"Freedom"
There was a lot to be said for flying, Animal thought to himself as he walked out to his waiting F-14A Tomcat.
Flying was the only thing he had wanted to do for most of his life. It encompassed three things
One was the feel of the stick and throttle in his hands, the second was the feel of the power of the engine behind him.
And most of all...it was the utter feeling of freedom that the power of flight instilled.
He'd never wanted to let go of that feeling. Without it he wouldn't even be alive. Meg understood.