I talked to a guy onetime who said he was a pilot also, except on the river instead of in the air.

We talked about training for both kinds of pilots. I was impressed with what river pilots had to learn.

For example, he asked about how much training and testing we had on radar. He told me that he had to be able to distinguish the radar signatures of other things in the water. He had to be able to tell the difference between debris and a person by radar alone. He was very technical in his descriptions of his trade. There is a lot to it. It can also be very dangerous working out on the barges.

We didn't get into pay, so I have no idea what that deal was.