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Anyone Want a Cherokee?
Hottest Deal in the Air! KATYMessage from the owner: "I've owned two-seven whiskey for seven years, and "Katy" as she is called has been a great airplane for us. Because of her high full-fuel payload...
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Profit Sharing 101
Strategic Planning... Many airlines are in the process of contract negotiations. And often profit sharing is on the table for negotiations. Everyone wants the sure thing. But remember... everyone...
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Contract Negotiations and FEAR
"Fear is like fire. It can cook for you. It can heat your house. Or it can burn you down."Cus C'Amato (Flight To Success)With contract negotiations underway at many airlines, management and misdirected...
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Coercion to Fly Sick
Contract negotiations are underway at many airlines. One of the greatest issues found in many contracts is the sick-leave policy. There will always be a certain percentage of people everywhere who will...
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Immediate Gratification and Contract Negotiations
Would you rather have $1 million dollars today or a penny compounded daily for a month?If you choose that million, you will be leaving $4,368,709.12 on the table. (To see the compounding table click...
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Go Around!
Pilots, If it doesn't look good...Go Around and Try Again!As pilots we are trained to do the best we can, make the best decisions possible, and if it doesn't look good get out of there! Meaning go...
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Richard Westgate
Respects to British Airways pilot. Richard Westgate passed 2012My friend Mark shared the following story with me. Mark was set to be today's Friday Flyer, but we shall meet him next week. Today is to...
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N61FC
Fact of Fiction... "A CFI tried to register a flying carpet with the FAA. They called him and said "a carpet can't fly!", so he responded "Not until it's registered it can't!" So the FAA, showing a...
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Pilots Fired!
For Just Cause! And Guess what they did to deserve this... June 24, 2015Watch the Video: Pilots Thinking with the Wrong Head! Enjoy the JourneyXO Karlene
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The Last Flight
We honor pilots' last flights... Today we honor the plane!A friend attended the Cosford airshow last weekend with his family, and sent this photo. Below is a video of the flyby over Barton. He said,...
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mark restorick
Friday's Fabulous Flyer! Mark RestorikMark possesses and avid love of aviation. He writes often and shares updates so quickly that I did not know the aviation event transpired. He's got his nose to the...
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Happy 4th of July!
May the Stars and Stripes be with you! Happy 4th!Have a safe and wonderful Holiday Weekend! Enjoy the Journey!XOX Karlene
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PhD: Aviation Update
Finishing up the First Year!It's hard to believe that we are in the final month of the first year. And what a quarter this has been! Aviation Law and Systems Engineering have kept me busy this quarter....
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Boeing 787
Friday's Fabulous Flyer B787Success comes to those who don't quit! As my good friend Jeremy so eloquently said in Passing the Test: "As I have learned recently, it's better not to pass an exam the...
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Arline Pilots Wanted
To Take a Survey..."The intent of this survey is to collect data from pilot opinions with respect to system related measures of air traffic control."Julian ArcherJulian Archer is a PhD. Student in The...
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There is Nothing You Can't Do!
"The greatest pleasure in life is doing what people say you can not do." Walter Bagehot Thank Jeremy Carlisle for sharing this powerful quote On CaptainAboard!Not until I shared my story at my first...
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Brandon Desjardins
Friday's Fabulous Flyer!Brandon Desjardins (with his instructor)Brandon Soloed! "Yesterday was a milestone in my flying 'career', I solo'd for the first time, it was an awesome feeling I was proud of...
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AviatorCast at
While I won't make Oshkosh this year, my friends from Angle of Attack at AviatorCast Podcast will be there! Find them, say hello, and get your photo with Chris or any of his team, and send it my way. I...
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Passed My Multi-Engine Ride!
Airline Pilot in the Making...Jake Cullen passed his multi-ride, and now he's moving onto his Certified Flight Instructors rating (CFI). I asked Jake to share with me lessons learned. Here is what he...
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Pilots Wanted!!!
"558,000 new pilots over the next two decades" Great News for Pilot Careers! With this news comes a huge responsibility for the rest of us. We must hold the career to the highest standards,...
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