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On the recordDecember 9, 2009
But isn't that unbelievable to me? I mean, it's just unbelievable to me that, you know, a commercial license might give you the right to fly a Cessna 210 and use a pressurized aircraft and use a flashlight to see how much dry ice is on your wing at night.
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Byron Dorgan
Democratic · North Dakota

Editor's note · Context

Dorgan expresses disbelief at the inadequacy of pilot training standards.

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