Once you have tasted flight, you will forever walk the earth with your eyes turned skyward, for there you have been, and there you will always long to return. Flying is an act of conquest, of defeating the most basic and powerful forces of nature, to conquer the invisible air that support us, The air up there in the clouds is very pure and fine, bracing and delicious.

Flying is a very tangible freedom. The exhilaration of flying is too keen, the pleasure too great, for it to be neglected as a sport.

Once you have learned to fly it is far less fatiguing than it is to drive a car. You don't have to watch every second for cats, dogs, children, lights, road signs, ladies with baby carriages and citizens who drive out in the middle of the block against the lights.

To most people, the sky is the limit. To those who love aviation, the sky is home. The airplane has unveiled for us the true face of the earth. A navigable ocean of air blankets the whole surface of the globe. You haven't seen a tree until you've seen its shadow from the sky. Flight is romance - not in the sense of sexual attraction, but as an experience that enriches life. It's the most exciting thing you have ever done with your pants on!