Comments on: Scott Crossfield, 1921-2006 http://www.offnominal.com/blog/2006/04/20/scott-crossfield-1921-2006/ Discrepancy Recordings and the FlightDynamics Podcast Mon, 08 Sep 2008 18:41:26 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: Michael Friddell http://www.offnominal.com/blog/2006/04/20/scott-crossfield-1921-2006/#comment-556 Michael Friddell Mon, 01 May 2006 18:53:58 +0000 http://www.offnominal.com/blog/2006/04/20/scott-crossfield-1921-2006/#comment-556 I heard about this on NPR on that Friday, April 21st, the very next day, as I was driving through Chattanooga. There I was, probably only a few hundred miles from where he went down. It totally blew my mind. My Dad has been a fan of Scott's since before I was born and passed on that admiration to me. Scott did more for the space progam than most people will ever understand. I have to wonder how the news hit Chuck Yeager since they were very close friends. NPR interviewed a man whom had worked closely with Scott (I forget his name). He said something in reference to the probably cause of the crash that really summed Scott up. I afraid I have to paraphrase: "Scott had more natural ability than any pilot. I guarantee Scott did not fail the plane. The plane failed Scott." Godspeed, Scott. We will miss you. I heard about this on NPR on that Friday, April 21st, the very next day, as I was driving through Chattanooga. There I was, probably only a few hundred miles from where he went down. It totally blew my mind. My Dad has been a fan of Scott’s since before I was born and passed on that admiration to me. Scott did more for the space progam than most people will ever understand. I have to wonder how the news hit Chuck Yeager since they were very close friends.

NPR interviewed a man whom had worked closely with Scott (I forget his name). He said something in reference to the probably cause of the crash that really summed Scott up. I afraid I have to paraphrase: “Scott had more natural ability than any pilot. I guarantee Scott did not fail the plane. The plane failed Scott.”

Godspeed, Scott. We will miss you.

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