Reference: http://encyclopedia.thefreedictionary.com/douglas+corrigan
After Lindburgh's flight in 1927, Corrigan tried to make it across the Atlantic but was turned down, so he left after federal inspecters went to bed.
In 1988, during the 50th anniversary of his flight, the origanizers had to post guards at the wings and even considered tying his plane, Sunshine, to a police car.
Corrigan's chutzpah helped rise the spirits of Americans depressed by the Dirty Thirties which was precipitated only years before Lindburgh flew to Paris in 1927 by penny stock speculators.
Judging from Corrigan's plane and a description of how he jury-rigged it to fly further, plus his dedicate airplane mechanic work history, I would consider him to be America's finest air jockey.
This is no different from computer hobbyists who are hackers, except the medium is the air rather than the ether.
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