Originally Posted by TransWorld

I agree. My rank of my greatest aviator heroes are:

1. The Wright Brothers, for first flight
2. Bob Hoover, best stick and rudder man there ever was
3. Neil Armstrong, first man to walk on the moon
4. Chuck Yeager, first person to break the sound barrier
5. Charles Lindbergh, first person to fly solo across the Atlantic.

Your list may differ. I am okay with that.