NTSB and TWA 800
Friday's Fabulous Flyer:This week I had the great opportunity to meet some incredible people. And a few of them worked for the NTSB, and were involved in the TWA800 investigation. During the course of...
View ArticleEPST Ab Initio
Pilot Training Ab initioAb initio is a Latin term meaning "from the beginning" and is derived from the Latin ab ("from") + initio, ablative singular of initium ("beginning"). c.1600, from L., lit....
View ArticlePilot Selection Process
European Pilot Selection and TrainingCan anyone become a pilot? Part one: Ab Initio training. One of the greatest concerns about Ab initio training is taking anyone and turning them into a pilot....
View ArticleHappy Veterans Day!!
SMALL WORLD... This week someone sent me a quote.... And then I found this photo on my friend Rob Aker's blog. Yes, it is the same quote! Is there a message here? To all those who stood, died, and made...
View ArticleQuality Pilot Training
EPST: Training To Airline Standards... Ab initio training...part three... (Part one, and Part two)From Need to Vision to RealityAs EPST had committed itself to train its students to airline...
View ArticleDick Verburg
Friday's Fabulous FlyerDick Verburg is CEO of Multi Pilot Simulations (a simulator manufacturer for A320 and B737 Fixed Base Simulators for FTO’s and TRTO’s) as well as Chairman and founder of EPST (a...
View ArticleBecome a Leader!
Realizing Leadership Development with Irene Becker "Leadership today is not about learning to lead better, it is about learning to think, communicate, collaborate, and lead differently..." Mark your...
View ArticleCome From Away
The most amazing play I have ever seen! And check out the lady pilots who flew in for opening night. Space Needle for Dinner, and then the show! Come From Away! September 11, 2001. 38 planes landed...
View ArticleFINALS Week...
FALL 2015! Finals are due November 29th, but I have been racing the clock to finish everything early before I fly. I've been on reserve for five days, and they have not used me yet ... but my day is...
View ArticleSuddenly I Could Fly!
Come From AwayThe most amazing gift you could give, or receive, this holiday season!Last week I had the great opportunity to attend opening night of Come From Away at the Seattle Repertory Theater with...
View ArticleGratitude....
Today and Always!Happy Thanksgiving!Gratitude: Today I will be dining with two or three hundred of my favorite people, passengers, on my way to Amsterdam. Yes, passengers are my favorite people, as...
View ArticleAviation Evolution....
Evolution of the Cockpit 1903 Wright Flyer Spirit of St. LouisDouglas M-2Bellanca C.F.Fokker D.VIISupermarine Spitfire Mk. VIIFocke-Wulf Fw 190 F-8Messerschmitt Me 262A-1aBell X-1Boeing B-29Grumman...
View ArticleLeaving the World
Better Than We Found It "We are the guardians of generations that will follow in our footsteps - let us ensure that we are fit to lead them." ~ by Eleesha, Author of The Soul Whisperer I am often asked...
View ArticleThe Automation Problem
Are we over thinking it? Captain James WrightJust when school was over for the quarter, my friend Captain James Wright sent me an inspiring email. One of those writings that make me think! He posed...
View ArticleSandy McCormack
Friday's Fabulous Flyer Sandy McCormackI am honored to know Sandy. We found each other through PNWA. And I'm so excited to share her story, and read her book too. I was planning on attending her talk...
View ArticleDrone Landing At Frankfurt
The First Drone to Land at Frankfurt.... And NO BATHROOMs... The Future of Aviation~
View ArticleFocus On The Future
Monday MotivationThe Power of Focus! "Let me not wake up to dwell on the past. Let me only dwell upon - the tasks that lie ahead." ~ by Eleesha, Author of The Soul Whisperer I love motivations from my...
View ArticleGifting Aviation!
Happy Holidays Early! To gift people you love some aviation adventure, they must start at the beginning. Flight For Control in Hardbackis on Sale for $15 For the month of December, order your...
View ArticleGlacier Girl
Friday's Fabulous Flyer! Glacier GirlIn July of 1942, during operation Bolero, six P-38 fighters and two B-17 bombers were on their way to the British Isles, and returned to Greenland due to inclement...
View ArticleWorld Connections
The Power of a Blog...Followed by Generations of Aviation Hannah Friday Flyer! Today was spent sharing holiday cheer, writing, and putting off cleaning up after the holiday magic of grandkids over...
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