Friday, September 22, 2017

Episode 4 -- Alan Bean, Part 3

SHOW NOTES:

*While his naval air reserve unit is activated during the Korean War, Alan is able to stay put and eventually go to college.

*Alan begins flight training after graduating from the University of Texas.

*Perfectionism again raises its head when Alan wants to be better than his flight instructors.

*Alan discusses the dangers inherent to flight training, and how he rationalized it in his own mind.

*After flight training, Alan joins his first squadron, VA-44.

*Proud that he's never had a wave around on a carrier landing, New Guy Bean is forced to go around again his very next time out!

*He thinks about applying to test pilot school ...

NEXT EPISODE: The conclusion of this amazing series of conversations with Apollo 12 moonwalker Alan Bean!

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