Originally Posted by
todhog2
I knew a guy who started out as a mechanic and worked his way to Concord captain. On one of his last Concord flights he was chased by a cruise missile. I think his name was Joe Patronie.
He had a very strange career progression. He goes from TWA mechanic to Vice President of Operations for Columbia Airlines, 5 years later. Then 2 years later, he's a consultant for the world's richest art collector. 2 years after that, he's a Captain on Concorde. Wow.