Today was supposed to be day 2 of a 4 day. Because of a 30 in 7 conflict my first day (just one leg to the overnight) was removed. Day 2 was supposed to be one leg back to [...] Continue Reading…

Day 2 of the three day was rough. It started off fine, but got worse fast. As stated in the last post I had a 3 hour sit after arriving from the overnight so I went home and ate lunch. [...] Continue Reading…

Forgot what it’s like to work for a living. Ouch. I fly a smaller plane now. Smaller plane = more legs per day…for the most part. Doing a 21 hour 3 day trip. Day one was 5 legs including an international [...] Continue Reading…

By the time I finish this blog post I will have completed my reserve stint…..having flown zero reserve hours. This is in stark contrast to the last 4 years when I was on reserve. I was abused….errr used constantly. Lots [...] Continue Reading…

I’m on reserve until Friday. I’ve flown zero hours during my last 7 days of reserve thus far. Being senior has it’s privileges. I’m in the top 1% of the First Officer reserve list at my base. I’m the last [...] Continue Reading…

So I have a few pilot headsets. I have a Telex ANR 500, Bose Qc15/UflyMike and a Telex 750. The one that got the most use is the Telex ANR 500. TSO’d, lightweight, great ANR and clear communications. The Bose QC15/UflyMike [...] Continue Reading…