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To: John Messbauer who wrote (4410)	1/18/1998 7:06:00 PM
From: steve	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 62550

Subject: reporters > Date: Saturday, January 17, 1998 9:16 PM > > Subject: FW: Flight Instruction > > > > > > The scene is a newspaper office. The editor says to one of his > > reporters: There's a fire raging out of control west of town and I > > want you to get out there fast. And above all, get some good shots. > > If that means you have to hire an airplane, just do it. Don't worry > > about the expense. > > > > So, the reporter calls the local FBO and orders a plane. He rushes > > out to the airport, spots a small aircraft with a young pilot in it, > > pulls open the door, jumps in and says to the pilot: Let's go, take > > off. As directed, the pilot takes off, gets up to altitude, and the > > reporter then tells him: "See that fire raging to the West? I want > > you to fly over that and get down as close as you can." Incredulous, > > the pilot says: "You want me to fly over that fire?" "Sure," the > > reporter says, "I am a photojournalist and that's why I am here--to > > take dramatic shots of the fire!" The pilot looks over with a > > quizzical look on his face and says: "You're not the flight > > instructor?"