A Dream to Fly

Mason32 · 09-26-2008, 08:04 PM

Just found this one, couldn't find the credit for who wrote it though...

Quote:

A Dream to Fly

It's in your blood; you don't know why
Just one goal; you've got to fly

To feel your craft; take to flight
It's been your dream; 'most every night

Then it came; your first flight
You spread your wings; it sure felt right

Above the ground, so high and free;
You could only think, it's meant to be

Ground school, flight school; summer and fall
So many lessons; to learn it all

Stalls and spins; and the lazy eight
You love to fly; but these you hate

Private, commercial; then ATP
A lot of work; you'll come to see

To build up time; you must agree
You'd fly anything; you'd fly for free

Snow streaks by, in your lights;
What a show, this cold winter night

Rain at the airport; dark and cold
Break out on top; a sight to behold

Cloud gives way; the storm is past
The air is smooth; your plane is fast

See the mountains; and oceans too
So many places; you'll pass through

Slice through clouds; on silver wings
So magnificent; to see these things

Props and jets; big and small
Coast to coast; you'll see it all

It's in your blood; you don't know why
You just can't stop; you've got to fly

PearlPilot · 09-26-2008, 09:50 PM

Great stuff! Anybody with a passion for flying can relate. And so true I agree:

"Stalls and spins; and the lazy eight
You love to fly; but these you hate"

UnlimitedAkro · 09-27-2008, 07:35 AM

Whoever wrote that needs to get a life.

rustypigeon · 09-27-2008, 08:16 AM

"To build up time; you must agree
You'd fly anything; you'd fly for free."

Sounds like it was written by a PFT.

BankAngle09 · 09-27-2008, 03:51 PM

"To build up time; you must agree
You'd fly anything; you'd fly for free."

Must have been posted at the the Mesa academy in AZ

theboeinguy · 02-06-2009, 08:21 AM

The poem was written in 1995 by John Cronin. He has a website.

atpwannabe · 02-06-2009, 08:25 AM

I like it. That just about describes me.

atp

SkyHigh · 02-06-2009, 01:23 PM

I remember sharing that attitude when I was 18 perhaps. A few years later the realities of life hit me in the face and I realized that I needed to be able to make a living as well.

The joy dims quite a bit when staring at the probability facing a lifetime of poverty.

Skyhigh

theboeinguy · 02-07-2009, 08:30 AM

The guy that wrote 'High Flight' also needed to get a life. All flying poems are lame.

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