Hummmph! Most fighter pilots I know can't be trusted with any tool more
delicately adjusted than a crowbar. My old friend Bo even tried to
assemble my shotgun with the barrel upside down! No wonder someone else
takes care of the airplane!
Jerry Liles
Chris Barker wrote:
Well, the USN is rather like the RAF, except that with the RAF all
those things are true... ;-)
It looks as if (from Castaway) that FedEx pilots have to be very brave
and skillful. Did FedEx pay for that film by the way?
Chris
On 3 Jan 2004 , at 18:25, Walt Wayman wrote:
Yes, I know all about that. One of my best long-time friends was
a Navy pilot, and he said he loved flying off carriers,
particularly enjoyed landing at night and/or in rough weather. He
told many other lies, too, even when he wasn't drinking. I recall
his standard announcement when undertaking any task that required
even minimal skill, like playing pinball or tuning up his old XKE,
was, "Well, of course I can do this. I'm a fighter pilot."
Today, he flies packages for Fed-X, but his bravado hasn't
diminished one bit.
Walt
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