Calvin and Hobbes by Bill Watterson for May 15, 1988
May 14, 1988
May 16, 1988
Transcript:
Calvin: This is Calvin, your captain, speaking...just to reassure you that, yes, there is someone up front. Calvin pilots the jet airliner across the country at 35,000 feet. He is given clearance to land. But what's this? A plane from a rival airline is making for the same runway to shave precious minutes off its schedule! It's a 600-mph game of chicken! Calvin pulls back on the throttle and lurches ahead! The other pilot tries to cut Calvin off with a sudden drop in altitude! Calvin switches on the "fasten seat belt" light in the cabin, and does a barrel roll! At 5Gs, Calvin hopes not to black out! As they close in on the runway, the other pilot has no choice but to pull up and circle around again! Calvin wins! Hey, Mom, is it true I could get a pilots license at age 14? Mom: No.
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sagittaep over 13 years ago
could be.. glider pilot .. age 14 I think or is it 16?
yow4zip Premium Member over 11 years ago
Very harrowing.
bmonk over 11 years ago
Captain Calvin may have won the race, but will he be able to land? Going full speed and flying upside down, it may be tough.
Bill.Buch over 10 years ago
The idea of pulling off a 5G barrel roll in a commercial plane after turning on the “fasten seatbelts” sign is just hysterical! :D
ccfharvard4 11 months ago
He could start learning anytime, you just can’t get the paper until the appropriate age. One can’t legally log jumping off the roof with cardboard wings/ blankets/umbrellas, but it goes a long way for prior experience; and it’s reasonably inexpensive… WITH personal medical insurance…or get Mom trained as a combat medic…which is more expense, blah blah blah …….