hellosubscribersandotherswatchingDavidHoppeandfilmmaker I'm abouttoshowYou a storythat I madebackin 1997 about a womanwhoflewaroundtheworldherself, solopilotingtodowhatAmeliaEarharthadsaidshewasgoingtodo.
Soyou'reabouttosee a filmwhereLindaFinchattemptstorecreatethatflight, andthistimeshehastensofmillionsofAmericanstudentsfollowing.
NASAisfollowingheronline, butstill, it's a prettytoughtrip.
She'lltellyouaboutitinthisfilm.
I haverestoredseveralairplanesinthepast, and I waslookingfor a newairplaneprojectstartedreallytokindofresearchwhat I wantedtothinkaboutthat, and I wantedsomethingthatwasmoregraceful, wantedsomethingthatwasolder.
It's a differentYou're a commonbutexcitinghereatthesametime, andtheElectrafirstcaughtmyattentionas I waslearningabouttheelectro, thefirstthing I hadtotolearnaboutAmeliaand I gotthesebooksthatshewrote, and I could I couldfeelwhatshewassaying.
EleanorRooseveltsaidshehelpedthecauseofwomenbygivingus a feelingtherewasnothingwecouldn't do.
Yesterday I hoppedofffromlastAngelusaboutnoontimeandlandedinNewYorkthismorningafter a nonstoptranscontinentaltrip.
Ittookme 19 hoursand a fewminutestocompletethejourney.
Andwhatdidyoucarryonthetrip?
Youmeaneat?
Yeah, theyevendrink.
Well, I carriedsomewater, ofcourse, becausemycockpitisverywarmand I carried a sandwichincase I didn't eatit, though I carriedsomehotchocolateandtheoldreliablecommodityAmeliaEarhartkeptonpushing.
Nothingwasgoingtostopher.
Shehad a dream.
A visionforherfuture.
Ah, vision.
Shehadnotyetstatedpublicly.
Butweallfeltitwascoming.
Well, I haven't madeanyflightannouncementsyetofficially, butmaybesomeoftheguestsistheright.