Sharing the Gift of Flight
Through his podcasts...Nicolas JacksonFriday's Fabulous Flyer!"My love affair for aviation started in my first decade when I got a ride in a GA aircraft from my home airport in Chico, CA (KCIC) to...
View ArticleMemorial Day 2017
Honoring our Fallen Heroes. "They gave up two lives...The lives they were living, and the lives they had yet to live."We must always remember.If you have a memorial day story you would like to share,...
View ArticlePrivatizing ATC
Could Destroy an Industry... Is this really what we want to do?Central Terminal at Sea-Tac Airport. Photo: Port of Seattle image by Don Wilson, borrowed from Aviation Today.Join the discussion this...
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New Instructor StationMy friend Nicolas Jackson continues to share the gift of flight. This week he interviewed Andreas on his new instructor station. (Interview link at the end of post). Andreas says,...
View ArticleEAL Aircraft still flying
Maybe I was never employed by Eastern But... "My love of Eastern is right up there as you all know. I’ve lived Eastern for 20 years since knowing Don and that makes me one of you!""Today in August...
View ArticleFinal Destination
More Than History... This book is one of the most fascinating reads on corruption, politics, and demise of an airline. Final Destination: Disaster is a story of what an airline pilot learned during his...
View ArticleAviation Thrillers
That Read Like Mysteries Fact it Stranger than Fiction!Darby's story does not end in Flight For Sanity, but just begins. Global Air Lines thinks they can silence her, but little do they know keeping...
View ArticleMr Last Chance Instructor
Friday's Fabulous FlyerAndrás Podolcsak’sPilot! Instructor! Inventor of amazing technology! András Podolcsak’s career spans 20 years where he has accumulated over 5,000 flight hours as a business jet...
View ArticleAir Traffic Control Initiative
What The People are Saying... Airport Operations in Majuro "MAJ""The President’s push for ATC privatization continues to generate resistance. President Trump's latest push for ATC privatization is...
View ArticleAeronautical Science Pathways
First Graduating Class! Last night I had the opportunity to attend the first graduating class of Aeronautical Science Pathways program at the Seattle Museum of Flight. This is a program that enables...
View ArticleCriminal Activity in the Airline World
How Deep Does it Run?What happens when pilots become stuck in a kangaroo court because of an Act that passed 91-years ago, with the most recent amendment ten years later? The railway labor act (RLA) of...
View ArticleThe Sky is Not the Limit!
Friday's Fabulous Flyer! Barbara ShultzBarbara is a pilot, a wife, a mother an author... and boy does she have some stories to share. What an amazing woman, who is living life to the fullest! What...
View ArticleAutomation Takeover
Where Is the Future Headed?Boeing is now openly talking about Pilotless Planes. Seems farfetched? The military has been doing this for years. This weekend I was discussing this exact topic with a...
View ArticleTerror in the Sky
Amazing Video on Pilot ErrorWhat are the causal factors of Pilot Error?Automation? Training? Fatigue? Safety Culture? Distraction? I'm working on the answer to this questionbut I need your help! If...
View ArticleInternational Yoga Day 2017
Celebrate Your Health Celebrate your LifeInternational Yoga Day June 21If you want to improve your health, reduce pain, lower stress, and improve your overall wellbeing do Yoga! The benefits are many:...
View ArticleMental Attack on Pilots
Continues... Last week I shared with you an email from a pilot who wrote about being removed from flight duty, and has been kept out for ten years with a false accusation of mental health, in a post...
View ArticleChristina Nitschmann
Friday's Fabulous FlyerChristina Nitschmann is a highly sought after speaker, consultant and radio show host of Savvy Business Radio. As the host, Christina has the unique ability to connect with each...
View ArticleFear of Flying
Paralyzing Millions DailyBut does it have to? Fear is one of the most debilitating emotions there is, and a fear of flying can impact your life greatly. Fear is also the first chapter in Flight To...
View ArticleDisability Insurance
A Plot Point of Another KindMultiple airlines have been using mental health as a tactic to remove pilots who report safety, stand up for what's right, or just piss off the wrong person. They airline...
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