If the Wright brothers hadn't put their lives on the line, we would not be flying around the world these days. So we need pioneers.

I have no privacy anymore.

I've done a lot of things in a business where you're lucky to stay alive, so when the time comes, I'll be happy to pass my knowledge along and help someone else.

We want to push mankind's boundaries out a little further.

Extreme sport has only ever been about goals and the ways to achieve these goals. Adrenaline plays a part, but it's never in the foreground.

I always feel the danger because you might always be subject to an unexpected or emergency event.

Aviation - and space travel, in particular - have always been especially captivating.