Read a news article stating that comair lost 12 of its jets. What that means is that Delta outsourced its regional flying for 12 of those jets. All just another cog in the wheel to get out of bankru
Seattle is one of my favorite layovers. Descending and departing past Mt. Rainier, over Puget Sound and the Olympic Range is one of the most beautiful sights in America. There's an abundance of attra
Mary and I received an invitation to join the folks at Big Sky in a trip to St. Michaels on Dec. 9th. Everyone will fly into KESN (Easton, MD) and we will
I've been in this rut lately where I'm tired of flying the Ambulance. Like most pilots I want to go bigger, better, faster. I'm the most junior pilot here with not much opportunity for advancement. I
Episode 25
This show starts off with a bombshell story and ends with a personal bombshell announcement.
The middle is chock full of dramatic and funny lightning stories.
The photo is a greeting
Well, not all at once. I was looking at my frequent flyer millage earlier as I scheduled next weeks unexpected visit to the Midwest and Texas. 25k, it's a bunch of miles for me. All of it out of rang
Woke up this morning to -27. Okay, so maybe Mike got up to that and I stayed in bed, I just happened to get today off. Didn't do too much during the day at all, but Mike took me for a very nice dinne
I had last Thanksgiving at home, but this year, no way. Bidding these big holidays free from duty is tricky unless one is at the top of the seniority list... The very top. This year the trickster won
I had last Thanksgiving at home, but this year, no way. Bidding these big holidays free from duty is tricky unless one is at the top of the seniority list... The very top. This year the trickster won
Read a news article stating that comair lost 12 of its jets. What that means is that Delta outsourced its regional flying for 12 of those jets. All just another cog in the wheel to get out of bankru
On Sunday night it was really windy, and we had to put engine covers on the plane we were leaving outside overnight. To make a long story short, it was not a very fun experience, and when we were done
Today I received a phone call from the VP in Florida of the flight school that I attend. After a week of vacillating, the finally agreed to move me from Part 142 commercial training in to Part 61 trai
I’m flying to England for a week and a bit tomorrow so its a slow work day today. Whilst reading about rumours of a Virgin 747 gliding into JFK this week with all 4 engines out (as you guessed,
Seattle is one of my favorite layovers. Descending and departing past Mt. Rainier, over Puget Sound and the Olympic Range is one of the most beautiful sights in America. There's an abundance of attra
Mary and I received an invitation to join the folks at Big Sky in a trip to St. Michaels on Dec. 9th. Everyone will fly into KESN (Easton, MD) and we will
Student is early, and we have about half an hour to kill while the airplane is out flying. So, we start xc planning. The destination is CFE, and we get as far as picking checkpoints and measuring di
I need 3 hours of simulated instrument time for the private pilot certificate. I had only done 2.1 up to now so, the goal was to finish it off during this lesson. I put the hood on while we were sti
I need 3 hours of simulated instrument time for the private pilot certificate. I had only done 2.1 up to now so, the goal was to finish it off during this lesson. I put the hood on while we were sti
It looks like Van's LSA aeroplane is well on it's way. It looks like there may be a slight technology shift happening at the world's most popular kit p
Yesterday, I got to serve as a crewmember on a Part 121 carrier. I was serving as Seventh Deputy Underassistant Copilot for Customer Service. For those of you who don't know what that is, it's the g
I had last Thanksgiving at home, but this year, no way. Bidding these big holidays free from duty is tricky unless one is at the top of the seniority list... The very top. This year the trickster won
I need 3 hours of simulated instrument time for the private pilot certificate. I had only done 2.1 up to now so, the goal was to finish it off during this lesson. I put the hood on while we were sti
Yesterday, I got to serve as a crewmember on a Part 121 carrier. I was serving as Seventh Deputy Underassistant Copilot for Customer Service. For those of you who don't know what that is, it's the g
There was a time when I had practically no self-control. The least little thing would cause me to snap at those around me. I usually behaved my worst around those I loved most. It seemed as though