“Well, then, go around and make a decent landing for me,” my instructor said.
“Yes, sir.”
I leveled off too high the next time. My instructor grabbed his controls and prevented us from cracking up.
“Damn it, Collins,” he shouted when the ship had stopped rolling, “don’t run into the ground wheels first. And don’t level off as high as the telegraph wires. Level off at about six feet. Then set her down. Now go round and try it again.”
“Yes, sir.”
“Damn it, Collins, don’t sit back there and say ‘Yes, sir’ and then do the same damned thing again.”
“No, sir.”
[MOONLIGHT AND SILVER]
Pat paints. She also flies.