That includes firefighter, number three on the list, commercial airline pilot, number four, and police officer, number ten.

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Or you could have been a commercial airline pilot, jetting around the globe to exotic destinations with a crew of able flight attendants.

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What experienced commercial airline pilot, at this point in the game, would want to work for an airline that is struggling to pay the very people who keep the company airborne?

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In fact, pilot error is the leading cause of commercial airline accidents, with close to 80% percent of accidents caused by pilot error, according to Boeing.

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Veeck, a 60-year-old retired airline pilot, lives in a decaying two-story commercial building in Denison, a small city 70 miles north of Dallas.

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