Short Final: Today is Not Going to be That Day

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Key Takeaways:

  • A pilot, having recently acquired a financially stretching Piper Meridian, jokingly told a friend he intended to "die owning this airplane."
  • Upon realizing his Angel Flight passengers overheard the remark, he quickly reassured them, "Don't worry, today is not going to be that day."
  • The brief moment of alarm quickly turned into a shared chuckle among everyone on the flight.
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I’ve owned five different airplanes over the past 25 years and recently purchased a Piper Meridian. I was on an Angel Flight with a buddy who had flown with me many times but was taking his first flight in the Meridian. After takeoff, he asked me if I thought I’d ever get another plane. I explained how the Meridian had been a financial stretch and that, “I plan to die owning this airplane.”

At this point I realized that my two Angel Flight passengers were listening in back so I turned around and reassured them, “Don’t worry, today is not going to be that day.”

We then all had a good chuckle.

Charlie Tillett

Wayland, MA

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