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Flying on Top of the World: Montana U2 pilot recalls his most challenging mission By: Jay Kohn and last updated 2020-12-31 12:53:41-05 Retired Air Force Colonel Ed Walby's home near Livingston, Montana, is like a museum for America's notorious U2 spy plane. Letters from Presidents Reagan, Ford, and Bush congratulating Walby on his distinguished career adorn the walls. Photographs and memorabilia document Walby's time with the U2 program, and later as commander of the 99th Reconnaissance Squadron at Beale Air Base in California. "Flying the U2 at 70,000 feet, you literally feel...

Montana U2 pilot describes flying at the edge of space "You can see stars during the day." By: Jay Kohn and last updated 2020-12-29 21:15:22-05 Fewer than 1,000 pilots have ever soloed at the controls of a U2 Spy plane. One of them lives outside of Livingston, Montana. "You literally feel like you're on top of the world," said retired Air Force Colonel Ed Walby. "You can see the curvature of the earth. You can see stars during the day." Capable of cruising at 60,000 to 70,000 feet, the U2 could operate at the edge of space, beyond the reach of the Soviet systems. During the ea...

Retired U2 pilot who lives in Montana describes flying at the edge of space By: Jay Kohn - MTN News Posted at 6:00 PM, Dec 29, 2020 and last updated 2020-12-29 20:19:06-05 Fewer than one thousand pilots have ever soloed at the controls of a U.S. Air Force U2 spy plane - and one of them lives just outside of Livingston in Montana. "You literally feel like you're on top of the world," said retired Air Force Colonel Ed Walby. "You can see the curvature of the earth. You can see stars during the day." Capable of cruising at altitudes of more than 70,000 feet, the U2 operates at t...

Montana U2 pilot describes flying at the edge of space "You can see stars during the day." and last updated 2020-12-29 21:15:22-05 Fewer than 1,000 pilots have ever soloed at the controls of a U2 Spy plane. One of them lives outside of Livingston, Montana. "You literally feel like you're on top of the world," said retired Air Force Colonel Ed Walby. "You can see the curvature of the earth. You can see stars during the day." Capable of cruising at 60,000 to 70,000 feet, the U2 could operate at the edge of space, beyond the reach of the Soviet systems. During the early years of the Cold War in ...