New Year 2018
"You can't build a reputation on what you are going to do." Henry FordYou build your reputation on follow through. Thus, resolutions are the time to reflect and find areas of growth and improvement......
View ArticleB777 Trivia Challenge 2
The Fun Continues... The fun began when I asked a simple question on B777:"What is the system that if you turn the switch to OFF, that you will actually turn something in the aircraft ON?"ANSWER:CABIN/...
View ArticleInsanity in The Airline Industry
The Impact on Safety...Darby Bradshaw and Kathryn Jacobs identified serious flaws within Global Air Lines and the FAA respectively. The way to fix something is to say something. The FAA supports this...
View ArticleNew Years Episode
Eastern Airlines Kitchen Talk Radio!AviationExplorer.comJoin your Eastern Airlines Crew on the EAL Radio Show Episode 347New Year's Episode! If you're not watching the gameJoin the conversation....
View ArticleBoeing Trivia Challenge 3!
But First...Last week's question: What switches are normally left in OFF for normal operation? ANSWER: Instrument Source Selector SwitchesThe above picture displays the visual when the switches are...
View ArticlePromoting Aviation & Safety!
PhD and B777 Ready for Takeoff! I am in the final stretch of the PhD program at ERAU, and data collection is in progress. I have been sending out requests with a link to a one-page website: Petitt...
View ArticleFriday's Fabulous Flyer
The Amazing Female FlyerShall be Kept AnonymousDue to a Security ClearanceThis week I ran into an old friend who is going to do some work on my lake cabin and shared some photos of his girlfriend at...
View ArticlePatrick Paris
Friday's Fabulous Flyer Patrick ParisPatrick started flying in 1972 on Murdy Cap 10, a two-seat training aerobatic aircraft. Then he flew the Fouga Magister, a1950s French two-seat jet trainer...
View ArticleCelebrating MLK Jr. Day the Eastern Way!
Happy MLK Jr. Day! Tonight...You're invited to: "The Last Voyage of AirlinersWhere Do They Go?"Join your Eastern Airlines Crew on the EAL Radio Show BroadcastMonday January 15, 20177 pm EDTCall...
View ArticleFlight To Success
Be the Captain of Your Life! A comment arrived in my email about Flight to Success, Be the Captain of Your Life, and I loved it. Therefore, I will share it:"Every young girl and every young boy,...
View ArticleHeadline from Europe:
"Plane skids off Turkish runway on Black Sea coast"News EuropeNobody Died. This Time.A captain who has a passion for aviation safety, sent me the following email related to the above incident: "A...
View ArticleFly Girl scholarship
Friday's Fabulous FlyerNatalie Kelley and The Fly Girl scholarship!How many people give more than they take in this world? Well, Natalie Kelley is one of them. When you read her story, you'll see what...
View ArticleAir Regulation
Aviation History... AIR REGULATIONEpisode 349Join your Eastern Airlines Crew on the EAL Radio Show BroadcastMonday January 22, 20187 pm EDTCall 213-816-1611 You can either listen or talk.Or log on to...
View ArticleNumbers are Soaring
Because Pilots Care about the Professionalism of their Jobs!Survey Count:3336For all who have participated in the survey and shared the message with your colleagues, Thank You! For everyone else... I...
View ArticleAssault in the Flight Deck!
"BOTH" Pilots Fired?Jet Airways check airman is flying the rights seat. He slaps the captain. The captain leaves the flight deck, and goes to the back in tears. Forget the tears, removing herself from...
View ArticleGeneral Aviation on the Rise!
With Flight Bag Technology! Win a $100 Amazon Gift CardTroy Techau is also working on his PhD at ERAU, and I am fortunate to be in his cohort. Troy's commitment to General Aviation is unsurpassed....
View ArticleCaptain Balsey DeWitt
May he Rest in PeaceStory by Emilio Corsetti III: "So here's the scenario. It's 1970. You're in a DC-9. You've been flying three-plus hours from New York to the Caribbean Island of St. Maarten. Most of...
View ArticleTraining Lockdown
The Fun is about to begin! I've been silent for awhile because I have been busy studying. But now it's time to get ready to travel. Being a West Coast girl, I like to commute to the East a day early to...
View ArticleFuture of Aviation
Supported by AlitaliaCommercial Pilots Worldwide Are Needed to Take a Survey! "The survey is in our website and it’s available for all pilots working for Alitalia, the major Italian airline. We will...
View ArticleTime is Flying By
Soon I will be too! B777 Knowledge is Sinking in... The Master Override Light has been turned on!Everyone says this is their favorite airplane! I can hardly wait! Updates to come... Enjoy the...
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