The next morning I go out to the airport in the dark. I do my walkaround inside the warm, lit
hangar. Cowlings are secure, oil is present at the proper level, all the control surfaces move in
the
I was recently reading an entry by Plastic Pilot in which he listed me as one of 7 pilot wife/girlfriend blogs that he reads (I am flattered). I was intrigued by a comment made by JULIEN, that read:
Sunday, a short trip took me across the LA Basin directly over the Freeway Fire in Orange County and Riverside County. Here is how the devastation looked from about 9,000 feet. We flew just on the sou
A recent trip I worked allowed my cockpit crew and I to put aside for awhile all the bitterness and animosity we have for management and just enjoy the surroundings.
While the scheduled maintenance is being done on the airplane, I sleep in, laze around a bit,
and then just before checkout time call the engineer for a progress check. His answer will tell me
whet
I've had quite a few emails and phone calls of late from concerned friends, asking if I'm ok, and saying that they're worried that I've been so quiet recently. They know, you see, that we're having a
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