What little I know indcates that most pilots will do about anything to keep
flying and stay current in their aircraft.

The key word is *most*. There are pilots, and their actions I'll admit confound
me, that just want to be pilots because the Chief of Staff has always been a
pilot. I know several guys who got to a staff job as quick as they could and
only plan on returning to fly long enough to punch the squadron commander
ticket and then head back to staff. They're goals and desires are the exact
opposite of mine, but their service to this country is no less honarable than
anyone else.

This didn't seem to be a factor for
Bush.

Perhaps he wasn't interested in becoming an airline pilot or logging 5,000
hours. Unless your goal is one of those two, why would you attempt to keep
flying?


BUFDRVR

"Stay on the bomb run boys, I'm gonna get those bomb doors open if it harelips
everyone on Bear Creek"