 He learned to fly and to parachute as soon as he joined the air arm although this was not required of officers entering in field grade.He said he learned to fly because he believed example to be essential to good leadership.From General Fechet's long and eventful experience as a commander in both the Cavalry and the fledgling air arm grew an attitude about military leadership and management that was adopted by top Air Force leaders in World War II who had been his protégés in the 1930s.