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Nothing Beats Reuniting With Old Pilot Friends

A destination wedding provides a chance to reconnect with people with shared experiences.

Dick Karl (center) had a chance to reunite with some people who helped build his love of aviation. [Courtesy: Dick Karl]
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Key Takeaways:

  • The article emphasizes the unique and often intimate bonds formed among professional pilots through shared intense experiences like training, difficult flights, and long journeys.
  • Andy's wedding served as a special reunion for a group of pilots, including the author, who had grown up together in aviation and supported each other's career progression to flying large aircraft.
  • During the celebration, the pilots reminisced about challenging shared flying scenarios and career milestones, reinforcing their profound camaraderie and lifelong passion for the sky.
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Ever wonder what has happened to the pilots you’ve met along the way? Do you keep in touch with your first flight instructor? Have you made aviation a career and left people behind with whom you shared intimate spaces and maybe even intimate thoughts?

These circumstances can occur in anybody’s life. Many high school friends, college mates, even graduate school buddies tend to disappear into our wakes as we move on, grow up, start families and then, one day, find ourselves wondering about those old friends. In my own life, those friends and acquaintances were made over several years of medical school and surgical residency.  The experiences we shared made for some late nights and soul-bearing discussions. 

Dick Karl

Dick Karl is a cancer surgeon who appreciates the beauty and science involved in both surgery and flying. Dick’s monthly Gear Up celebrates the human side of flying. He writes about his enthusiasm for both the machines and the people who fly and maintain them.

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