Kyle Boatright wrote:

"john smith" wrote in message
...
One would think a premier aviation publication such as Air & Space would
get basic facts correct.

Page 13, In Memoriam, paragraph one...
"...Scott Crossfieldk 84 was killed las April when flying his
twin-engine Cessna 210A..."

The 1/2 page article also referenced the movie "The Right Stuff", where the
article stated "In the film, the X-15 shakes violently as it approaches Mach
2..." Um, sorry Sparky, the X-15 didn't appear in the movie. I'm surprised
either error got past the editor.

I had the pleasure of meeting Scott Crossfield almost a year ago. He mentioned
that he had never seen the film, The Right Stuff, and had no intention of ever
doing so, as he found out that there were so many inaccuracies in its
portrayal. He did mention the book was fairly accurate. I did see the Right
Stuff film and thought it was kind of cheesy all around, but it was nice that
Hollywood was paying attention to the efforts of the great test pilots.

He also referred to the "Best selling author and humorist Chuck Yeager."