Originally Posted by
calcapt
Sky, Airliners are not heartless. I had a brand new filly today that felt soooo good. She flew straight and protected her crew and carriage from freezing cold temperatures and turbulent air. She rewarded her captain with one of the smoothest landings I have had in years despite a strong crosswind. As I parked her at the gate and handed her over to a good friend of mine, I told him to take real good care of her as she meant alot to me. Before we left for the hotel, I again thanked her for taking good care of me and I promised her we would do it again sometime. I wish real girls had that much heart!
Actually it is my friend who has the opinion that the airlines are "heartless". Of course he is coming from the low rumble of a P&W radial engine chugging slowly across the virgin wilderness of Alaska all the while staring at a panel that hasn't changed since the day it rolled off the assembly line in the 1950's. It is a different type of appreciation. I like to compare it to Harley Davidson guys to street racers.
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