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Proficient Pilot: Memories

Reflecting on a lifetime of flying

It is not unusual for pilots to ask, “What is your favorite airplane?” This is an impossible question to answer, because it depends on my mood and my mission. Recently, though, someone posed a similar question—but with a twist: “What is your most memorable flight?” This, too, is difficult to answer because a lifetime aloft has resulted in so many memorable experiences. Like you, it probably is easier to list highlights, each having something do with special people, airplanes, or places.
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Barry Schiff
Barry Schiff
Barry Schiff has been an aviation media consultant and technical advisor for motion pictures for more than 40 years. He is chairman of the AOPA Foundation Legacy Society.

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