There has, and will always be, debate about a magic number of pilot hours required for certain types of flying and ratings. The Minnesota blizzard was a sharp contrast to the Cancun sunshine we’d just...
A Pilot Explores the Germanwings Tragedy It’s okay that I am away from my family to take you to yours. It’s my job, my pleasure, my passion, my life as a pilot. I don’t expect you to know that it took...
A look at the eternal struggle of pilot vs mechanic. Logbook Entry Pilot: Evidence of leak on right main gear Mechanic: Evidence removed Sparring with mechanics is part of the fun. With line item...
One pilot’s journey through Navy flight school and down the long road to Wings of Gold. Before I walked in the door of the Navy flight school, I already had a few marks against me. It’s nothing...
Air ambulance flying can sometimes put life into a different perspective. It’s -14 degrees F outside, but it’s not cold enough to keep the phone from ringing at 0200. “Hello?” “Hey captain, we have...
Flight Crews are one of infinite variables that contribute to pilot error. Of course, pilot error can be attributed to every aviation crash. A pilot can have an engine blow up or fall off causing...
A look at the path to becoming a pilot in Taiwan. I’m a Taiwanese pilot with a current total of 800 hours of flying time, but 550 hours of my total time are in the 747. You might be asking: “How’s...
As a cargo pilot, I do a lot of night flying… I get to see a lot of the world in my “day” job. Oddly enough, most of the places look the same after a while. I see two rows of blue lights and if...
Using Force Persuasion For More Effective Crew Resource Management To err is human; to crash, unacceptable. If we know that humans inevitably make mistakes, how do we balance that idea and still keep...