Originally Posted by
Washeduprotorgypsy
Yeah. Igor Sikorsky, the Wright brothers.
Unhelmeted, unbuckled, unregulated idiots.
Well, Wilbur and Orville would have to have waited 50 years for the crash helmet to be invented and another 5 for the FAA to be formed.
Every generation does the best they know how.
Today, test pilots are a highly skilled bunch who's abilities are more than just being the only guys crazy enough to get into a new contraption.
In 20 or 30 years, future generations will probably look back at what we all did and shake their heads in disbelief, over their vegan latté.
That's just the way societies are, you learn from mistakes and you try improve.
The thrill of flying should be about the experience, not just an adrenallin rush from narrowly cheating death.
For that there are Robbies
