Originally Posted by
Probe
"I do not manipulate the controls of an aircraft, unless there is a paycheck attached to it."
One of the funniest quotes I ever heard from an airline pilot.
That is funny.
But what a sad life deprived of more than several minutes worth of real flying a month. And new airplanes. And practice. And friends. The joy of perfecting that Immelman. Or beating your old soaring record.
I could not imagine a life devoid of as many airplanes as possible.