Re: Local aviation students here in WA flying in cockpit of Skywest airplanes
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Re: Local aviation students here in WA flying in cockpit of Skywest airplanes         

Group: aus.aviation · Group Profile
Author: veritas
Date: Sep 2, 2008 20:19

Jonathan Wilson wrote:
> I saw an article in the local paper about how all students in the
> Aviation program at some local high school get a flight on Skywest where
> they get to witness the preflight stuff and then ride in the cockpit
> jump seat for the flight. Surprised to see an airline in this day and
> age letting civilians (and high school students no less) ride in the
> cockpit of an airplane on an actual revenue flight.

What is wrong with that?

Highschool students - probably 18 YO's. I knew a navy helo pilot (RAN) who
was logging dustoff time in Vietnam at the age of 19!
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