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Civilian pilots can, and do, all those things. And in much cheaper aircraft to fly/maintain.
by craftyguy 8y ago
Civilian pilots can, and do, all those things. And in much cheaper aircraft to fly/maintain.
- WkndTriathlete 8y agoI'm skeptical that when disasters strike that any private/civilian organization has the capacity to actually mount an effective relief operation. (Excess capacity is unprofitable and would be trimmed out before the disaster happened.) The military, on the other hand - by definition, in times of peace - has plenty of excess capacity to execute an effective relief operation.
- Gene_Parmesan 8y agoExcess capacity and, for sure, logistics. Despite their other failings, there's still no one else with the experience and infrastructure necessary to carry out huge-scale international relief efforts quite like the US military.