That's so neat OM, I bet you met a bunchI had a gal-friend that was a stewardess, and she said the rest of the crew knew how much she loved Robert Redford, so when he was onboard they made sure she got to meet him, sit and talk a little
She said he wanted to know more about her then talk about himself. So I guess he enjoyed hearing how she did "endurance" horseback riding
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After I was speaking with him for maybe 3-4 minutes, I was getting up to leave and he told me that I didn't have to run off. I told him that I better get back. My FO (First Officer) is on his first ever flight. His eyes got real big and then I told him that I was just messing with him. He said he wanted to ask me a favor. I said OK, he asked if he could visit the cockpit. He was a pilot himself, so he just wanted to have a look around. It was before 9/11, so I did give him the opportunity to come in to the flight deck. If I am not mistaken, I think he had a crash landing at some point in his career as a pilot.
Patrick was one "heck of an actor"! I seen him in Ghost, Dirty Dancing, Road House, Point Break, Next of Kin and Uncommon Valor. Unfortunately his chain-smoking caused him some serious medical problems........that he even admitted to during an interview on tv. Don't remember who was interviewing him, but he looked extremely thin and was smoking a cigarette during the interview. Cigarette smoke could be seen streaming upward from an ash tray. Actually, the only movie I remember him smoking in was Road House.
RIP, Patrick!