Day 2 started early. Six AM van ride. Four leg day. I used to do 4 legs all the time. It’s been a while though. Captain’s leg. Blocked out 2 minutes early at 7:03AM. Since it was still somewhat early we didn’t have to deal with any flow restrictions. Smooth ride. An hour later he [...]

I had a 5:30AM report time. Left the hotel at 4:40AM as I wanted to eat breakfast first. I’ve been to this airport several times so I know my way around. It helps reduce the stress factor. I remember my first day of IOE 4 years ago. New job + New airport + New airplane [...]

I spent 2 days packing for my first trip in 2 months. I went over everything I thought I needed. Still forgot stuff. My wife was driving me to the airport (great perk of being married!) when I realized I forgot to pack shorts. I get bored on overnights and exercise. Eh. I stopped by [...]

In a few days a NOTAM will be issued. NOTAM – Due to extensive flight training by a pilot who’s been on the ground for more than two months, all pilots should use extreme caution in the vicinity of the following: THE ENTIRE CONTIGUOUS UNITED STATES Ha! Finally had my schedule loaded into my profile [...]

Hanging out a lot with my daughter during my wait for IOE. While out and about today I got a phone call from the training department. My daughter is 14 months old….almost 15 months. She has associated holding anything to your face with saying the word “Hi” over and over again. Once I answered the [...]

Still waiting to start IOE. I called the training department today. I was told it was 3-5 days from when I finish LOFT. That’s only an estimate though. My day 5 is today. I’m the only pilot out of the 6 of us who are transferring aircraft to have completed LOFT. I think I got [...]