Bits Quote by Noel Coward

I immediately loved flying from my first flight and knew that in some way it was going to be a part of my future…

— Fred Haise

The thing I'll remember most about the flight is that it was fun. In fact, I'm sure it was the most fun that I'll…

— Sally Ride

I was engaged in what I believe to be the most thrilling industry in the world-aviation. My heart still leaps when I see a…

— William A. Patterson

Flying was great. You have to think fast. You have to develop intuition about the physics of air moving quickly over a surface.

— James Gleick

Totally uneventful. It was a very successful first flight. To be honest, it was a little bit boring.

— Fernando Alonso

Flying was certainly formative for me; I have a deep and lasting ease with it as a result.

— Michael Light

I loved flying as much as I thought I would and continue to fly aircraft.

— Leroy Chiao

I became very close with a lot of the guys at Top Gun and to the instructors... the way they talked about hoping their…

— Monica Barbaro

I've had a chance to fly a lot of different airplanes, but it was nothing like the shuttle ride.

— Chris Hadfield

The life of an aviator seemed to me ideal. It involved skill. It brought adventure. It made use of the latest developments of science.…

— Charles Lindbergh

And it was a great experience, you know, to travel the world and compete at a certain level. It teaches you discipline, focus, and…

— Jason Statham

I realized that the future of aviation, to which I had devoted so much of my life, depended less on the perfection of aircraft…

— Charles Lindbergh