Here is the fifth installment, with a few paragraphs to follow about every day…

In the 1970’s, planes didn’t use GPS (Global Positioning Systems), so we pilots had to rely on older methods to find our boats. Boats could call landline telephones using their marine radios, but everyone else with a radio could listen in. These sailors were very secretive about their location. There were only so many fish to go around. Also, a couple of boats with planes too close could be dangerous. Nobody wanted a mid-air collision. When pilots were circling fish, avoiding other aircraft became almost impossible. These fish were worth a lot of money to the whole crew. When planes got too close to one another, there could be a dogfight. And, if we survived that, there could still be trouble back at the airport. There was a pecking order amongst the boats. The more prestigious boats had first crack at the good spots. The weekenders got in the way. So, too, the bigger the pilot, the better the spot.
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