Famous people in soaring

On Friday, August 31, 2012 2:09:50 PM UTC-5, Mike C wrote:
"Steve McQueen is shown flying a glider in the original Thomas Crown movie, didnt realize he may have actually flying it himself."



He wasn't.


On Friday, August 31, 2012 12:34:00 PM UTC-6, Ramy wrote:

On Friday, August 31, 2012 6:45:05 AM UTC-7, Chris Nicholas wrote:



Steve McQueen.















And one who is likely to be infamous when AF447 legal cases go to court – Bonin, the FO who allegedly held the airliner into a stall all the way from FL375 to hitting the sea, 228 souls all lost.















Chris N







Steve McQueen is shown flying a glider in the original Thomas Crown movie, didnt realize he may have actually flying it himself.







I didnt see any reference before to 447 FO Bonin as a glider pilot. This is very disappointing. You would expect a glider pilot to be even more aware of how not to stall a plane...







Ramy

However, Tom Knauff did fly in the re-make of the "Thomas Crown Affair" (but wasn't on camera). Does that make Tom a famous glider pilot? ;-)

And who did fly the glider in the original "Thomas Crown Affair"? He would be famous for the same reason as Tom! ;;--))