> A photographer for CNN was assigned to cover southern California's
> Wildfires. He wanted pictures of the heroic work the firefighters were
> doing as they battled the blazes. When the photographer arrived on the
> scene, he realized that the smoke was so thick it would seriously impede,
> or
> even make impossible, his getting good photographs from the ground level.
> He requested permission from his boss to rent a plane and take photos
> from
> the air.
>
>
>
> His request was approved and he used his cell phone to call the local
> County
> airport to charter a flight. He was told a single engine plane would be
> waiting for him at the airport.
>
>
>
> Arriving at the airfield, he spotted a plane warming up outside a
> hanger. He jumped in with his bag, slammed the door shut, and shouted,
> "Let's go". The pilot taxied out, swung the plane into the wind and
> roared down the runway. Once in the air, the photographer instructed
> the pilot, "Fly over the valley and make two or three low passes so I
> can take some pictures of the fires on the hillsides."
>
>
>
> "Why?" asked the pilot. "Because I'm a photographer for CNN," he
> responded. "And I need to get some close-up shots."
>
>
>
> The pilot was strangely silent for a moment, finally he stammered, "So,
> what you're telling me, is...you're NOT my flight instructor?"
> Wildfires. He wanted pictures of the heroic work the firefighters were
> doing as they battled the blazes. When the photographer arrived on the
> scene, he realized that the smoke was so thick it would seriously impede,
> or
> even make impossible, his getting good photographs from the ground level.
> He requested permission from his boss to rent a plane and take photos
> from
> the air.
>
>
>
> His request was approved and he used his cell phone to call the local
> County
> airport to charter a flight. He was told a single engine plane would be
> waiting for him at the airport.
>
>
>
> Arriving at the airfield, he spotted a plane warming up outside a
> hanger. He jumped in with his bag, slammed the door shut, and shouted,
> "Let's go". The pilot taxied out, swung the plane into the wind and
> roared down the runway. Once in the air, the photographer instructed
> the pilot, "Fly over the valley and make two or three low passes so I
> can take some pictures of the fires on the hillsides."
>
>
>
> "Why?" asked the pilot. "Because I'm a photographer for CNN," he
> responded. "And I need to get some close-up shots."
>
>
>
> The pilot was strangely silent for a moment, finally he stammered, "So,
> what you're telling me, is...you're NOT my flight instructor?"
