Yesterday a flight crew of a regional airliner lost an engine on takeoff. They climbed to 1000 feet AGL and troubleshot the issue. They then secured the engine and landed safely back at the airport. Didn’t see the news [...] Continue Reading…

I’ve had the same belt for over a year. I have worn it through TSA checkpoints without “going off” hundreds of times. This morning it went off! Both the Captain and I both beeped. Initially I thought it was my [...] Continue Reading…

Tonight I was pretty sure I was going home. Around 5:50PM I was called and assigned a 6:45PM departure. Nice….but it was an odd situation. The original crew was arriving 17 minutes later than scheduled. The ETA was 6:27. The [...] Continue Reading…

Flight schools don’t issue pilot certificates. The FAA does. The FAA could care less where a pilot recieved training. As long as the pilot meets the standards imposed by the FAA examiner, they get the certificate. The proof is [...] Continue Reading…

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 [...] Continue Reading…

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 [...] Continue Reading…