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Yeah, the same! Flied unaccompanied every other weekend for probably ten years, even before “unaccompanied minor” was a thing. My highlight: At some point, lat

• cosmie 6y ago
  > I can imagine that being legal, even then... Ha! Yea, it's amazing how liberal pilots used to be (at least in relation to kids). As a parent now, I can't fathom the thought process of a pilot trusting a kid (even more so one they don't know) in the cockpit of an in-flight airliner. But as someone who was able to experience it, I'm forever grateful for those pilots with potentially questionable judgement. The few childhood memories I can recall are vague recollections at best, but those particular memories are so crystalized I still get a sense of elation just recalling the experiences.