Yes, I said Dothan, Alabama. I didn't know where it was either. In fact, after we got there, we tried to check the weather but couldn't figure out where in the state we were. On the bright side, it's
We were supposed to take 22D to Stuart and swap out airplanes. That was day before yesterday when 22D had its "incident." The plane we were supposed to bring back from Stuart was going to basically
First, a reminder that you may send your aviation questions to me at support@fromthecockpit.com with "Aviation Question" in the subject. Be sure to check out this week's Ask Cap'n Meryl question &
A description of a typical day's flight from Montreal to Vancouver and back - as a backdrop for a detailed, non-technical description of what an airline pilot does.
Oh, goodness! What mixed emotions! I knew I had been doing well overall and was feeling really good about that as I got AKQ in the GPS and took us back there, but I knew that the real test was to co
[Update: Man, for the most momumental post(s) of my training, I would have thought this would have more detail about the actual content of the oral exam! But the parts of the day that really stood o
I just passed my multi-engine checkride, so now when my new license comes in the mail it will say something like ALL SINGLE PILOT NON-HIGH PERFORMANCE, SINGLE AND MULTI ENGINE LAND AEROPLANES, NIGHT.<
We convened at the hangar at the appointed time, two junkies ready for their fix. Recalling the last time they defied the law of gravity and took to the sky, this time they resolved to avoid all super
Ice must be removed from aircraft before takeoff because its presence decreases lift and increases drag (by thirty and forty percent, respectively). You're allowed to remove it with a broom, or by saw
Sorry to anyone who reads my blog. I've been an terrible blogger. My last update was slightly over a month ago. I've been meaning to update several times, however, I simply never motivated myself enou
A few days after we plowed out at the Brookline Airport (a couple of posts down) I flew the Cub up to Lake Winnipesaukee to land on the ice runway at Alton Bay. It was relatively mild with temperatur
I have to make a phone call to Transport Canada tomorrow.
It’s the call that no pilot ever wants to make.
My doctor had something to say during an appointment on this past Thursday which IR
I’ve heard commercial flying described as hours of boredom punctuated by minutes of sheer terror. Private flying, on the other hand, especially in winter, sometimes seems like hours and hours o
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