This is my first 5 day trip all year. Tired. Of my last 8 flights, 5 have been dead heads including one on the jump seat of an ERJ. I haven’t actually flown a plane, the other three flights I was the non flying pilot. First overnight was long, second was  8 hours long with [...]

Remember a few days back I had to fly a plane to a maintenance base? While walking thru the hangar I snapped a photo of an exposed engine. Well that plane was in a heavy check. It finished yesterday. A crew was deadheaded in to do a test flight and then, if it passed, to [...]

Maybe this “pilot shortage” will actually happen….and it could get VERY ugly. HR 3371 (AKA Airline Safety and Pilot Training Improvement Act of 2009) passed today. This bill is incredibly long (I’ve tried reading through it….haven’t finished yet). One of the key provisions is this: SEC. 10. FLIGHT CREWMEMBER SCREENING AND QUALIFICATIONS. (a) Requirements- (1) RULEMAKING [...]

My wife and I are fairly conservative with our finances. We only buy things we can surely afford. This year we have been on a bit of a buying spree. I think it’s in preparation for a few years of living on less. Next year we are planning to have our first child. This will [...]

This was originally started Saturday October 10th…finished on the 12h…might be my longest post ever Right now I am sitting in the waiting area of a very small airport. I will sit here for 3 hours. This trip started with a phone call at 5:20PM yesterday for a 5:50PM departure to the overnight. Over the [...]

While sitting standby I grabbed dinner at 5:10PM. At 5:19PM I was called for a 5:40PM departure. Not gonna happen. I finished eating my dinner and then headed over to the plane. I had all my bags with me. I stopped by the gate and told the gate agent who I was and where I [...]