It’s an old aviation joke. But the fact is, when the light bulb is a beacon at the top of a guyed tower 2,000 feet up, there aren’t many pilots–or other people–who would be willing to do the job. Would you?
In 1925, the world was becoming smaller, and oddball pilots were helping fuel the changes. Watch this silent documentary from the U.S. Post Office Department. Can you see the technological marvel of air mail for what it was at the time?
Last week, an interesting article on “automation addiction” made its way around the Internet. Though the debate really isn’t anything new, it does seem particularly relevant to oddball pilots.
