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Godspeed Burt Rutan

etifosi
etifosi SuperDork
5/5/24 3:35 a.m.

Aw fer the love of autocorrect, can the title typo be fixed please?

CrustyRedXpress
CrustyRedXpress GRM+ Memberand Dork
5/5/24 6:54 a.m.

I have good news and bad news.

Good news is that Burt is still alive. 

Bad news is that his Brother, Dick, passed away: 

https://apnews.com/article/dick-rutan-voyager-pilot-plane-d4fa2130f81ea3a9dfd95bb8ea1285d7

etifosi
etifosi SuperDork
5/5/24 7:42 a.m.

In reply to CrustyRedXpress :

Thanks.

Good news/bad news:

I'm still alive but my brain isn't!

 

Appleseed
Appleseed MegaDork
5/5/24 9:47 a.m.

Damn. Dick was a fantastic pilot. I remember being glued to the TV watching Dick and Jeana Yeager fly Voyager around the world in 86.

CAinCA
CAinCA GRM+ Memberand Dork
5/5/24 11:15 p.m.
Appleseed said:

Damn. Dick was a fantastic pilot. I remember being glued to the TV watching Dick and Jeana Yeager fly Voyager around the world in 86.

We went to Edwards AFB to watch them land. 

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