So who are the pilots?

They look like they are from a bygone age.
I wanted them to look confident and capable but with equipment that was clearly inadequate. They were, at the moment, never meant to be able to fly, but I didn't want them know that. I wanted them to be undaunted and naively optimistic. 
Wouldn't it be nice to always feel that way.
Deciding to become an artist is like jumping off a roof. Maybe you'll fly, maybe you won't.  Difficult to know when you have never tried the wings before.

Got to jump though, haven't you.