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I’ve always heard that going from fighter jets to being a commercial pilot is like going from being an F1 driver to driving a Greyhound bus.
My dad flew P-47 at the end of WWII.
After his business took off and he had plenty of money one day I found him admiring a Corvette.
I said "dad, you could afford that, why don't you buy one?"
"Scott, after flying a P-47 nothing could be exciting"

RE: Clueless people, one day I was going through security at the airport and a culinary student was in line with his roll up bag of knifes. He was shocked they wouldn't let him carry them on the plane.
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