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"No Man's Land"
Friday Fabulous FlyerCaptain "Sully" Sullivan"What happens when 'psycho' automation leaves pilots powerless?""Instinctively, I release my pressure on the sidestick. Out of my subconscious, a survival...
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Supersonic Aircraft
Eastern Airlines Radio ShowWant to hear the Concorde takeoff and the sonic boom when it broke the sound barrier from 51 years ago – February 1969? Join us tonight and you will! The Concorde entered...
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When Aviation is More than a Career
It's a Passion! August 8, 2014 Rick Watson, shared his story as a Friday Fabulous Flyer. His passion for flying was unmatched, and then his aviation career was cut short when he burst his eardrum. His...
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Medical Fraud in Aviation
Impacting Airline PilotsIt's been brought to my attention with a sledge hammer as to the worst kind of retaliation a pilot can face when a pilot reports safety, training concerns, or harassment. I'm...
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FAA Involvement
Airline Medical FraudYesterday I wrote a post: Medical Fraud in Aviation. Today is a segment of how the FAA can be involved in the corruption. The names and email address are the only fiction in the...
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Markus A. Jegerlehner
Friday's Fabulous Flyer!Markus A. JegerlehnerMarkus Shares His Life: Born into an aviator family, I spent many hours on the small airfield in Bern-Belp as a child. When I was young, I pursued...
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Eastern Airlines On-Line Music Festival
You're Invited!“The most beautiful things in life are not things. They’re people, and places, and memories, and pictures. They are feelings and moments and smiles and laughter.”Join an Eastern Airlines...
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Aviation and the Sea
Just submitted my 5-star review of “Normalization of Deviance” Captain Jim WrightThe book has the same effect as converting the cockpit door from bullet proof to glass for all to see what goes on in...
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Airline Injustice
The RLA vs Court Imagine if a VP at an airline conspires to pay a doctor a large some of money to create a false medical diagnosis to remove a pilot from duty for reporting safety concerns. Retaliation...
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Union Employees Fighting Back
Not Just in the Airline Industry! Leslie SmithLeslie Smith is a professional mixed martial artist (MMA) fighter. She formerly fought in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), which is the largest...
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Lack of FAA Responsiveness
A history of Looking the Other Way Historically pilots have been blamed for accidents and incidents. However, I believe if we always blame the pilot, then nothing will be changed.Research CompleteDon't...
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Automation Concerns Since 1996!
Yesterday I wrote a post titled, Lack of FAA Responsiveness. In response to that post, I received an email of the history of what I had written, stemming from automation problems in the mid 90's. The...
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Finding Happiness
In the First Day of SpringYesterday I took a walk in my yard and noticed the flowers were blooming, the ducks had returned and soon we'll have ducklings, and I that my lawn needs mowing. I love to mow...
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Future Aviator
Friday's Fabulous Flyer! Francesca Keel"My name is Francesca Keel, I am a junior at Meadowdale High School, and a first year student in The Museum of Flight’s Aeronautical Science Pathway. My goal is...
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Enter to Win A Boeing 787!
Buy a Book! Read a Book! Enter to Win a B787 Model! In that the world is in lockdown due to Social Distancing, there is no better time than to do some reading. And when you buy one of my...
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Qantas Pilots Stand Down
Covid-19 Affecting the Pilot CommunityKirrily & Owen Zupp and FamilyOwen Zupp is no stranger to this blog. As an avid writer and pilot I have been honored to featured Owen half a dozen times since...
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Flying Together
As a Crew in Adversity! Covid-19 has shown that adversity happens beyond our control. We do our best to support each other, and survive. But when actions are intentional to harm someone,We support and...
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Messages Across the Miles
Friday's Fabulous FlyerCAPT Amjad Zia MalikYesterday I received a wonderful email from a friend 7000 miles away. He said it would be okay to post his message. His email brought a smile to my face for...
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Staying Proficient!
Thinking Outside the BoxLiterally! Pilots Staying Proficientoutside the simulator, effectively termed "the box"The grounding of planes has caused a trickle down effect to our flight crews in multiple...
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Aviation Safety
SMS, Human Factors, Quality Management, and Instructional Techniques.... Sergio RomeroSergio's vast experience includes working in the aviation industry for 32 years. He's worked for 121 airlines, 135...
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