Steve Fossett Quotes

#1. This is a Solo Flight, but I want aviation enthusiasts and adventurers everywhere to join me in the endeavour.

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#2. I do have some books, but in all the distance flights I've made I've never opened the books. I've been too busy.

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#3. Mountain climbing was my original sport ... and I've never tired from the satisfaction of getting to the top of a mountain.

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#4. I pick projects according to how fascinating they are to me, and it has resulted in a broad reach. My records are actually in five different sports: balloons, airplanes, airships, gliders, and sailboats.

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#5. Flying solo, you have a fair workload. I'm not only flying the balloon but doing the navigation, communications, repairing the burners, taking care of the equipment.

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#6. I was never comfortable with the risk of climbing in the Himalayas, or the amount of time in idleness that is involved in the Everest expedition.

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#7. People often assume I assume I am a thrill seeker, but I am not. I do not enjoy roller coasters, and you won't find me bungee-jumping ... It is a disadvantage that my pursuits are inherently dangerous. A large part of my effort is to reduce risk.

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#8. The good thing about flying solo is it's never boring.

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#9. Boy Scouts does very well in making Scouts aware of character and integrity and ... virtues and incorporate [them] in their lives so that they carry themselves as [those] kind of [people] for the rest of their [lives].

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