There are people of work who seem to be written by fate in their family: to be where it is difficult. Among them is the honored pilot of the USSR Vladimir Yakovlevich Potemkin. In his working age, he was repeatedly "thrown" on a breakthrough in order to rectify the situation in a desperate moment. He had to rake the "Augean stables," defend his position without bending in front of any authorities. Only a confident, strong-willed and independent person could do this.