# The Great Ongoing Aviation Thread (general and other) (Part 1)

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**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [October 23, 2011, 2:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-ongoing-aviation-thread-general-and-other-part-1/600499 "2011-10-23T02:17:01Z")\
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**Post date:** [June 1, 2017, 4:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-ongoing-aviation-thread-general-and-other-part-1/600499/846 "2017-06-01T16:25:05Z")

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> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#):
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> Fly KLM, and you just might have the King himself as your pilot: [http://www.cnn.com/2017/05/18/europe/netherlands-king-willem-alexander-klm-pilot/index.html](http://www.cnn.com/2017/05/18/europe/netherlands-king-willem-alexander-klm-pilot/index.html)

We had a [thread on that](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=826632) a couple weeks ago.

> [@Dutch King reveals he's been a pilot for KLM for the last 20 years](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dutch-king-reveals-hes-been-a-pilot-for-klm-for-the-last-20-years/787029/3):
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> I’m not sure I would want my airline pilot to be one who does it part-time as a hobby. I would think a full-time professional would be more competent and thus safer.

> [@Dutch King reveals he's been a pilot for KLM for the last 20 years](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dutch-king-reveals-hes-been-a-pilot-for-klm-for-the-last-20-years/787029/21):
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> So he’s a professional airline pilot who does king for a hobby on his days off.

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