I just might be looking for a crashpad of my ‘own’ soon. This is a very candid look at crashpads. I bet most Americans have no idea what a crashpad is….even though they might be living next to one. This is a very well written article. For those who don’t care to read the whole [...]

I have always liked Expressjet. They had high pay, great morale and a great contract. They weren’t the first regional airline to try a run at running their own airline separate from their mainline contract. I had high hopes for them. When they were in operation customers raved about the service and amenities. Expressjet didn’t [...]

*It’s been reported to me that Google’s Chrome browser is having problems displaying Geekinthecockpit.com. I’ve tested the site with Safari, Internet Explorer and Firefox. Will have to see what’s up with Google Chrome. CFI Renewal is done. Took me a little more than a month to complete the process. I used American Flyers to renew [...]

Some airlines pilots are not happy. http://vzaar.com/users/fupm/videos/31989 And the associated store: http://fupm.mybisi.com/

Had airport standby yesterday. I was never called. Today I was assigned reserve at home with a 2 hour call out. I started reserve at 6AM. Somehow I haven’t been called. There are no reserve First Officers available today. It’s mid-afternoon and I doubt I will be called. Monday and Tuesday are my days off [...]