The hours he removed from the studio schedule weren’t, according to Ben, hours of inactivity.
They were filled with flight time.
Ford is a deeply experienced pilot with multiple ratings. He has flown humanitarian missions in the real world. He served with Teton County Search and Rescue in Wyoming. And yes — the stories that circulate about him locating lost hikers are real.
He was also Honorary Chairman for the Experimental Aircraft Association’s Young Eagles program — and he flew more than 300 young people himself, one by one, introducing them to aviation.
At the same time, he spent years in environmental advocacy work. For Conservation International, he has been a senior board leader — focusing on climate, biodiversity, and nature-based solutions.
So was he “less passionate about cinema”?
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