Pilot Career Quotes

My husband was a pilot. He flew Elvis when Elvis first started making appearances around the country.

I grew up and I kind of took the road of becoming a pilot, which was another dream I had of flying, and once I did attend the air force academy, that dream of flying became more like a project, and I wanted to be a fighter pilot, which I did. I became a fighter pilot.

I know that some people think differently about pilots, but I really enjoyed shooting 'Awakening'.

As probably is known, I did not want my husband to join politics. He was not keen to join politics. He was very happy as a pilot.

I loved being a test pilot, and so being an astronaut was - was not my end point in, you know, either I achieved success by being an astronaut, or if I don't get picked, I'm not successful. I loved my career as a pilot, and it was a bonus to be selected as an astronaut.

As a kid I wanted to be a pilot.

After high school in 1969, I was appointed to the Air Force Academy. In '73, I studied for my postgraduate degree and became a USAF pilot in 1974. After my discharge in 1980, I became a commercial pilot and flew my first airline flight at Pacific Southwest Airlines in 1980.

I want to find a nice decent job as a helicopter pilot.

After the war, in which I served as a pilot in the Air Force, I took up films.

Growing up, I wanted to be a pilot!

I am most grateful for having bad eyesight, which prevented me from becoming a commercial pilot and instead, led me to having the best job in the world - representing the people of California's 47th Congressional District.

After I graduated Star City school, I entered to the Tambov Military School of Pilots because I really wanted to be a pilot, and in Russia, it's one of the steps of how you make a career as a cosmonaut. You have to be a military pilot or an engineer.

I thought I'd join the RAF and become a wing commander. I realised this wasn't possible, although I do have a pilot's licence.

I just personally decided I was going to be the first woman fighter pilot.