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Airline Captain Lori Legat Cline, a 1979 graduate of Woodlands Academy in Lake Forest and a Waukegan native, was one of four real-life pilots used in the making of the film “Sully,” which was No. 1 at the box office following its Sept. 9 debut. PHOTO SUBMITTED
Woodlands Academy alumna and Waukegan native Lori Legat Cline (third from right) stands next to director Clint Eastwood after she and other real-life airline pilots filmed scenes in the cockpit simulator for the motion picture “Sully.” PHOTO SUBMITTED

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Alyssa Groh, Editor
11:36 am PST December 13, 2016
Flying airplanes has been a passion of Captain Lori Cline’s for as long as she can remember, so when she was asked to share her passion with the world by playing a role in the movie “Sully” directed by Clint Eastwood, she was thrilled.

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