Pilot Takes Emotional Last Flight With Co-Pilot Dad Retiring After 34 Years

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'I have some gigantic shoes to fill,' said pilot Erik Lake, who worked in the skies with his dad for six years.

A pilot marking his retirement on a final flight with his son as the co-pilot has moved users on Instagram to tears.Pilot Erik Lake shared images from the day of the milestone flight, which he co-piloted alongside his father, in a May 11 post from his Instagram account @erik_cleared_for_takeoff.The journey saw an end to 34 years of service, six of which Lake spent working and flying with his dad at Delta Air Lines, according to a caption shared with the post.

'According to Boeing's pilot and technician outlook report for 2023-2042, the industry will need 649,000 new pilots to replace the aging workforce and maintain the global commercial fleet over the next 20 years.'Gigantic Shoes to Fill'In the caption shared with the aforementioned viral video post, Lake said: 'These videos/pictures are stuff I took randomly on the ground in between flights when we had a little down time.

 

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