gimmick, albeit a good one. Eagan disagrees, stating the film's scenes are still breathtaking, even in small formats. Documentarian Ross Anthony gave it a B+ grade, noting he would have graded it A in a contemporary review. He deemed To Fly! "amusing and informative (on a basic level)", recommending the short IMAX experimental film Silent Sky (1977), to which he gave a more positive review, for aviation enthusiasts. Audience response Audiences, regardless of demographics, have been "astonished" by To Fly! IMAX vertiginous shots since its release. The audience reportedly shouted and gasped throughout, especially during the balloon opening sequence, as well as the Blue Angels and hang-gliding scenes. Others, however, screamed in jolt and "hastily" left the theater during its vertiginous scenes, and for some, uncontrollable dizziness lingered long after the film had finished. Sickness bags were also unavailable, which is said to make the film partially inaccessible. Later, the NASM added pre-entry warnings about potential dizziness and motion sickness. Audiences also found the film to be memorable. People with a fear of flying said they were able to watch To Fly! without getting scared. Those who watched it returned with their children to watch the film, akin to a generational tradition. The 2011 Virginia earthquake coincided with the screening of To Fly! Horseshoe Falls at Lockheed Martin; audiences assumed the shaking they felt came from the theater's subwoofers rather than an earthquake. Expert hang-gliders were surprised at the hang-gliding stunt: "[42] years later, Bob Wills and To Fly! can blow even these guys away". Wills died in 1977 while hang-gliding for a commercial. The audience responses prompted the Smithsonian to market the film on their website with; "Feel the Earth Drop Away Beneath You". In 2016, "Feel" was changed to "Watch" as part of a longer synopsis; a 40th-anniversary, one-minute trailer was also released. Responding to the film's popularity, Bill McCabe of DuPont Aerospace Enterprise said because humans have a supposedly innate interest in flying, the film has an appeal to everyone. MacGillivray said that the film's "unpretentiousness and lightheartedness" makes it a form of escapism and that its unconventional ending makes it "more profound and in a way, more lasting". Accolades As of 1992, To Fly! had received 11 awards. The following table only lists the accolades listed by MFF as the only available source, until further update. Legacy Critics hailed To Fly! as a contemporary and classic