The article was printed in The Jet Stream, the base newspaper at the Marine Corps Air Station in Beaufort in 1962.
PILOTS should be brave so they won’t get scared if it’s foggy and they can’t see, or if a wing or a motor falls off they should stay calm so they’ll know what to do. PILOTS have to have good eyes to see through clouds and they can’t be afraid of lightning or thunder because they are much closer to them than we are.
The salary PILOTS make is another thing I like. They make more money than they know what to do with. This is because most people think that plane flying is dangerous, except PILOTS don’t because they know how easy it is.
I hope I don’t get airsick because I get carsick and if I get airsick I couldn’t be a PILOT and then I would have to go to work.
Why I want to be a PILOT
by
Tommy Tyler, Jefferson Grade School, Beaufort, South Carolina
When I grow up I want to be a PILOT because it’s a fun job and easy to do. That’s why there are so many PILOTS flying around these days. PILOTS don’t need much school, they just have to learn to read numbers so they can read instruments. I guess they should be able to read road maps too, so they can find their way if they get lost.PILOTS should be brave so they won’t get scared if it’s foggy and they can’t see, or if a wing or a motor falls off they should stay calm so they’ll know what to do. PILOTS have to have good eyes to see through clouds and they can’t be afraid of lightning or thunder because they are much closer to them than we are.
The salary PILOTS make is another thing I like. They make more money than they know what to do with. This is because most people think that plane flying is dangerous, except PILOTS don’t because they know how easy it is.
I hope I don’t get airsick because I get carsick and if I get airsick I couldn’t be a PILOT and then I would have to go to work.
Reckon he'd be about about 78 in 2030, sorry Tommy your overage for the Blues.
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