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What Can Go Wrong? Go Wrong? Go Wrong...?
Knowledge: The Path to SafetyMany years ago both my captain and I were new to the Airbus A330 and were flying into Shanghai. We were displaced Boeing pilots in an environment where feet was converted...
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A330: Clearing the PPOS
Evaluating When Something Went WrongIf you missed the prologue to this post, please take a moment to read "What Can Go Wrong? Go Wrong? Go Wrong?" Then join me for the analysis.A330 and NavigationTo...
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How To Get out of Trouble
When you Inadvertently Wipe out Everything... Wiping out all the waypoints is not unknown to any Airbus pilot. Either you have been there done that, or you will. Below is a little tip to get out of...
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If I Can't Walk I'll Fly
CAF Giving Wings to Challenged Athletes Challenged Athletes Foundation (CAF) Returned Kayla to her PassionKayla is my middle daughter, who has faced challenges that most of us could never imagine. We...
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31 Ways to Position Your Bones
While in Training...Last year on Halloween I posted a series of photos that my sister had taken daily. "Where is the skeleton today". I had planned on doing the same thing this year at my house....
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Progress:
Forward Movement Toward a Destination!The MCDU even has a button for today!The good news is, after all the flashcards and studying myself to the bones I finished my electronic test. While I was...
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Become Unconsciously Competent
Automaticity and Adaptive Expertise vs Rote Memorization Automaticity and adaptive expertise are essential for airline pilots to improve Situational Awareness (SA). Without automaticity and adaptive...
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Training the Emerging Pilot Workforce:
Does Generation and Gender Influence Curriculum Development?Yesterday I received an invite, via Curt Lewis and Associates, from Kurt Reesman, Retired Air Force Instructor, who is giving back to the...
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AIRBUS A330: Understanding the Technology
A Higher Level of Understanding Improves Operational PerformanceHigh Energy ApproachesThe A330 has a very sleek wing and it's difficult to descend and slow down at the same time. Therefore, some...
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Happy Veteran's Day
Take A Moment To Thank A Veteran When you see someone in a uniform, Someone who serves us all, Doing military duty, Answering their country’s call, Take a moment to thank them For protecting what you...
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The Time Of Giving!
Christmastime Inspires the Gift of Giving! Following the success of "Beyond Haiku: Pilots Write Poetry," American Airlines Captain Linda Pauwels expands her literary wings to capture the soaring...
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Happy New Year 2022!
2021 is gladly to be forgotten! This was the year that my dad died. The year that my husband had far too many ablations followed by pacemaker surgery, all of which put him into heart failure, where his...
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Traveling Those Friendly Skies
When They are Not So FriendlyA couple months ago I was invited to speak on the Ashleigh Banfield show to discuss unruly passengers. A big production in my living room for the filming, followed by...
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Martin Luther King Jr.
"Faith is taking the first step evenwhen you don't see the whole staircase."Martin Luther King Enjoy the Journey!XO Karlene
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Alcohol and Pilots
Guilty Because We Say So! "Getting a false positive made me live the life of Andy Dufrane in Shawshank Redemption... I never thought the storm would last so long...”Captain Mike Danford There was a...
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Improving Safety
When the FAA Hotline is IneffectiveThe FAA hosts a Whistleblower complaint hotline on their website. They make it super easy to report your safety concerns. However, after you report and the...
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Make Your Dreams Come True!
1981 PARTENAVIA P68C FOR SALE Priced right and ready for someoneto give her a new home!TTAF 8970Lycoming IO360 200hp 1167 SMO L/R Hartzell Props 1167 L/R SOHFull IFR King Gold CrownSeats 6/7 Paint 8...
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Flight For Discovery
The Next Novel in the Series is on Short Final! The battle continues as Global Air Lines underestimates Captain Darby Bradshaw. Despite management paying for a bipolar diagnosis to medically...
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When Truth is Free!
This gift is for you! Flight For TruthCorruption runs deep within the airline industry when Captain Darby Bradshaw is grounded and forced into a psychiatric evaluation in response to reporting safety...
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Flight For Discovery...
A Journey Worth Traveling Time Is Running Out For Aviation Worldwide! In Flight For Sanity, Darby Bradshaw was forced into an abusive psychiatric evaluation for reporting safety. At the time, there was...
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