Yujun flew an airplane this morning.
Yujun flew an airplane this morning.
Our friend Chris Boyer took us up in his beautiful red ‘58 Cessna. He was incredibly patient and generous, explaining the procedures, gauges, digital readouts, and challenges of flying an aircraft through the wild skies of Montana.
After rolling it out of the hangar with his bare hands, we got in and he fired it up like an old Chevy. We flew south, out past Lone Peak, skimming the mountains and looking down on inaccessible lakes.
As a kid who knows the engineering details of pitch, yaw, and other things I don’t understand about airplanes, Yujun seemed nonplussed with Chris handing him the controls. We went left and right, up and down, as I worked to keep my heart in my chest. I’m not sure whether it was from pride or panic, but my pulse was definitely going.
Thank you so much, Chris! It was amazing…
