[Paleo Conservative]

They should find another younger pilot with quicker reaction times.....not some old geezer

You should see who is training the pilots.

NORTHROP GRUMMAN SPONSORS
PILOT TRAINING PROGRAM

Test flight of the 1902 Glider

Northrop-Grumman is sponsoring the training of the four pilots chosen to prepare for the historic re-creation of the Wright Brothers flight December 17, 2003. Under the direction of Scott Crossfield, legendary test pilot of the X-15 and other experimental aircraft, the pilot training involves simulator training and actual piloting of an exact reproduction of the '02 Glider, the same plane that Orville and Wilbur Wright used to prepare for their first flight.

Northrop-Grumman is a leader in integrated systems; thus their interest in the pilot training program. Its Integrated Systems division is the lead in the development and support of the highly effective B-2 bomber.

[Delta 21]

It wouldnt suprise me if all these "pilots" claim that this is the hardest plane they have ever flown.

[TomB]

Another website with info on the big day a coiple weeks away.

Countdown to Kitty Hawk