Airline pilots used to have a lock on "cool."
Back in the 1970s, even into the 80s, the captain's voice over the aircraft PA was the ultimate flyboy persona, exuding quiet confidence with a side order of sincerity: coolness incarnate.
That persona was imitated by Hollywood, admired by many air travelers, and ultimately, defined a voice of strength, authority and responsibility in the air.
SEE ALSO: How not to survive an emergency landing
But that was then, and this is now.
Thirty or forty years of Hollywood depictions — including a few parodies — have had a twofold impact, and not for the better. Read more...
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