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Today I'm partnered with a young FO who has been sent up north to cover for someone else, and he's bored.

This morning we were supposed to be flying a group of schoolchildren into a min

My friend Tim called this afternoon. He was hired by Express Jet in June and called to check on my progress and update me on his.

He's almost done with his ERJ-145 training. One more sim

Here's the link for the following story:

Idiot gets his license taken away

Sim Flite MN is going to have a King Air model, I suppose mostly for people who want to prepare for job interviews or keep proficiency for professional

The evening weather for the past few weeks has been typical for the deep south. We've had clear blue mornings, high humidity with building thunderstorms by the late afternoon. Our temperatures have be

There is a demo for the newest version of Microsoft Flight Simulator. It looks very nice. The landscapes now have realisti

Probably like all (most?) renters, I've been toying around with the idea of purchasing a plane of my own... Of course not a brand new one, because I can't afford that - but with a couple of people, I

Since I made the full switch to VoIP last summer there has been one weak link in the chain - electricity.

Since our telephone now relies on our internet connection (and everything between it

Saturday afternoon was the best weather for flying in six weeks and a perfect day for the pre-solo check-ride. The pre-solo check-ride is required by the Wings of Carolina flying club for every studen

So today was the first day of training at Piedmont. Actually, I would say it was training. It was really just HR stuff. We got briefed on the standard stuff, i.e. drug test, employment benefits, et

How can I adequately describe this trip? Where do I start?

It's funny........ I really don't care much for travelling.
I don't sleep well the night before heading West to bring home on

The evening weather for the past few weeks has been typical for the deep south. We've had clear blue mornings, high humidity with building thunderstorms by the late afternoon. Our temperatures have be

Got my instructor back.

Happy.

We went into short field operations on a windy and therefore bumpy day. Flying an accurate approach was a challenge!

Each landing was Pretty damn

Hummingbird has been online now for about eight weeks. I have to be honest and say that so far we haven't really caught the public's imagination (but we haven't really tried yet - both Jo and I think

Homeland security? It's all an illusion
By SUSAN TRENTO and JOSEPH TRENTO

One month short of the fifth anniversary of 9/11, the United States
awakened to news that British authoriti

So today was the first day of training at Piedmont. Actually, I would say it was training. It was really just HR stuff. We got briefed on the standard stuff, i.e. drug test, employment benefits, et

Hello from Stick and Rudder Aviation,
I just returned home from a five day trip that included a Pacific crossing and a Honolulu (HNL) layover. Follow along as we depart Portland, OR (PDX), cross

Boourns! That high pressure system didn't stay over Ontario as long as I'd hoped - quasistationary my ass!

In anycase the TAF for YKZ this morning:

TAF CYKZ 141143Z 1412

My First Officer Mike and me in the PDX Flight Op

We've gone "Feet Wet" here as we continue our cli

After five hours... land again! We found it! Wh

When we acquired Mike Hotel, MS and the IFR Pilot still hadn't disposed of their interest in 78S. Since we couldn't park Mike Hotel in the old hangar, we had to find a new home for him. We lucked out,

When we acquired Mike Hotel, MS and the IFR Pilot still hadn't disposed of their interest in 78S. Since we couldn't park Mike Hotel in the old hangar, we had to find a new home for him. We lucked out,

When we acquired Mike Hotel, MS and the IFR Pilot still hadn't disposed of their interest in 78S. Since we couldn't park Mike Hotel in the old hangar, we had to find a new home for him. We lucked out,

After a quick shower and dinner at Dukes, it's ou

I am slowly stretching my wings. Yesterday I made my first solo flight away from the airport. It was just out to the practice area west of Waukegan, but it felt like a big deal to me. It was almost

Homeland security? It's all an illusion
By SUSAN TRENTO and JOSEPH TRENTOOne month short of the fifth anniversary of 9/11, the United States
awakened to news that British authorities had bro

So here I sit, in the lobby of the Microtel Inn & Suites in Salisbury, MD. I haven't updated in quite a while, so here goes...

I continued with the CFI ratings, ultimately finishing up

We were driving around the backroads of Co. Galway, looking for likely places to move to.  We happened across a likely area; near a village, a little further than we'd like from the sea or a larg

I am slowly stretching my wings. Yesterday I made my first solo flight away from the airport. It was just out to the practice area west of Waukegan, but it felt like a big deal to me. It was almost

Today's flight was actually very tiring, considering that we only went to Livermore and back. For one thing, it was a plane I hadn't flown before, so I always do an extra careful preflight. For anot