Randall Brooks
Friday's Fabulous FlyerRandall Brooks VP Training & Business DevelopmentAPS Emergency Maneuver TrainingThere are a variety of career paths in aviation, but when experience and opportunity put a...
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Living the Dream: A Day in the Life of an Airline Pilot"I've been humbled and thrilled to see it going viral, getting nearly 20,000 hits in 24 hours! Many news sources are sharing it as well! If you...
View ArticleA330 Political Plane Trivia
I've got my manuals spread over my desk as I study for recurrent, and it occurred to me that the there is a political difference between the A330-300 and A330-200 models concerning fueling the plane....
View ArticleFor the Souls We Have Lost...
Flight For Control and Flight For Safety are part of a mission: To never have another airline crash. Stopping planes from crashing may help those of us who travel and fly for a living. But it does...
View ArticleThe Path Your Dreams are On
T.H.ursday with Tom Hill I watch TED talks for their thought provoking content. Most of the time when I watch those videos, I think of their application to what’s going on with me at the time. After...
View ArticleHappy Valentines Day
With Love in my Heart, Jet Fuel in my veins The best way to share this day, Is send Aviation Valentines your way. Happy Valentines DayXOX Karlene
View ArticleWashington Aviation Association
Are you Ready for some Aviation Fun next weekend?It's that time of year again! Washington Aviation Association's31st Annual Northwest Aviation Conference & Trade Show Is less than one week away....
View ArticleMEA CULPA
THursdays with Tom HillI've flown the T-38 off and on now for 25 years. In that time, I've collected about 1500 hours and about as many sorties. Lots of those hours were spent giving instruction to...
View ArticleEmily Van Vleet-Singer
Fridays Fabulous FlyerEmily Van Vleet-SingerAnd her DadLast year I was fortunate to meet Emily at the Women in Aviation conference. We had emailed and talked about her career and the airlines...etc....
View ArticleInspiration: TBB Cool Kids
This weekend I was at the Western Washington Aviation Trade Show and met so many wonderful people doing incredible things with their lives revolving around aviation. I want to thank everyone who...
View ArticleRainier Flight Service
Women Of Aviation weekis one week away! March 3rd -March 9th The world will be inspiring women to climb into the plane and take flight. Rainier Flight Servicetells us why they are donating a Cessna...
View ArticleAmelia's Plane
At the Northwest Washington Aviation Trade Show last weekend I met some amazing people. And Kim Star was one of them. I am still in awe of her talent. I want this painting! While not many of us would...
View ArticleHow Good Should They Be?
T.H.ursday with Tom Hill Unlike what its name implies, Test Pilot School graduates more than pilots. In normal years, half the class is non-pilots like Combat System Officers (WSOs and Navs for you old...
View ArticleA Love of Aviation
Friday's Fabulous FlyerABBY JARVEThree years ago we hosted the first Fly It Forward Event at Renton Airport and held an essay contest. Do you want to know why we do this? Because that first flight can...
View ArticleDealing With Passengers
Blogging In Formation is at it again. This month's topic: Dealing with passengers.How do I deal with passengers? With courtesy and respect. I give them wings as I greet them at the door. I bring them...
View ArticleAviator Puzzle!
Women in Aviation... They are doing amazing things! Just look at Lisa~Lisa Miley! Pilot, Aviation Enthusiast and all around talented woman! Lisa is creating a super cool AV8TOR PUZZLES ... that every...
View ArticleA Day In The Sky
Oh how I have waited for this day, to lift up and away. Soaring somewhere between heaven and the land Power, height and lift controlled by a steady hand. To check and double check is better, not ever...
View ArticleThe First Step
T.H.ursday with Tom HillI think it’s pretty easy to discount possibility. We talk about dreaming big, setting large goals, making pithy statements like, “The journey of a thousand miles begins with one...
View ArticlePilot: Melissa Huffman
"The sky isn't my limit.... It's my playground."December 7th, 2012 Melissa Joined us as a Friday Flyer, with an interest in Aviation. Today she is soloing. It all started with introductory flight. This...
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