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But Taylor dropped out and other actors passed on the project... because David had written himself a big role as an actor and pilot in the movie about extreme flying.

但泰勒最终放弃，改由其他演员接手……因为在这部有关极限飞行的电影中，大卫·埃利森为自己设计了一个身兼演员和飞行员二职的重要角色。

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“You’re landing on a big blue screen, ” said one US Airways A320 pilot, referring to the flat-panel computer screens in the simulator.

“你只是在一大片蓝色屏幕（模拟器上的电脑显示器）上降落”，一名美国航空公司A320的飞行员说（因未获得公司发言允许，该飞行员要求匿名）。

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The crash also took the lives of the pilot and two other singers -- J.P.Richardson, known as the Big Bopper, and Ritchie Valens.

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He is a glider pilot in addition to flying big jets.

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The new Digital Public Library of America (or DPLA) will be kicking off its first big pilot project at the Boston Public Library next month, and it's now gotten a big shot in the arm courtesy of the US National Archives.

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In Europe, the company will close 11 big box pilot stores in the U.K., focusing on its 2, 500 smaller stores.

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But it's more than automobiles and explosions that will cost big bucks this pilot season.

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