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WASHINGTON (AP) -- Ten young whooping cranes and the bird-like plane they think is their mother had flown more than halfway to their winter home in Florida when federal regulators stepped in.
Now the birds and the plane are grounded in Alabama while the Federal Aviation Administration investigates whether the journey violates regulations because the pilot was being paid by a conservation group to lead the cranes on their first migration instead of working for free.
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Fumesucker
(45,851 posts)It would be no problem..
Ready, fire, aim..
Major Nikon
(36,818 posts)If you want to get paid as a pilot, the pilot and the aircraft have to be certified under rules that allow for it. The rules are very strict and are applied to all pilots equally.
tawadi
(2,110 posts)eppur_se_muova
(36,246 posts)leveymg
(36,418 posts)An underappreciated classic, and one of my family's favorite flicks:
HopeHoops
(47,675 posts)I'm sure there were some artistic liberties taken, but the story is true.
RC
(25,592 posts)What does being paid vs doing it for free have to do with anything?
Major Nikon
(36,818 posts)They came from days when unqualified pilots were being paid to fly aircraft unsuited for the job with predictable results. Even with those rules in effect, earning a living as a commercial pilot is still quite dangerous. Imagine how much more so it would be without them.
RC
(25,592 posts)Major Nikon
(36,818 posts)Flying for free means you're not carrying paying passengers, and it means you're not doing things like crop dusting, pipeline patrol at 200' off the ground, flying banners, etc.