Knock-on effects

Where will the next commercial pilots come from?

It was before first light as I drove into the country airport. At the terminal was a Chieftain gleaming in the lights of the terminal building. I watched as the landing lights came alive and then the engines fired up. Wow!

The pilot of the craft had been up for possibly two hours beforehand to get the machine ready for the flight. He or she had to get the machine to the terminal, check the fuel or refuel it, check the weather, log a flight plan, do the daily and get the machine ready for the departure.