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Flying with the spoilers out →  January 24, 2012 0

I got back from Hawaii on Thursday morning. All day Thursday I was in a fog. Every year since 2008 I have gone to the North American Autoshow in Detroit. It’s my annual pilgrimage. To be open…I go to about 5 [...] Continue Reading…

Questions Answered : Weight restrictions and fuel →  January 23, 2012 0

Question : Yesterday I was on a flight from Houston to Omaha and apparently the ground crew loaded too much fuel.  Consequently, we taxied out to the end of the runway, but then sat off to the side while [...] Continue Reading…

Vacation done… →  January 19, 2012 0

Had a great vacation on the Island of Maui. Getting there was easy thanks to open flights. Getting back…not so easy. My wife and daughter had real tickets both ways. The return flight started filling up a few days ago. [...] Continue Reading…

Why do airlines change gates? Why is my flight delayed ? My friend is at the airport and says the weather is fine! →  January 9, 2012 0

I’ve been wanting to write this for a while. Every now and then airlines change the gate for departing…and arriving flights. This isn’t done for fun. It causes a lot of headaches. Let’s just look at two gates call them gate [...] Continue Reading…

A new short record →  January 8, 2012 Comments Off

This will be short. More later. On day 2 of a 3 day. Great 3 day trip. Great crew. Started early with a 5AM van. First flight was nice. A whole 3 passengers on board. I’m sure the profit was [...] Continue Reading…

“I flew with a bunch of nut jobs” →  January 1, 2012 2

Felt better on Friday afternoon so I figured I could fly my 2 day trip on Saturday. Saturday morning I was good to go. This was originally a 4 day. Due to scheduling changes by my mainline partner every flight [...] Continue Reading…