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                *     *     *     *     *       Alright, dear reader, that’s you’re update on how I got to Vegas, and settled in with the luxury digs, gambling and social life.  Now, let’s get back to my classified job.      For a ragged-assed airline pilot, my flying schedule was a dream come true.  I worked a week “on,” then had a week “off.”  In other words I flew merely two weeks out of a month.         During the week that I worked, Monday to Friday, I’d report to Nellis at 6:A.M., preflight my 737, and file canned flight plans with USAF Dispatch.       F-16s at Nellis.      F-15 departing Nellis.       C-130s arriving at Nellis. The pre-filled out, or “Canned,” Flight Plans I filed with USAF Dispatch at Nellis AFB....