The drama of flight …
“The drama of flight does not take place between the pilot and the environment, but between the airplane and the pilot, and between the pilot and himself.” David Mamet, Flying magazine Feb 2019. For the first time in years I’m excited for Flying magazine! Mamet has a Pulitzer Prize, Tony nominations, a parody Twitter account, flies his own plane. And now is a columnist for Flying. In his first column he argues that the best aviation writing is found not in books, but in magazines. Writing by pilots for pilots. I think he may be right. My garage has boxes of … Continue reading The drama of flight …