1. As I struggled to get comfortable, my pilot, Major Patrick Hamilton, came aboard and started programming the jet's computers.
    在我设法坐得舒服些时，驾驶员帕特里克·汉密尔顿少校上了飞机，开始给飞机电脑编程。

2. "The controls are so sensitive," Major Hamilton says, "they're almost an extension of the pilot's body."
    "这些控制装置非常灵敏，" 汉密尔顿少校说，"它们几乎就是驾驶员身体的延伸。"

3. "It helps," said Major Hamilton.
    "那当然有用，"汉密尔顿少校说。

4. As Major Hamilton landed our plane gracefully, I was thankful that he, not a monkey, had been my pilot.
    在汉密尔顿少校把我们的飞机轻巧地降下时，我非常庆幸飞机的飞行员是他，而不是只猴子。

5. For a few minutes, we would be flying straight, so Major Hamilton turned the controls over to me.
    有几分钟，我们将直线飞行，所以汉密尔顿少校把控制装置交给我。