Passed my written today. I had to make an 80%. I missed one question. The question I missed was on the fuel system and transferring fuel. If I had been in the real plane I could have seen what would happen in the scenario presented. Eh. The entire class passed….yes including the new hires. A [...]

Being a new hire at an airline is hard enough as one has to learn about specific airline operations and a new airplane. There is a clear divide amongst the group. I have a good idea about those who will succeed and those who will have a career day. In my cockpit trainer session are [...]

Being an airline pilot is more than firewalling the throttles and flying from point A to point B then heading to the hotel. There’s all kinds of performance issues to worry about. In the old days weight and balance was done by the second officer. Later the first officer. Now more commonly it’s done by [...]

So here is day 4. This morning we discussed advanced aircraft maneuvering and unusual attitudes. Recovering a swept wing, high performance aircraft is not the same as recovering a Cessna 172. That discussion lasted 4 hours. Same presentation I saw when I was new 4 years ago. Lunch break. I brought my lunch. Saves money [...]

Second day of class was today. I wasn’t as productive over the weekend studying as “life” happened. My wife decided to work the weekend and take Monday and Tuesday off (to save on daycare ). That meant me spending time with my daughter and only being able to study when she napped or my wife [...]

Helping others is in my nature. It’s part of the reason for this blog. Only a handful of airlines are currently hiring. Mine is one of them. The current market is very tight as there are a lot of pilots out of work. Simply applying isn’t enough as the resume is just a virtual piece [...]