In 1967, Crossfield joined Eastern Air Lines where he served as a division vice president for research and development and, subsequently, as a staff vice president working with U. S. military and civilian agencies on air traffic control technologies.

In 1950, Crossfield joined the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics ' ( NACA ) High-Speed Flight Station ( now the NASA Dryden Flight Research Center ) at Edwards Air Force Base, California, as an aeronautical research pilot.

Crossfield made a perfect approach and touchdown, but was unable to bring the unpowered aircraft to a halt in a safe distance, and was forced to use the wall of the NACA hangar as a makeshift brake after narrowly missing several parked experimental aircraft.

The society was founded on September 14, 1955, as the " Testy Test Pilots Society " and had Scott Crossfield of NACA, Ray Tenhoff of Northrop, Joe Ozier of Lockheed, Dick Johnson and John Fitzpatrick of Convair, Tom Kilgariff of Douglas, and Lou Everett of Ryan Aeronautical Company as its original members.

Crossfield received the Lawrence Sperry Award ( 1954 ), Octave Chanute Award ( 1954 ), Iven C. Kincheloe Award ( 1960 ), American Rocket Society ( ARS ) Astronautics Award ( 1960 ), Harmon International Trophy ( 1961 at the White House by President John F. Kennedy ), Collier Trophy ( 1961 at the White House by President Kennedy in 1962 ), NASA Distinguished Public Service Medal ( 1993 ), and was named Honorary Fellow by the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics ( AIAA ) ( 1999 ).

* November 20-Scott Crossfield flies the Douglas Skyrocket past Mach 2 in a dive, the first flight to reach this speed.

* September 17 – In the second North American X-15, 56-6671, Scott Crossfield makes the first powered X-15 flight, reaching Mach 2. 11 at 52, 341 feet ( 15, 954 meters ).

The first " Commercial Astronaut " Michael Winston " Mike " Melvill, reviews the first private space flight with Scott Crossfield

Crossfield demonstrated his flight test skills on his very first student solo.

Crossfield flew 14 of the 199 total X-15 flight tests with most of these tests establishing and validating initial key parameters.

From 2001 to 2003, Crossfield trained pilots Terry Queijo, Kevin Kochersberger, Chris Johnson and Ken Hyde for The Wright Experience, which prepared to fly a reproduction Wright Flyer on the 100th anniversary of the Wright Brothers ' first flight on December 17, 1903.

In one sense, it was only fitting that Crossfield conducted this experimental flight training because all pilots in this project had to unlearn their considerable flying experience and learn forgotten Wright brothers techniques.

" Even so, Crossfield often performed much of the dangerous initial test flight profiles with a small cadre of other test pilots before active duty Air Force and Navy test pilots were turned loose in the experimental aircraft.

Albert Scott Crossfield ( October 2, 1921 – April 19, 2006 ) was an American naval officer and test pilot.

In later years, Crossfield often cited his curiosity about this solo spin anomaly and his desire to analyze what was going on and why it happened, as the start of his test pilot career.

In September 1954 Crossfield was forced to make a dead stick landing in the North American F-100 Super Sabre he was evaluating at Dryden, a feat which North American's own test pilots doubted could be done, as the F-100 had a high landing speed.

As chief engineering test pilot for North American, Crossfield played a major role in the design and development of the North American X-15 and its systems.

Crossfield co-authored Always Another Dawn, a story of a rocket test pilot, with Clay Blair Jr, and authored " Onward and Upward " Research Airplanes, Act II.

To an even smaller group of those who were close, Crossfield discussed distinguishing capabilities of test pilots and who could be counted upon to get recurring reliable data on profile flights and those who were assigned to the chase planes.

President John F. Kennedy used the occasion to confer the most prestigious award in American aviation, the Robert J. Collier Trophy, jointly to White and three of his fellow X-15 pilots ; NASA's Joseph Walker, Commander Forrest S. Peterson of the U. S. Navy, and North American Aviation test pilot Scott Crossfield.

The A. Scott Crossfield Award is named after American naval officer and test pilot Albert Scott Crossfield.

The Laffertys were formerly members of a very small splinter group called the School of Prophets, led by a man named Robert C. Crossfield ( also known by his prophet name Onias ).

The first officers of the society were instated on October 25, 1955, and consisted of Ray Tenhoff, President ; Scott Crossfield, Executive Adviser ; Dick Johnson, Vice-President ; Joe Ozier, Secretary ; Lou Everett, Treasurer ; and Al Blackburn, Legal Officer.

During this British trip, Wilbur wrote a series of letters to George Crossfield ; these letters were well-received statements of Quaker doctrine and have been in print continuously since that time.

Crossfield wangers are typically attempted from deep when the opposing full back is drawn towards the middle and there is an open channel in the flank for the on rushing winger.

Crossfield is the only American to be honored in the White House for his contributions in advancing aeronautical science-or any other discipline-more than once, let alone two consecutive years.

* Daytime Emmy Awards-1983, nominated ( along with Bob Brush, Harry Crossfield, Martin Donoff, and Howard Friedlander ) for Outstanding Individual Achievement in Children ’ s Programming-Writing for Captain Kangaroo

In 1982 Harrison and Crossfield sold three large plantation groups-Golden Hope, Pataling, and London Asiatic-to Malaysian concerns for £ 146 million.

Unable to jettison his propellants, Crossfield was forced to make an emergency landing during which the excessive load on the aircraft broke its back just behind the cockpit.

He was also most proud of his A. Scott Crossfield Aerospace Education Teacher of the Year Award which is awarded annually at what is known as the " Oscar Night " in aviation, the Annual Enshrinement Ceremony Weekend at the National Aviation Hall of Fame held each year at the end of July in Dayton, Ohio.

It passes immediately west of the Calgary International Airport before continuing north to the City of Airdrie, which is bisected by Highway 2, while a number of other smaller communities such as Crossfield are bypassed.

Both men's extremism reached new heights when they became members of the School of the Prophets founded and led by Robert Crossfield.

The Crossfield Award is presented to members who have " earned the master level rating in the aerospace education specialty track and served as aerospace education officer.

* November 5 – After suffering an in-flight engine fire, the second North American X-15, 56-6671, piloted by Scott Crossfield, breaks its back making an emergency landing on Rosamond Dry Lake, California.

With 99 flights in the rocket-powered X-1 and D-558-II, Crossfield had — by a wide margin — more experience with rocketplanes than any other pilot in the world by the time he left Edwards to join North American Aviation in 1955.

Crossfield was played by Scott Wilson in the 1983 film The Right Stuff.

On April 19, 2006, a Cessna 210A piloted by Crossfield was reported missing while flying from Prattville, Alabama toward Manassas, Virginia.

He was survived by his wife of sixty-three years, Alice Crossfield, six children and nine grandchildren.

When asked to name his favorite airplane, Crossfield replied, " the one I was flying at the time ," because he thoroughly enjoyed them all and their unique personalities.

Constantly comparing the mainstream and fundamentalist forms of Mormonism, Krakauer examines events in the LDS history and compares them to modern day FLDS doctrine ( or even less mainstream versions of Mormonism, such as the Crossfield School of the Prophets ).

Members of rock groups Squeeze and Dire Straits lived on the Crossfield Estate in Deptford in the late 1970s, along with Mark Perry, founder of the punk fanzine Sniffin Glue and punk rock band Alternative TV.

The DJ and music journalist Danny Baker also lived near the Crossfield Estate, where he was born and brought up.

Long Lake is part of the 1. 1 million acres ( 4, 500 km² ) acquired from the Mohawk Indians as part of the 1771 Totten and Crossfield Purchase.

There are vast areas planted with rubber in the early days under the Guthrie Ropel Group, Asiatic Plantations, Harrison Crossfield and various other rubber companies.

* Scott Crossfield reaches Mach 2. 15 in the second North American X-15, 56-6671.

* November 15 – Scott Crossfield reaches Mach 2. 97 in North American X-15 56-6671.

* Scott Crossfield, Yeager's direct rival and the first pilot known to have reached Mach 2.

Born in Berkeley, California, Crossfield grew up in California and Washington.

His instructor was not available on the designated early morning, so Crossfield, on his own, took off and went through maneuvers he had practiced with his instructor, including spin entry and spin recovery.

During the first spin, Crossfield experienced vibrations, banging, and noise in the aircraft that he had never encountered with his instructor.

Crossfield was uninjured, and the F-100 was later repaired and returned to service.