1. Flying by Reeve Lindbergh

2. Charles Lindbergh was a famous pilot or aviator.

3. Charles Lindbergh made the first solo nonstop flight across the Atlantic Ocean on May 20-21, Other pilots had crossed the Atlantic before him, but he was the first person to do it alone nonstop.

4. cockpit (noun): a compartment for the pilot and sometimes also the crew in an aircraft or spacecraft

5. tether (verb): to fasten or tie onto to

6. propeller (noun): a device with a hub and blades for moving an airplane, ship, or other type of machine

7. pioneer (noun): a person who is first to do something in their field
Charles Lindbergh was a pioneer aviator in the 1920s and 1930s.

8. This is an Aeronca plane, like the one described in Reeve Lindbergh’s personal narrative.

9. hangar (noun): a wide structure used for housing and servicing airplanes

10. Navy frogman (noun): a soldier who is trained in scuba and swimming

11. parachute (noun): a piece of equipment usually made of cloth that is fastened to people or things that allows them to fall slowly and land safely after they have jumped or been dropped from an aircraft

12. jackhammer (noun): a heavy tool used to break hard substances into small pieces with a repeated pounding motion

13. glider (noun): an aircraft that is similar to an airplane but does not have an engine

14. Flying Part II
Reeve Lindbergh

15. rudder (noun): a flat piece, usually made of wood or metal, that is attached to a plane or ship and which turns to help steer the craft

16. instruments on a plane

17. The “Pearly Gates” is an idiom that refers to the gates some people believe are at the entrance to heaven

18. monotonous (adjective): used to describe something boring because it is always the same
drone (verb): to pass time in a dull manner

19. throttle (noun): a device that controls the flow of fuel to an engine

20. Other Vocabulary
sanctuary (noun): a place where things are protected or given shelter
self-sufficient (adjective): able to live or function without the support of others
stall (verb): to stop suddenly because of a problem
profound (adjective): very great or strongly felt
altitude (noun): how high something is above sea level