Highly recommend The Right Stuff by Tom Wolfe about the Gemini astronauts. They mostly were test pilots prior.
The movie was good too. I haven't seen it in years, but from memory:
Gordo! Who's the best pilot you ever saw? -- You're lookin' at him!
Loan me a stick of Beemans.
Light this candle!
It just blew!
No bucks, no Buck Rogers.
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The movie was good too. I haven't seen it in years, but from memory:
Gordo! Who's the best pilot you ever saw? -- You're lookin' at him!
Loan me a stick of Beemans.
Light this candle!
It just blew!
No bucks, no Buck Rogers.