I’m glad to public eye is still focused on Regional Airlines. I was afraid after a month or two people would move on. CHANGE can’t come fast enough. http://www.cleveland.com/business/index.ssf/2009/07/regional_airlines.html FAA seeks rapid overhaul of rules that govern pilot training and [...] Continue Reading…

Monday I had my afternoon airport standby shift. Pilots can only work 6 days in a row max. My line for next month starts one the 31st of July. Due to a 7 day conflict I have airport standby [...] Continue Reading…

Weather really is an amazing phenomanon. When the dark clouds roll in and rain begins to fall….flights get delayed. When flights get delayed even for just 30 minutes a domino effect begins. From a passenger prespective, it there is a [...] Continue Reading…

A retired mainline pilot narrowly escaped serious injury recently when he attempted to horse-back ride with no prior experience. The retired pilot mounted the horse, unassisted, and the horse immediately began moving. As it galloped along at a steady and [...] Continue Reading…

Non-rev travel can be difficult at times. Lately with the sagging economy, airlines have been having fares sales which have made non-rev travel a little more tricky. My incredibly awesome wife has a Bachelor of Science in Zoology and a [...] Continue Reading…

I have never flown fatigued. Have I flown tired? Yes. The worst trips for me are reduced rest overnight trips. These are overnights where we have just 8 hours between the time we are off duty (15 minutes after [...] Continue Reading…