A retired mainline pilot narrowly escaped serious injury recently when he attempted to horse-back ride with no prior experience. The retired pilot mounted the horse, unassisted, and the horse immediately began moving. As it galloped along at a steady and rhythmic pace, the pilot began slipping sideways from the saddle. Although attempting to grab the [...]

Non-rev travel can be difficult at times. Lately with the sagging economy, airlines have been having fares sales which have made non-rev travel a little more tricky. My incredibly awesome wife has a Bachelor of Science in Zoology and a Masters in Forensics. She’s uber smart and loves animals. For a while we have been [...]

I have never flown fatigued. Have I flown tired? Yes. The worst trips for me are reduced rest overnight trips. These are overnights where we have just 8 hours between the time we are off duty (15 minutes after arrival) to the time we are on duty again (sometimes just 20 minutes before departure). I [...]

There are a few RV’s in my employee lot. Interesting way to avoid crash pad fees….. http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-lax-colony20-2009jul20,0,4549617.story LAX parking lot is home away from home for airline workers Buffeted by their industry’s turbulence, airline employees save money by living part time in a motor home colony at LAX. By Dan Weikel July 20, 2009 For [...]

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I was doing my normal airport standby thing….sitting in a underused part of the airport working on the Internet. Every 10 minutes or so I would check the status of flights. Around 4PM I saw an overnight placed in my schedule. I figured I would get a call soon as the flight was scheduled to [...]