Originally Posted by
b_gradinger
So, my cousin flies to Oskosh every year. He's taking an RV class, and starts talking to the guy next to him about how fun it was to see the U-2. Guy pulls out phone, shows photo of him in full gear- he flew one of the last flights. Cousin felt pretty small flying a 152.
I'll bet the U-2 pilot started out flying a similarly sized small aircraft . Some advance as far as space flight and some remain Cessna 152 pilots for their entire flying career , either way there should be no shame in anything flown for the love of flight .