As I was up in the sky in that tiny 4-seater Cessna, I felt a connection to the people throughout history who have cast themselves into that void.... to the people who sailed from one Polynesian island to another guided only by stars and wind... to the Russian "night witches" in World War II gliding low over the trees to accomplish their mission... and to all the brave people who have done amazing things throughout history, just because they believed they could.