These Niagaras of air , pouring off the ridges , can send a plane plummeting a thousand feet in a minute .
Baker wrestled his aircraft through the turbulence like a horseman on a bronco .
These Niagaras of air , pouring off the ridges , can send a plane plummeting a thousand feet in a minute , but Baker wrestled his aircraft through the turbulence like a horseman on a bronco .