High Flight Redux

[Drtomterrific]

Why do all the narrators get the cadence wrong?

They all say, "Wheeled and soared and swung, high in the sumlite silence.

Hovering there I've chased the shouting winds along."

You can't hover and chase at the same time.

The line should be: "Wheeled and soared and swung, high in the sumlite silence...

Hovering there.

I've chased the shouting winds along."

Oh well. Still a fantastic, inspired poem.

[ajasmerify]

Well, rats!!!! I didn't expect Southwest airlines to come. I like the audio but definitely not the video.

[mikdaley]

Freakin' SW Airline commercial!@

[bdoissue]

to Jay Skulk, the original is on here. I remember trying to stay up late enough on weekends just to hear this sign off on the TV

[kennyjohnson94]

That sounded like the High Flight film on the KABC-TV sign-off of 1982, except a little high in the key.

[soonerjulie]

Oh my gosh, even though this is not the original video, I just closed my eyes and remembered so many years ago!!! My dad was stationed in the Philippines during the Vietnam War and I so remember watching this sign-off and having it touch my soul EACH and every time. Thank you dbrunda!! God bless you!

[JaySkulk]

Until I find the original one, this will do.

it still brings tears to my eyes. Our local TV station used to sign off at night with High flight,

I never flew a plane, but I was an air traffic controller at the busiest airports in the world for five years. Coming from the small town of Sedro wolly, I guess I made it pretty high.