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Just a thanks to ALL pilots that make a young person's dreams come true.
2 years ago I took my 8 year old nephew for his first airplane ride for his birthday. We even gave him a small logbook to document the occasion and logged his flight as a passenger. While at the FBO a B-767 Captain who was getting checked out in one of the club's airplanes told him "If you fly on an airliner, bring that with you. They might sign it if you ask. I know I would." Since that day he's flown with me twice and brought the log book and had me sign it. Last week he flew across the country on a commercial airliner, with a layover on the way out and the way home. His Mom told me that he reached in his backpack and took out the logbook. When the flight attendant asked if he wanted anything he asked if the pilot would sign his logbook for him and was told "I'll check." A while later she brought his logbook back. In it was the aircraft model, route, time (estimated I suppose) and an airline pilot's signature. He got this accomplished on both legs on the way out and again on the way home. But when they landed at home he was asked if he wanted to meet the Captain and see the cockpit! He got a nice tour of the cockpit and they handed his logbook back to him. His response was "SWEET!" I haven't seen the logbook yet but will this weekend, he wants to show it to me. I just wanted to thank all my fellow pilots who have ever in some way given a child a special aviation moment or did something that made them say "SWEET!" |
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