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nrc
12-08-20, 12:34 AM
We've lost a true American hero. RIP, Chuck Yeager.
SteveH
12-08-20, 10:04 AM
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Thanks, Chuck. RIP
nrc
12-08-20, 04:59 PM
Funny thing I saw. No idea if it's apocryphal. Ever airline pilot is basically imitating the silky smooth, ultra-cool demeanor of Chuck Yeager.

https://www.wearethemighty.com/mighty-history/silky-smooth-chuck-yeager-voice/
SteveH
12-08-20, 06:08 PM
Funny thing I saw. No idea if it's apocryphal. Ever airline pilot is basically imitating the silky smooth, ultra-cool demeanor of Chuck Yeager.

https://www.wearethemighty.com/mighty-history/silky-smooth-chuck-yeager-voice/

I'll ask my son.

And his response...


Not at all.
I don't think most of us give much thought to PAs.

:D
SteveH
12-08-20, 06:08 PM
Chuck Yeager breaks sound barrier 'for the last time' (https://products.kitsapsun.com/archive/2002/11-18/8286_chuck_yeager_breaks_sound_barrier.html)
opinionated ow
12-09-20, 08:09 AM
I'll ask my son.

And his response...



:D

I've spent my entire career ensuring my radio voice is my normal voice!
pfc_m_drake
12-12-20, 05:14 PM
I'm a little late to the party, but he was one of the reasons I got into Aerospace.
RIP :(
TravelGal
12-15-20, 02:46 PM
Monday morning was *privileged* to hear an hour + interview with Chuck, compiled when he was 68. To hear him describe the Mach 1 flight, the Mach 3.5 flight, the time he nearly killed himself, the whole career--I couldn't take my eyes off the screen. I haven't been able to find the exact link (it was part of a larger zoom) but I'm working on it.