> 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?"
