The Last Word in Safety…

"No!" Passengers hate to hear it. It means "no," you won't be leaving on time. It means "no," you won't make your on-going flight connections. It means "no," you won't make it to your event on time. Pilots hate to say it. We hate to disappoint our customers. But often, it's the safest word and…

Winter Travel woes…?

By Nicholas Hartmann - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=52073782

QUESTIONS TO THE AUTHOR

1.      Why did you write this book? Over the years I’ve found that a lot of people are interested in aviation. This is an attempt to share the unique aspects of this job with the many aviation enthusiasts who are interested in what happens“up front” in an airliner. 2.      Which airline did you fly for?  I flew…

Airline Pilot – A Day in the Life video trailer…

https://youtu.be/9VR4sRfyYyU

Diversions – meh!

This recent news item won't bring any joy to the hearts of travellers: More Frequent Weather-Related Flight Diversions "Weather delays in the U.S. have been trending higher the past four years, upending historical patterns and jumping to an 11-year high for this year’s summer storm season, according to government data for the 30 biggest airports."…

Clouds From Both Sides Now…

“It’s the tower calling for you.” Mabel, our receptionist, bookkeeper, and general manager of all things administrative around the flight school, held the phone in an outstretched hand toward me. “Your student is stuck on top of the clouds. They want to talk to you.” I was nervously aware already that one of my most…

“Ride” Sharing

"How's the ride?" That's a question airline pilots often ask of one another and of ATC. We are referring to turbulence that affects the smoothness of our flights. According to this video (linked below) a new Delta Airlines “app,” crowd sources turbulence information from all Delta flights and helps pilots find the smooth air. If…