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the pilot--

A (Int'g) We feel that the man, you can only maintain your proper currency by doing it, and not by watching or reading about it. There is nothing like being in there yourself with responsibility yourself and having to follow the procedures, not watching someone else do it.

Q You mean, the feeling of the handling or the actual manipulation of the control?

A No, I'm speaking -- that's part of it. Everything connected with conducting a schedule flight

Q Captain, as a practical matter, there is absolutely no difference mechanically between taking an empty 707 on a ferry and taking one full of cargo. There is no difference in the procedure or practice by the pilots of Eastern in flying an empty airline or one full of passengers from Boston to Miami.

A As far as procedure is concerned.