aren't willing to make up their own.
break-through sound cockpit
Just before you break through the sound barrier, the cockpit shakes the most.
hard-work things-in-life flying
There is no such thing as a natural born pilot. Whatever my aptitudes or talents, becoming a proficient pilot was hard work, really a lifetime's learning experience. For the best pilots, flying is an obsession, the one thing in life they must do continually. The best pilots fly more than the others; that's why they're the best. Experience is everything. The eagerness to learn how and why every piece of equipment works is everything. And luck is everything, too.
giving-up dont-give-up long
You do what you can for as long as you can, and when you finally can't, you do the next best thing. You back up but you don't give up.
forward looking
This is a first-time event, and we're looking forward to it.