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Brett Anderson's grandfather flew P-47s in World War II, came home, and spent the rest of his life buying and selling airplanes. That meant Anderson grew up with access to one, logging flight time at 12 and flying solo by 16 with hundreds of hours already behind him. Today he flies a Boeing 737 for a living — and this week, he's in something Boeing built in 1935. Anderson flew his Stearman biplane in from Lakeville, Minnesota, for the 55th National Stearman Fly-In, running through Saturday at Harrel W. Timmons Galesburg Regional Airport. He joined Galesburg's Morning News to talk about what makes the hardest airplane he's ever flown also the most fun, and why he'd have loved to fly what his grandfather flew. Brett Anderson joined Galesburg's Morning News on Wednesday, Sept. 9. Listen to the full interview above. They talked about: Why a Stearman is "incredibly difficult to fly," and what happens if a landing goes wrong How a plane built for war ended up surviving as a crop duster for 50 years What Anderson sees flying low in a Stearman that he never sees in a 737 Whether he'd have wanted to fly what his grandfather flew in the war Why Galesburg's Fly-In is different from bigger events like Oshkosh What a visitor with no flying experience should go watch this Saturday   Related story: A third-generation pilot on why the Stearman is the hardest plane he's ever flown 🎧 Subscribe to Galesburg's Morning News: Apple podcasts.apple.com | Spotify open.spotify.com