http://www.aneclecticmind.com Web site and blog for Maria Langer, freelance writer, commercial helicopter pilot, and serious amateur photographer. Wed, 08 Feb 2012 15:41:35 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.aneclecticmind.com/2011/12/08/dealing-with-in-flight-passenger-requests/ http://www.aneclecticmind.com/2011/12/08/dealing-with-in-flight-passenger-requests/#comments Thu, 08 Dec 2011 15:53:23 +0000 Maria Langer http://www.aneclecticmind.com/2011/12/08/dealing-with-in-flight-passenger-requests/ Remember the primary job of every pilot-in-command: fly the aircraft. What's more important: conducting a safe flight or making the client happy? 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