Not only that her trip includes a sightseeing flight over the Antarctic.

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According to the NTSB report, Mr. Dudley had expected to take two passengers on the sightseeing flight, but two additional people arrived for the outing that afternoon.

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Smidt said he is a student pilot and De Priester is his flight instructor, but on Sunday they were just out for a sightseeing flight in her newly purchased 1967 Piper Cherokee.

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The flight up - which can otherwise be a torturous half hour of self doubt - is a sightseeing pleasure.

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