[Finny]

Went to college and got a Bachelor's but never took an SAT; I don't know my IQ, but my husband's is something in the neighborhood of 150. We know our share of fighter jocks and former figher jocks who are now admirals. They are all VERY highly intelligent. I expect Dubya's true IQ is as you say, in the 150s. It seems that one has to be wildly intelligent, fast-thinking, mathematically astute, and have an above-average knack for 3-dimensional thinking to master jets. Me, I gotta stop and think which way is left and which way is right -- spacial thinking is not my strong point! Then again, I can type almost 90 words a minute and play keyboard Bach, so my right and left sort of merge!!

[borisbob69]

I can relate to many aspects of your reply. My IQ is in the 140 neighborhood and I was an Air Traffic Controller for 20 years in the AF. I was able to see the big picture in my head at all times with aircraft closing in to the same point in space and others departing that point and crossing paths at different altitudes. It was always a moving 3 dimensional puzzle and I was extremely comfortable with the action.

Take me away from that environment and I get lost at the mall. I can walk into a store and when I walk back out I can't remember which way I arrived from. My wife has to make sure she pays attention to where we came from and where we're headed. Go figure...LOL

[borisbob69]

I can relate to many aspects of your reply. My IQ is in the 140 neighborhood and I was an Air Traffic Controller for 20 years in the AF. I was able to see the big picture in my head at all times with aircraft closing in to the same point in space and others departing that point and crossing paths at different altitudes. It was always a moving 3 dimensional puzzle and I was extremely comfortable with the action.

Take me away from that environment and I get lost at the mall. I can walk into a store and when I walk back out I can't remember which way I arrived from. My wife has to make sure she pays attention to where we came from and where we're headed. Go figure...LOL

[Quilla]

It seems that one has to be wildly intelligent, fast-thinking, mathematically astute, and have an above-average knack for 3-dimensional thinking to master jets.

Do bombers count? My father was a squadron commander in the 385th Bomb Group in WWII and you described him perfectly. :)