Lead Sled
Sitt'n on the throne...
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Those days are long gone.aeronautic1 said:My father was a B17 and B29 instructor. Hired by Continental into left seat of DC3. Called back to fly C54 in the Berlin Airlift. Returned to Continental in the CV340. Flew for Continental for 34 years in DC6, DC7, Viscounts, 320C (MACV), 727 (AIR MIC), 747 and retiring in DC10 landing at HNL a 1/2 hour before his 60th birthday. He has a high school education. His adage is "son, you don't have to be too smart to be an airline pilot."
A piece of paper does not a pilot make.
'Sled