An Uncommon Remembrance of Chuck Yeager
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 11 ก.ย. 2024
- I did this video through the lens of his friendship with Jackie because it's something a lot of people don't know, and also that's how I can show you pictures of him topless sighting her runs or in the pool at her house. There are plenty of books telling the same stories about his flights if you'd rather read that, including my own Breaking the Chains of Gravity. I didn't want to retell the same stories you all already know. I wanted to do something different: his own remembrance of a close friend.
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I remember the story in his autobiography about meeting a Soviet pilot at an embassy party. They had a captured MiG that Chuck had made test flights in. He complained to the Soviet pilot that the plane had been nearly impossible to control in a dive. The Soviet said, What!? You dove it? You were supposed to eject if it went into a power dive. We don’t ever dive it.
My God keep you in heaven. We’ve lost a true great hero.
xD. I miss Chuck Yeager. He was a badass.
I believe it was a "spin" that they were discussing
Chuck said later "I didn't tell them that we had solved that problem years ago. I just nodded my head and looked mournful like he did. But afterward I kept checking my mental pockets to make sure they hadn't been picked!:
In Yeager's autobiography, he describes taking a trip to the Soviet Union with Jackie, for some international aviation event, and on the way back "accidentally" flying over some Soviet air bases to take some pictures.
Badasses to the max, both of them!
He went incognito. , but it wasnt long before their Russian hosts figured out who he was
yep, when they found out who Chuck was they clumsily interviewed him and tried to pump him for info but all they manage to do was reveal that they were technically behind us.
My favorite quote of his is "The first time I saw a jet I shot it down"
yes, yes he did
General Yeager figured out how to leave this realm behind at Warp Speed without leaving so much as a sonic Boom..God Speed General Yeager
I kind of wish that instead of flying John Glenn again in 1997, they had flown Yeager. He deserved a space flight.
Chuck was too old and had too much attitude for the space program.
Agreed
@@BobY52944 is this a statement from a relative?? :-o Curious!
@@DavidLindes Nope. I don't think so.
I concur. Yeager was great and always remained so, Glenn became a criminal that should have been thrown in prison!
I was lucky to meet him as a teenager back in 1987. I had been reading and rereading his autobiography, "Yeager", for about two years beforehand. We had just returned to Montgomery, AL, after two years in Seoul, Korea, where my father was an Army officer at the U.S. garrison at Yongsan. I had also been a student pilot for two years at that point, and had gotten my first solo at the USAF MWR aero club at Osan AB.
I was at Maxwell AFB that morning; the annual Gathering of Eagles was just starting up, and a couple of P-51s made up in "Glamorous Glennis" and "Old Crow" paint schemes were on the ramp, where GEN Yeager and GEN Anderson were due to come out and fly later. Taking a break from ground school, I wandered out to the ramp with Mom in tow to go ogle the Mustangs. We were about halfway to the airplanes when Mom said, "hey son...look behind you."
And there he was, surrounded by the usual coterie of USAF officers and GEN Anderson, all just generally shooting the breeze. Mom approached him and asked if he would be willing to sign an autograph. As you might expect, I was pretty much dumbstruck...I think I mumbled something like "Gosh sir, it's really great to see you!" He just smiled and shook my hand, then he and Bud went out and flew the Mustangs for a photo run over Maxwell.
Sadly, with the passage of the years, my parents' divorce, and my own somewhat nomadic lifestyle, the piece of paper with the autograph has disappeared. But I'll certainly never forget that day.
This was a tribute to Jackie with a sprinkle of Chuck.
The title of the video is "An Uncommon Remembrance of Chuck Yeager" That might lead you to believe that it's not just a video about him and maybe there's going to be something uncommon about it. It's literally in the title. Re-watch the video from 0:15 to 0:35. She tells you exactly what she is going to do.
Wonderful tribute to the both of them.
This definitely could have been named better. "And this guy in the background of this woman I want to talk about it Chuck Yeager" lol
@@nathanduffy6565 at the end of the video, she also says I hope you enjoyed this tribute to Chuck Yeager. This video was 90% Jackie and 10% Chuck. Definitely not a tribute to Chuck.
@lee plays bass i never said the video was bad. I commented on her last statement saying, "I hope you enjoyed this tribute to Chuck". As I said its a tribute to Jackie with Chuck sprinkled in.
My son and I looked crossed......... VS needed to use Chuck to make this video stand out. So Sad!
RIP Chuck, there was a story that when Sam Shepard was going to play him in "the Right stuff", Chuck discovered Sam had a fear of flying so took him up in a plane to help him get over it. apparently it had the opposite effect, because Chuck didn't know how to do gentle.
He probably just had a different definition of "gentle". Lol
Jackie was awesome - You should do a video on Chuck Yeager.
😁😁
It is one. Did you not learn new things about Chuck in this? I did!
Quick correction: The G-suit does not inflate at certain altitudes. It only inflates under high G-loads such as in tight turns or hard pitch "pulls".
She's conflated a G-suit with a Partial Pressure suit.
@@craigwall9536 She also conflated jet fuel (more or less kerosene) with gasoline.
We were all privileged to have shared the earth with General Yeager.
Almost Heaven, West Virginia
Blue Ridge Mountains, Shenandoah River
Life is old there, older than the trees
Younger than the mountains, growing like a breeze
[Chorus]
Country roads, take me home
To the place I belong
West Virginia, mountain mama
Take me home, country roads
[Verse 2]
All my memories gather 'round her
Miner's lady, stranger to blue water
Dark and dusty, painted on the sky
Misty taste of moonshine, teardrop in my eye
[Chorus]
Country roads, take me home
To the place I belong
West Virginia, mountain mama
Take me home, country roads
[Bridge]
I hear her voice in the morning hour, she calls me
The radio reminds me of my home far away
Driving down the road, I get a feeling
That I should have been home yesterday, yesterday
[Chorus]
Country roads, take me home
To the place I belong
West Virginia, mountain mama
Take me home, country roads
Country roads, take me home
To the place I belong
West Virginia, mountain mama
Take me home, country roads
[Outro]
Take me home, (Down) country roads
Take me home, (Down) country roads( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)
@Penultimate H Give his autobiography a read - he earned the right to be as crass as he wished.
I can only try to imagine what a privilege it would have been to share the air with him!
@Penultimate H I lost all respect for him when he dismissed the Voyager Non-Stop Around the World Flight as "old technology meets Marathon Dancing". What a shit head.
@@johndemeritt3460 Are you even a pilot?
Another top notch video. Being a space nerd myself, I really enjoy this channel.
When it comes to people like Brigadier General Yeager, a quote from General George Patton comes to mind.
"We should not mourn the passing of such men but rather thank God that such men have lived."
To talk about Yeager is to drain the dictionary of superlatives. A man's man and a true legend.
As for Jackie Cochran, she was a top-notch pilot. Period. A role model for many young women who came behind her. Like Yeager and other pioneers, she is a genuine legend and trailblazer.
When I was 12, my dad and I were at an EAA event listening to a presentation when an elderly gentleman walked in from the back and stood next to me. I had pretty much read everything in my middle school library about Chuck Yeager and failed to realize he was standing right next to me. My dad knew from the instant who it was and my dad said hello to him after the presentation. I shook his hand but was in such shock I was speechless. I literally could not form words.
After reading General Yeager's books, you can't help but marvel at what a fantastic ride this man's life was! He had a high opinion of himself, and didn't suffer fools gladly. You had to earn his trust, and if you failed to meet his expectations you were done. Violent death was a constant feature in his life, far beyond what most people ever have to endure, yet he carried on. I never met Chuck, but I did attend several evening programs at Airventure Oshkosh were he spoke about his experiences. He was not a politician, he was blunt and opinionated, he was one of a kind.
I did get to meet General Yeager, my dad was stationed at Edward's in the early years, and in the 70's the Air Force was still a tight knit community. The world has lost a true hero with the passing of General Yeager
I met him (and his wife, Glynnis) once, at Beale AFB. Can't describe the circumstances, but everything they said about his 'cool' was true.
RIP.
I normally love Amy's videos, but this one feels a bit like a bait-and-switch to me. Only Chuck Yeager's name is in the title and only his image is highlighted in the thumbnail (with Jackie's image largely covered over), yet the video was 95% focused on Jackie Cochran. A better video title would have been "Jackie Cochran and Chuck Yeager: An Uncommon Friendship" or something similar. By not including Jackie's name in the title (or her image prominently in the thumbnail), it disregards the interest in Jackie's life that many of us aviation enthusiasts have... as if to say that people will only listen to her story if they are tricked into doing so. It perpetuates the idea that Jackie's story needs to be told in the shadow of a man (or the men) she knew. And that only serves to diminish her legacy, in my opinion... certainly not something that Amy likely intended to do. Jackie's history was important enough that it should stand on its own merit.
100% Agree. Not up to Amy’s typical quality. Please retitle or add 20 minutes of Chuck time, which is easily accomplished.
On the flip side I learned a lot more about Jackie and her accomplishments. Two or three videos on her life would be welcome.
Agree. I almost didn't click because I already knew quite a bit about Yeager, but I'm glad I clicked anyways because I didn't know much about Jackie Cochran.
Relax. Have a cookie
I have to agree, this wasn't a fitting tribute to Chuck Yeager. If Amy wanted to do a tribute to Jackie Cochran, that's fine, but don't pretend it is a tribute to Chuck Yeager, and then use him as a prop.
@@jarredallen3228 she's a great pilot but she almost died because she left the cockpit defroster on.
In 1984 I had just finished Navy boot camp and was training at NAS North Island. There was an air show at NAS Miramar that I attended. I was on a platform looking into the cockpit of the F-20 Tigershark. As I came down the stairs I bumped into a man almost knocking him down. I caught him, it was Chuck Yeager. I stammered "Sorry General Yeager." He said "No problem." We talked for a few minutes and he asked where I was from and I said "Butler Pennsylvania about 30 miles North of Pittsburgh." "Hell I know where Butler is, I'm from West Virginia." About that time another man came up and General Yeager introduced me to Bob Hoover. Here I was an 18 year old E-1 in the Navy talking to two Air Force legends. It didn't get better than that.
Well, at least Amy used the name Chuck Yeager a few times during her Cochran tribute. RIP Chuck Yeager.
oh I hadn't noticed that
This video should have been titled An Uncommon Remembrance of Jackie Cochrane.
It's alright for folks to share what they know of someone when they die. These are stories I wouldn't have heard anywhere else.
@@prdoyle ESPECIALLY NOT ON A VIDEO WITH THIS TITLE
@@xaxfixho and Myron: what's your grief? The misogyny is real, I guess... oof. (Not that I didn't know that, but yikes, y'all.)
This is exactly what the title made it out to be. An uncommon(ly heard) perspective on remembering Chuck. And a brilliantly done one, at that.
It's kinda nice to have a video that doesn't hyper-focus on the person.
You miss a LOT of what they did.
I've watched and read a ton on Yeager and I've never heard he was a "teacher" to a female pilot.
A person's life is intimately intertwined with others. We almost never get to see those connections outside of a brief mention. And learning how much of an impact someone has on another person like this, is basically unheard of.
RIP Chuck, you were such a great hero and person. I loved to read "Yeager: An Autobiography". It is one of my favorite book.
Cool info, but this wasn't about General Yeager life. You treated him as a side note. I know you didn't intend that, but it's what comes through.
As always, excellently executed. I can't believe you so this without any help. You are amazing.
She does have help, Pete the cat is her assistant producer.
It's kinda nice to have a video that doesn't hyper-focus on the person.
You miss a LOT of what they did.
I've watched and read a ton on Yeager and I've never heard he was a "teacher" to a female pilot.
A person's life is intimately intertwined with others. We almost never get to see those connections outside of a brief mention. And learning how much of an impact someone has on another person like this, is basically unheard of.
Dude the title is an “Uncommon” remembrance of Chuck. She said right in the beginning it was about her book of golden age female pilots and Jackie’s relationship with Chuck. The remembrance of Chuck is the role he played in her life and career. Him being a side note is why it’s “uncommon”.
I was a tiny tot playing Chuck Yeager's Combat Flight Trainer.
That got me hooked on flight sims for the next 40 years of my life.
Rest in peace, Chuck. You’ll always be remembered!
Why the bait and switch?
Can female aviators not stand on their own?
Also "remembering" someone with a video that is only tangentially about them seems inappropriate.
It's not a bait and switch... it's just a different perspective. And a welcome one; how many times have we heard stories about Chuck without Jackie being so much as mentioned? For a balanced history, sure, the pendulum might swing back a little, but things are so out of balance already, that having this video be a bit Jackie-focused is totally fine by me. And I hope others will learn to be good with it, too.
Nice video! I got to meet Chuck in Afghanistan back in 2012. He was old and frail but sharp as a tack. I got to have a picture next to him which was thrilling for me. I remember reading one of his books when I was in high school and was always amazed by his accomplishments
As a retired airframe and powerplant technician I can testify that Jet fuel, Avgas, and sweat are far better than perfume.
Worked in the car industry for 40 years. The smell of gas and racing fuel always instills fond memories. But perfume is nice in the right setting. LoL
I hadn't heard that he passed away. I had the chance to meet him once about fifteen years ago. He was a cranky ol' cuss... But, what was that line from "The Right Stuff?" The ambulance driver looking toward the burning wreckage and smoke....."There! There! is that a man?" Jack Ridley,.. "It sure as hell is!"
Great video as always Amy!
Well done👍 That video was definitely a great stocking stuffer🙂 Happy Holidays!
... also I think those bangs look great🙂
What a wonderful uncommon tribute from Jackie about Chuck. I think both would be very pleased with your tribute. I have great memories of General Yeager at Oshkosh both flying P 51’s and speaking.
Gen Yeager was always someone I looked up to. I met him in Afghanistan in 2012 when he came to speak. I got my picture with him and still treasure it.
Make copies. If its only physical do what you can and firelockbox that. That is both a historical treasure, personal treasure, family heirloom, etc...
Only copy i have is digital.
Wasn’t exactly a Chuck Yeager story. I guess he did a mentioned a few times.
bait and switch title
@@xaxfixho and Tim: bullshit. He was mentioned LOTS. And the title said "Uncommon"... get over yourselves and your misogyny. Too much about Chuck doesn't even mention Jackie, so this little turn-around is a welcome one.
True American hero and icon. He was my hero that I looked up to from a very young age. May he rest in peace and fly high. Much love and respect Sir.
I asked him one time "what do you fly FOR FUN and he replied WHY WOULD YOU FLY FOR FUN". I had several conversations on how to deal with different "PROBLEMS" with aircraft and he explained that he would go over as many situaltions as he could before flying and he always had a plan B or C or D. He had said that he was not PASSIONATE about flying or airplanes, it was his job and he was very good at it and seemed to have a feel for how far he could push an airplane without breaking it and most Pilots that went past that DIED. The knowledge I got from listening to him saved my life during an short field engine out at 200 feet over a trailer park, "fly the airplane until it stops sliding" Same thing Bob Hoovers said, but Bob advised Fly it to the end off the crash and don't hit nuthun with the POINTY end and you'll be OK (he was right). Yeager always though Hoover was the best STICK in the world, and Hoover had the PASSION. Like most men of that caliber he could be a bit of an ASS sometimes, but he had earned that right. He was certainly one of a kind, and they don't make them like that anymore.
Wonderful tribute to two of the greatest pilots ever. Thank You, Amy!
Chuck has been a hero of mine ever since I was a kid and read about his exploits both in war and the emerging space program. What a life!
Lendary person ! Thank you for keeping the heritage of such wonderful people alive 💚
An uncommon remembrance indeed... and a wonderful one! Thank you for sharing this perspective, Amy! Most of us hear way too little about Jackie, and I really dig how you did this video... because it really sort of is about Chuck in a way that... we don't commonly hear about.
Thank you! Good work!
Thanks so much, Amy. My late father was in the air force in the early 60s and idolized Chuck Yeager. I always enjoy learning more about him whenever I can.
A friend and family member of mine who is also a pioneering female pilot told me a story, she always chuckled about, of Chuck doing a ground loop not too many years ago at an airport in extreme North Georgia. She summed it up by saying, "I've gone in and out of there a lot of times, but I've never done a ground loop in my life!" I suppose Chuck Yeager was and still is the mark so many pilots judge themselves against; however, for the present, I'd say few even came close!
I never met General Yeager, but when I was about 16 I did get to speak with his wife, Glennis. It was a very pleasant conversation. Imagine my surprise when about a month later I received an autographed photo of him in front of an F-20! I don't even remember giving her my mailing information.
So glad you did this. General Yeager was the man. Enjoyed the photos you dug up.
Your narration of her first supersonic flight was EPIC! Choked me up as it placed me on her shoulder, witnessing her experience.
A touching tribute to Chuck AND his dear friend, having no need to repeat his famous accomplishments while showing how he was there for a pioneering woman, and obviously, she for him. Beautifully done, Amy!
I learned a lot more about Jackie in this video. I didn't know about her friendship with Chuck! Thank you for doing this.
Very glad to see you're still posting.
I wasn't even aware Chuck Yeager had passed until I was looking at the USAF twitter page and saw their tweet about it.
...This was an American war hero. The guy who ushered in history by breaking the sound barrier... And he didn't even get so much as a mention in the news...
Love your channel Amy. I remember chucks accomplishments as they happened. The entire X-15 program was incredible. Nice job.
Interesting video - glad you made it.
As for the 'wrong title' complaints - this is TH-cam, someone titling a video to get people to view it, rather than giving it a boringly accurate title is hardly new! Plus this documented aspects of Chuck's life and gave an insight into his character that you're unlikely to find in any other record - so, for that alone, it's worth a watch.
I'm a contractor on Edwards AFB and a lot of my co-workers were fortunate enough to meet Chuck Yeager. I never did. He'd attend the air shows on base frequently. Unfortunately this last show (typical 2020) was a "Virtual Air Show" and I was unable to meet him, even though I was on shift that day.
You should read about Poncho Barnes, a much better flier, all without men doing anything for her. Oh she really disliked Jackie, feeling jackie had too much backing from famous or wealthy men.
This doesn't seem much about Chuck Yeager either. He knew both women pretty well. RIP Chuck..
I just noticed your photo of the X-15 autographed by Joe Engle! That's awesome! I wasn't paying much attention to it at first and just saw the cockpit and subconsciously thought it was an A-12 flying under a B-52. (In retrospect, I should've realized it was an X-15 _because_ it was positioned below a B-52 wing.) But then I saw the autograph, and even though I can't make out all the detail in the video, I immediately recognized it -- because I have an autographed photo of him in his astronaut suit! I got it when I was very young, and I actually don't remember the exact circumstances -- I think it was a brief meet-and-greet after a presentation he gave in a nearby city, but I'm extremely foggy on that and may be confusing it with some other event.
Great history and stories about Chuck and Jackie, and great photos. Chuck was apparently my uncle's squadron commander for a time. Chuck certainly did a lot of amazing things in his life.
I loved this video. You're great at storytelling. I purchased your audiobook and I can't wait to hear it soon. Love your channel too, obviously. 😀
I am interested in why Yeager bristled so much at the inclusion of Ed Dwight in the astronaut program and what seemed his determination that Dwight would never fly. Dwight seemed a fine pilot, perhaps not enough of a good old boy, but remember that it was an "experiment" to let the Tuskegee airmen fly planes because many in the air force brass doubted they were mentally capable of flying planes! So the idea that Dwight wasn't qualified because he didn't have the level of experience of the others when he was denied those opportunities seems unrealistic. General Yeager found himself in a no win situation and punted. The man never had problems taking risks, making tough decisions as a pilot and his courage should be honored, but when it came to women or African Americans in flight he was unwilling to take those risks.
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Thank you for posting this historic accounting of Chuck. I hadn't heard all these (to me new) very cool facts about him. While watching your video I couldn't but help remembering my first of two meetings with Mr. Yeager myself. I was an early teenager perhaps 12 or 13 around the bi-centennial year living on NAS Pensacola (my dad was a member of the Blue Angels) and I used to go look around at the Museum (being built) historic planes being kept back outside in the grass (then). While looking at a tiny poorly painted red (weather preserved) plane sitting right on the ground with the grass growing up around it (x-1) a older man had been following me & my friend around and while we were laughing and cracking jokes about the funny little plane, he started telling me about the history of the plane and what it did. I have to admit he had my attention and told some cool stories and seemed to know a lot about the pilot who flew the funny little red plane. He asked me a couple questions which led me to telling him about what my dad did in the Blues and when I left he wanted me to tell my dad that he said hi. (I still didn't put two and two together at that point) until when I told my dad that some man following us around telling me about planes, said tell your dad that Chuck Yeager says hi. {True Story} Amy, I like looking thru your past videos. Thanx Thom...
I like the Seversky P-35 cruising across the screen, it relaxes me.
Good if you to make us all remember this story. I read Yeager’s book when I was 15 and had forgotten this chapter of his life. She was a force of nature and certainly a rare person who could rise above Chuck’s sizable ego with one maybe even a bit bigger of her own. Do they even make people like them anymore? The Greatest Generation indeed.
You had me at hello, lol. This is the first time I'm watching one of your videos and let me just say you are a badass and I love ya!!!! If we knew each other personally, you would definitely be on best friend status. Phenomenal work I'm so impressed. Science Rocks!!!!!!!
Hey, I thought you were taking a break for the holidays!?! Not complaining, as I always enjoy a video from you, just surprised! Thanks for the Christmas gift :) Merry Christmas!
Thank you for talking about Jackie as well as Chuck. So few recognize her accomplishments. RIP to both of them.
Thanks Amy. I love your stuff and as a person who watched the moon landings live I feel exactly like you do. Merry Christmas and let's hope 2021 is an improvement of 2020.
I remember reading a bit about Jackie in Chick’s autobiography. Thanks for this look at his life and now I want to know more about Jackie. What an amazing woman!
Idea: Pitch this new video about Jackie and also Chuck Yeager to news media to continue notoriety and the untold story that lots of people have "The Right Stuff." Well done!
being a private pilot, my child was going to be named Mitchell (after Billy Mitchell) or Jacqueline but my wife wanted Amelia instead...
when it comes to Chuck. ive met him twice. way way WAY not impressed. once was at the Beale AFB Hospital when he was raising cain because his prescriptions werent #1 priority and he was acting everybit the ass. the 2nd time at the base commissary when he was dressing down a dependent child who was "employed" as a bagger. i gave it right back to him and he took offense that i was interrupting his beratting of a minor for some perceived slight....
yeah, he accomplished a lot as a pilot but seeing him when he wasnt in the spotlight, showed me everything i needed to know about the person...
great video though! always fully researched and full of enthusiasm!
So loving this channel and another extremely informative video.
While I was stationed at RAF Bentwaters in 1987, Chuck Yeager paid the base a visit. My roommate worked at one of the fighter squadrons, and got to meet Yeager. He asked my roommate, then an Airman 1st Class, "They tell me you want to fly."
"Yes, sir, General."
"Don't worry, son, if they let me fly, they'll let anyone fly."
Quite a day.
You are a marvelous story teller. Inspirational subjects and your enthusiasm really shows 🙂
Well that's my coffee gone cold.
Riveting. -and I mean with perfectly installed aircraft rivets.
I love a new video from you, Amy.
Thank you so much, and all the best to you and yours this season!
I love your channel, the articulation is outstanding.
Interesting remembrance and tribute to Jackie and those who supported her.
RIP General Yeager, a true legend in his own lifetime.
First of all, thats a GREAT 1950's print dress. That pattern or one like it was on everything when I was a kid. It was used fo everything from clothing to plates to furniture to wallpaper.
That aside Chuck was one of our real heros in the 50's
My father was in the aerospace field and the ONLY guy we looked up to higher than Chuck, was Col. John Stapp. Anyone who did what he did...forget the rocket sled, his high alt. jumps....forget it, he deserved every medal in the book...
Increible hombre y su compañera los mejores en su tipo .en las estrellas estan ahora.saludos desde Chile.y un abrazo para todos en estas fiestas .en especial para ti .saludos desde Chile.🥰🥰Amy .eres la mejor.
I call very few people hero but Chuck was one of them. A true hero in every sense.
What a fantastic video! You never disappoint....
RIP Chuck. Thank you Amy, and happy holidays. Waiting for amazing videos in 2021.
Thanks Amy, I enjoyed this stories drifting towards History.
lovely tribute to two remarkable people. Love the dress by the way !
yes, Amy does rock a pretty dress
What a great episode! Thank you so much for not letting us forget Jackie and Chuck.
I just purchased "Fighting for Space." I'm looking forward to reading your work further.
Thank you for posting this!
The Jackie/ Chuck/ Canadian jet connection always surprises me. First while reading about it in Amy’s book or in seeing it in her videos.
Great video! Thanks for making such great content.
That was the most cinematic description of piloting I've ever heard! It was so well-written, it could've passed as an excerpt from one of your books...
flying across the heavens now - RIP Chuck
Incredible. Really amazing people. Both of them. Thanks Amy
I grew up in the antelope valley and worked at Edwards for a while and met chuck a few times. He was as cocky as you would expect of most of his era of test pilots but was always nice once you offered him a drink. RIP chuck, and thank you for yelling at the bartender to give me a beer cuz laws be damned.
It was a life well lived, we should all be so lucky.
Merry X-mas Amy!
Great storytelling, Amy! And a fitting tribute to General Yeager. Nice job...really enjoyed it. ✌️❤️✈️
Thanks for sharing the story of their friendship, and all of those photos. They both looked so happy in each others company!
I got to see Chuck at one of his talks given at the Smithsonian Air & Space Museum, stood in line afterward to get him to sign my copy of his autobiography and shake his hand.
Amie your videos are always informative and I think far better than taking a course on the subject.
I really enjoy the detail of your videos. When I was in the air force as a crew chief on an F4, Chuck Yeager was one of the pilots that flew MY plane. He brought a cushion to set on to see out the windscreen.
I must ask, have the Blue Angles or Thunderbirds taken you on a flight? If they have not, I think their ability to fly exceeds their thinking process. Keep up the details of your deep dive research.
I wasn't expecting this video, I thought you were taking a well earned break. As always, I learned something new. Keep it up!
This is so cool. They never taught us this in school. A pity too as there is so much to learn from the mem and women who shaped the future that we live now in the present. I grew up near Beale Air Force Base and we learned a lot about Chuck Yeager in school. I remember him coming to the school one time in the early 80s. The whole school gathered in the "cafegymatorium" to hear him speak. It would have been real cool to hear her speak as well.
I have a lot of respect and admiration for Jackie, but the title of this video said it was a tribute to Chuck Yeager. So what happened?
She did warn us a bit. Called it an “Uncommon Remembrance”.
Chuck Yeager's autobiography that was published many years ago was an enjoyable read by me.
A lasting impression from his aviation career: The man must of have had a guardian angel; and that was years prior to breaking the sound barrier; or even from his World War II survival after being shot down in air combat.
When he was temporarily stationed in the Eastern part of the US during WW II, he would borrow an aircraft to fly out west to see his sweetheart on weekends, where Yeager recounted in his autobiography that due to exhaustion he'd fall asleep during flight, whereupon awaking, he would notice he put his aircraft into a circular pattern somewhere over the Midwest. Other times he'd share a multi-engine aircraft like a C-47 with another aviator to do the same east to west flight; where they'd set the plane on auto-pilot to catch some Zzz's; only to awaken to see them approaching a box canyon, whereupon they had to get control of the aircraft to avoid a crash.
Anyone else that would have fallen asleep at the controls during flight would have rarely lived to tell about it, yet, Yeager managed to do so on more than one occasion.
Hard to believe it was a few days ago.
Feels like it's been ages.
RIP.
Chuck was a true man and a true hero.I always looked at him as a valuable American. WW2 ace,top test pilot,and a leader who helped with the advancement of NASA . God Bless the likes of Chuck and Jackie. ;)
Thank you!!! Rip chuck