Quotes by Steve Fossett - Page 1

The good thing about flying solo is it's never boring.
Steve Fossett / Businessman
Good
Aviation
Boring
Flying
Solo
Thing
Never
Good Thing
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This is a Solo Flight, but I want aviation enthusiasts and adventurers everywhere to join me in the endeavour.
Steve Fossett / Businessman
Aviation
Endeavour
Flight
Solo
Want
Everywhere
Adventurers
Join
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I do have some books, but in all the distance flights I've made I've never opened the books. I've been too busy.
Steve Fossett / Businessman
Book
Busy
Distance
Flight
Flights
Opened
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Mountain climbing was my original sport ... and I've never tired from the satisfaction of getting to the top of a mountain.
Steve Fossett / Businessman
Sports
Climbing
Tired
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I was never comfortable with the risk of climbing in the Himalayas, or the amount of time in idleness that is involved in the Everest expedition.
Steve Fossett / Businessman
Climbing
Everest
Himalayas
Idleness
Risk
Expedition
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Flying solo, you have a fair workload. I'm not only flying the balloon but doing the navigation, communications, repairing the burners, taking care of the equipment.
Steve Fossett / Businessman
Communication
Care
Equipment
Flying
Navigation
Repairing
Solo
Balloon
Communications
Fair
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I pick projects according to how fascinating they are to me, and it has resulted in a broad reach. My records are actually in five different sports: balloons, airplanes, airships, gliders, and sailboats.
Steve Fossett / Businessman
Sports
Airplane
Balloons
Different
Fascinating
Projects
According
Broad
Resulted
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Boy Scouts does very well in making Scouts aware of character and integrity and … virtues and incorporate [them] in their lives so that they carry themselves as [those] kind of [people] for the rest of their [lives].
Steve Fossett / Businessman
Boys
Character
Integrity
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People often assume I assume I am a thrill seeker, but I am not. I do not enjoy roller coasters, and you won't find me bungee-jumping. ... It is a disadvantage that my pursuits are inherently dangerous. A large part of my effort is to reduce risk.
Steve Fossett / Businessman
Jumping
People
Safety
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A hot air balloon requires a great deal of fuel to keep it aloft, so that you can't fly it even for one day. A gas balloon, which usually uses helium, has the problem that the helium cools at night when the sun is not on it, and you have to throw ballast overboard to keep it from going to the surface.
Steve Fossett / Businessman
Air
Ballast
Fuel
Gas
Helium
Night
One Day
Overboard
Sun
Surface
Great Deal
Requires
Throw
Uses
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