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Well, actually...
Saying "just the pilot" is probably a vast oversimplification in this case. This seems to be a real stick-and-rudder craft with no fly-by-wire or software between the pilot and the surfaces. And... if you play with MS Flight Simulator or other such, you'll find that flying a B-777 or Cessna 172 vs flying a high performance fighter are two complete difference experiences. (And this is in the atmosphere.) Furthermore, flying at 10,000 ft and 50,000 ft are two complete difference experiences as well. There are lots of interesting ways to screw up.

But... Paul Allen does deserve credit for putting his money behind this and other space-related ventures (e.g., SETI Allen Telescope Array) when there is no reason to expect a sensible monetary return. He apparantly understands the long-range importance of these types of ventures.
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Great news!  d_jedi | 10/04/04
All Tech Support For Spacecraft Outsourced To India  itanalyst | 10/04/04
Give it a rest, ok?  No_Ax_to_Grind | 10/04/04
Awww Poor Axy....Seeing Too Much MS Bashing The Last Week?  itanalyst | 10/04/04
Not at all,,,  No_Ax_to_Grind | 10/04/04
Tech Support From Space  Loverock Davidson | 10/04/04
SIMPLY OUTSTANDING ! (nt)  No_Ax_to_Grind | 10/04/04
Congrats to Burt Rutan and Scaled Composites  Tron4America | 10/04/04
Agreed on both counts  PA-ITGuy | 10/04/04
Excellent points, and they bring up a trivia question:  Judas I. | 10/04/04
Software  PA-ITGuy | 10/04/04
Super! Thanks, that is even better. (NT)  Judas I. | 10/04/04
Everyone has a vision, takes real money to make it happen.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 10/04/04
But let's not overexaggerate, either..  d_jedi | 10/04/04
Actually...  No_Ax_to_Grind | 10/04/04
Well, actually...  asky | 10/04/04
Good point  PA-ITGuy | 10/04/04
While that may be true..  Patrick Jones | 10/04/04
Sort of true...  No_Ax_to_Grind | 10/04/04
Both  asky | 10/04/04
B-29  joe@... | 07/30/07
Neither..  Patrick Jones | 10/05/04
At the risk of starting a flame war....  No_Ax_to_Grind | 10/04/04
huh?  d_jedi | 10/04/04
Actually it was Paul Allen and Vulcan Ventures.  B.O.F.H. | 10/04/04
Making space flight happen  asky | 10/04/04
Agreed..  Patrick Jones | 10/05/04
Not really..  Patrick Jones | 10/05/04
Not finacial backing but ROI  voska | 10/05/04
Was it?  John L. Ries | 10/05/04
VERY Disappointing  Roger Ramjet | 10/05/04
Next step  John L. Ries | 10/05/04
Same day: Gordon Cooper leaves us.  dwest_z | 10/05/04
Very Impressive  samp_z | 10/05/04

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