After I read this story I realized I have never seen a black female pilot at my airline….a few black Captains and First Officers….lots of Flight Attendants….but no pilots. Pretty neat that it happened totally by chance. http://www.11alive.com/life/story.aspx?storyid=127470&catid=37 Posted By: Michael King Reported By: Brenda Wood ATLANTA — Four African American women made history this month when they took [...]

My wife is flying up to Washington state tonight to testify. She is a Level III DNA Forensic Analyst and travels about once a month to testify in court about the DNA results. Tonight is her first time on a Bombardier Q400. I am jealous. I really like that plane. When she got to the [...]

The biggest obstacle between a normal person and a cockpit isn’t normally a door….it’s money. Flight training is expensive. The training is so expensive that many would be pilots will never get a chance to experience the joy that flying brings. When I started looking at flight training the cost for the program I completed [...]

Regional airline pilots make very little money the first year. There is a nifty calculator on Airlinepilotcentral.com (click here and scroll down)….but it’s only a guess. I have no issues posting my pay as 1)it’s public knowledge and 2)for those thinking about it…..here is a big dose of reality. First year pay sucks…no matter what airline you go [...]