I saw Yaeger on CNBC today and sadly, he came off kind of like an ass.
Basically he called the Red Bull Stratos project a stunt that had been done before and wasn't an acheivement worthy of him even acknowledging it.
It kind of came off like him saying setting a world record time in the 100M dash doesn't matter because he drives faster than that in his Ford Escort all the time.
Yaeger came across as petty and kind of senile - it was odd for someone widely regarded as a hero
The link to the CNBC spot:
Skydiver Shatters Record, Legend Chuck Yeager Comments - CNBC