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  • ARMING COMMERCIAL PILOTS

    05/04/2002 10:28:12 AM PDT · by forest · 12 replies · 163+ views
    Fiedor Report On the News #271 ^ | 5-5-02 | Doug Fiedor
    Who is the "Captain" of the ship -- in this case a commercial airship? There's a pilot up front driving the aircraft. But, is he or she really in charge? Maybe. But only when some younger guy riding in back allows it. Judging by the disgruntled antics of some buttinski bureaucrats in the federal government, commercial aircraft pilots should no longer be called "Captain." They are quickly becoming "drivers" and little else. Ask one what types of hoops these "Captains" have to jump through to get to the ship they supposedly command. They are searched and examined by every minimum-...