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This is a cartoon illustration of a commercial airline pilot in her traditional uniform. It was part of a larger commission for Learning A-Z. This set depicts diverse people with recognizable occupations.
I was pleased that this one called for a woman with short hair, since we hadn't had many of those so far in the project. I also kept forgetting to add jewelry to people, since it was rarely mentioned in the specs. For this one I made a point to give her earrings and a wedding ring to make up for that previous oversight. I don't remember why she didn't get a pilot's hat, but there was probably a reason.
Did you know that there is a reason the flight crew greets the passengers with one hand behind their backs like this? It's nothing nefarious. They have a little counting device that they use to count the number of passengers that board the plane. They want to make sure it matches the number of tickets scanned. (Either stowaways or missing passengers would be bad.) They keep the device behind their back because they are trying to be discreet about it.
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[Image Description: A cartoon illustration of a light-skinned black or mixed-race woman wearing a traditional pilot's uniform. She's standing casually, looking at the viewer, mouth slightly open. One hand is waving while the other is behind her back. Her hair is in a natural, shorter style.
The image is watermarked with the artist's logo and a line of text noting the client's copyright as, "Copyright (c) 2022 Learning A-Z. All rights reserved." /Image Description]