“Wilbur stressed that he did not intend to rise many feet from the ground, and on the chance that he were “upset,†there was nothing but soft sand on which to land. He was there to learn, not to take chances for thrills. “The man who wishes to keep at the problem long enough to really learn anything positively must not take dangerous risks. Carelessness and overconfidence are usually more dangerous than deliberately accepted risks.†McCullough, David. The Wright Brothers (p. 48). Simon & Schuster. Kindle Edition. McCullough, David. The Wright Brothers (p. 48). Simon & Schuster. Kindle Edition. ”
