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A Crowded Hub Away From Home →  August 4, 2009 1

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. [...] Continue Reading…

A Great Airline That Didn’t Make It →  August 3, 2009 2

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 [...] Continue Reading…

CFI Renewed →  August 3, 2009 Comments Off

*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 [...] Continue Reading…

Airline Management Secret Video →  August 2, 2009 Comments Off

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

Nice weekend →  August 2, 2009 Comments Off

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. [...] Continue Reading…

Something is wrong when it’s dark outside when I arrive…and leave →  July 31, 2009 Comments Off

So I had afternoon airport standby yesterday. At 5:30PM I was called for a 6:45PM flight. I was slightly happy as it was to a city I haven’t been to yet. The flight went fine. Captains leg. Nothing too exciting. [...] Continue Reading…