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Old January 6th 06, 05:54 AM posted to rec.aviation.piloting
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"Blanche" wrote in message
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Jay Honeck wrote:
Gene Roddenbery was a heck of a good pilot.


FASCINATING (as Spock would say) story, Richard. Thanks for sharing it.

What was Roddenberry called again? That "Great Bird in the Sky" -- or
something to that effect?


Merely "The Great Bird".

However a number of Trek actors are pilots, including Dorn and Nimoy.
IIRC Dorn is qualified to fly jets -- there's a clause in his
Trek contracts that restricts him from flying while shooting the
films.


I believe Dorn either owns or has access to a F86 Sabre and a JetStar as
well (or maybe it was a Sabreliner...don't recall.)

Jay B