Legal Commentary

Yesterday, six of us in San Diego (four profs and two other friends) rented a VERY small plane and flew up for the day to Mammoth. The mountain had marvelous snow and was pretty much empty of other skiiers. In the evening, we were safely back at home. It occured to me that each faculty needs a few pilots. When we were at Yale, the need was even more pronounced as New Haven had a lousy airport. More than once, my favorite prof in the world flew himself and four or five of our colleauges to conferences in places like Cornell, to which it would take otherwise many wasted hours (sometimes a couple of transition days really in order to attend a full day of conferencing) of train/connections/driving. And the best part: it really doesn't cost more than other modes of transportation. In fact, the trip to Mammoth, split six ways, cost less than the fuel it would take to drive up there. AND, it is safer than getting on the highway!