Earl Wiener, 55, A University Of Miami Professor Of Management Science, Telling The Airline Pilots Association (in Jest) About 21st Century Aircraf

Earl Wiener, 55, A University Of Miami Professor Of Management Science, Telling The Airline Pilots Association (in Jest) About 21st Century Aircraf

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Earl Wiener, 55, a University of Miami professor of management
science, telling the Airline Pilots Association (in jest) about
21st century aircraft:

"The crew will consist of one pilot and a dog. The pilot will
nurture and feed the dog. The dog will be there to bite the
pilot if he touches anything.
-- Fortune, Sept. 26, 1988

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The pilot is always the 1st at an aircraft accident.
My uncle's an airline pilot. Kinda makes it difficult to hold the bottle though...
A dead dog cannot bite.
Killing the dog will not cure the bite.
A bunch of Polish scientists decided to flee their repressive government by hijacking an airliner and forcing the pilot to fly them to the West.
They drove to the airport, forced their way on board a large passenger jet, and found there was no pilot on board....
For dog bite: put the dog away for several days. If he has not recovered, then kill it.
Man: We need a pilot, pronto! Who wants to fly to the Windy City?
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No, here 's to the pilot that weathered the storm!
-- George Canning (1770-1827) -- The Pilot that weathered the Storm...