JUST FOR FUN

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Q: Would you recommend a pilot receive training in, say, a tailwheel airplane, just for fun? I have no practical use for it in my day-to-day flying career, but is extra training a good idea? A: Absolutely! Any type of training a pilot can receive is going to benefit his or her flying by adding new skills or challenges. Let me tell you about a student I had many years ago. Let's call him Paul. He was a captain for a major airline, flying a McDonnell Douglas MD-80. Every day he went to work he flew from Washington, D.C., to Dallas and back. Several times a week. Many times a month. You can imagine Paul knew the route inside and out and was seldom challenged on his flights. According to Paul, he felt more like a bus driver than an airline pilot.