Aviation Quotes: Barbara Cushman Rowell

Filed in archive Aviation Quotes on September 26, 2007

That this tiny two-seater box of metal managed to rise into the air at all felt unbelievable. Once we broke ground, it seemed as if I were floating on a magic carpet. The lightness and height made me tingle in somewhat the same way I feel aroused before making love. When I took over the controls, I felt as if I were at the center of my universe instead of orbiting someone else's. I felt then, and still believe now, that piloting a small aircraft is about as good as it gets.

- Barbara Cushman Rowell, 'Flying South: A Pilot's Inner Journey