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Old 04-29-08, 08:22 AM   #1
Sailor Steve
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How times change. When my dad first went to work for United, in 1952, he had a pilot's license. That's it. He had gotten that because he and one of his brothers wanted to start a trucking company from Dallas to Mexico City, and they wanted to fly down there to meet the trucks

My dad said his brother was the better natural pilot, but never got his license because he was afraid to go up solo. Their plans didn't pan out, and my dad was left with the license and nothing else. Then my grandmother showed him an ad in a Dallas newspaper which basically said "If you can fly and can make your way to Denver we'll give you all the tests and pay your way home." My dad did that, and they hired him. After training his first gig was flying DC-3s from Los Angeles to San Francisco, with several stops in between.
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Old 04-29-08, 08:25 AM   #2
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Quote:
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"If you can fly and can make your way to Denver we'll give you all the tests and pay your way home."
not to steer this poor thread in the wrong direction.

but on a regional level its quickly coming to that point.

The time off affords me the ability to persue hobbies.

SH3 is just oen of the things i have spent a lot of time with the past few weeks, also i have organized a crawfish boil which i will be hosting in a couple of days, and i'll be attending an air show this weekend. lots of fun, but it seems no matter what im doing i feel the need to take my sub out in the atlantic and face the challenges out there
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