CL60
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- Feb 10, 2002
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Hello all,
In the near future, one of our pilots will be taking his last flight with our company. Could be the last flight of his career. We are planning to call out the fire trucks and spray the traditional arcs of water over the aircraft after his last landing and pull the ATC tapes with controller congratulations contained therein, etc, etc, etc...
Where and how did the tradition of calling out the fire trucks for a pilots last flight come from? I'm thinking it's origins are military in nature and could have something to do with battle damage??? I'm probably totally wrong and can't find any data on this subject. Any information would be appreciated. Thanks in advance.
As an aside; How about some insight to the tearing of the shirts of recently soloed pilots? I'm sure someone told me about this years ago but how about a refresher?
In the near future, one of our pilots will be taking his last flight with our company. Could be the last flight of his career. We are planning to call out the fire trucks and spray the traditional arcs of water over the aircraft after his last landing and pull the ATC tapes with controller congratulations contained therein, etc, etc, etc...
Where and how did the tradition of calling out the fire trucks for a pilots last flight come from? I'm thinking it's origins are military in nature and could have something to do with battle damage??? I'm probably totally wrong and can't find any data on this subject. Any information would be appreciated. Thanks in advance.
As an aside; How about some insight to the tearing of the shirts of recently soloed pilots? I'm sure someone told me about this years ago but how about a refresher?