“Flying for the airlines is not supposed to be an adventure. From takeoff to landing, the autopilots handle the controls.”

This is routine. In a Boeing as much as an Airbus. And they make better work of it than any pilot can.

It was as though all my hostilities, anxieties, and conflicts were in one ball that was flying away into space, farther from me all the time, leaving me content with myself

The biggest problem is getting beyond the “you can’t” syndrome. The moment you figure that out, you’re on your way to flying.

I love flying. I’ve been to almost as many places as my luggage.

Flying the Feathered Edge captures my life story in an authentic and accurate way. I don’t know how it could have been done any better.

The most important thing in fighting was shooting, next the various tactics in coming into a fight and last of all flying ability itself.

I’ve been on what I call my UFO Tour, which means, like UFOs, I too have been appearing in small southern towns in front of a handful of hillbillies lately.

As with most phobias, the fear of flying does make some sense, but if ever there was a fear worth quashing then this is it. After all, life is short, and there’s a great big world to explore out there.

I decided blacks should not have to experience the difficulties I had faced, so I decided to open a flying school and teach other black women to fly.