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“Wind, weather, power, load - gradually these elements stop churning in my mind. It's less a decision of logic than a feeling, the kind of feeling that comes when you gauge the distance to be jumped between two stones across a brook. Something within you disengages itself from your body and travels ahead with your vision to make the test. You can feel it try the jump as you stand looking. Then uncertainty gives way to the conviction that it can or can't be done.”

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Charles Lindbergh

Charles Lindbergh, born on February 4, 1902, and died on August 26, 1974, was an American aviator renowned for his historic non-stop solo transatlantic flight in 1927. His flight, which he named 'The Spirit of St. Louis', not only broke records but also significantly advanced the field of aviation, inspiring generations of pilots. more

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