I have said many times in this blog that rushing gets you no where fast. When at work I practice that rule. I need to start using that in my personal life as well.   This morning my wife and I left the house at 5:15AM to catch a 6:30AM flight. Flying is like driving [...]

Right now my immediate family consist of my awesome wife and myself. Soon there will be a second officer…but for now it’s just us. My wife has the “real” job. Many regional First Officers either live at home with the parents or are married to someone who has a “real job”. Thankfully her job pays [...]

My wife and I spent the weekend up in the Northwest. Getting there was pretty easy. Getting back? Not so much. Before we left home I had a bad feeling about getting back. The flights on my mainline partner were all full/overbooked. The other airlines we had used in the past were all full to [...]

Day 2 of my 3 day trip was supposed to be super easy. Just 2 legs for a total of 3 1/2 hours of flight time. Yeah about that easy part. The inbound plane was delayed. It left the gate 10 minutes late. Further delays were caused by an equipment restriction. The APU on the [...]

Tired. Slept very well last night. The Hyatt has awesome beds. I was supposed to do 3 legs today. First leg was mine. After that my next turn downgraded to a smaller plane. Released. Wife and I at the airport now trying to get up to the Northwest. I will write up a nice long [...]

My 2:25PM departure left the gate at 4:40PM. Two hours late. I was in a good mood as I had a nice crew. My favorite flight attendant was on the trip. She is the nicest lady in the world and takes care of the crew as though we were her kids. The damage to the [...]