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quickly used a cell phone to call the local airport <O


to charter a flight. <O


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He was told a twin-engine plane would be waiting <O


for him at the airport. <O


Arriving at the airfield, he spotted a plane warming <O


up outside a hanger. <O


He jumped in with his bag, slammed the door <O


shut, and shouted, 'Let's go'. <O


The pilot taxied out, swung the plane into the wind <O


and took off. <O


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Once in the air, the photographer instructed the <O


pilot, 'Fly over the valley and make low <O


passes so I can take pictures of the fires <O


on the hillsides.' <O


'Why?' asked the pilot. <O


'Because I'm a photographer for CNN' , <O


he responded, 'and I need to get <O


some close up shots.' <O


The pilot was strangely silent for a moment. <O


Finally he stammered, 'So, what you're telling me, <O


is . . . You're NOT my flight instructor?' <O

