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Memorial Day Special

COMEMORATING MEMORIAL DAY Ladies and Gentlemen, in honor of our Nation’s Fallen, may I humbly present an Encore Presentation of one of my most popular blog posts…   Flying a Fallen Hero During a routine flight, I experienced one of the greatest—and most heart-rending—honors a modern airline pilot can have:  Captaining a flight that is […]

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Aviating—Navigating—Communicating!

Aviating—Navigating—Communicating! Folks, from the flight blog, welcome back aboard! Yes, I took a little hiatus from regular blog posting, but that doesn’t mean I haven’t been busy aviating, navigating, and generally avgeeking out! As we say in the biz, a good pilot must Aviate, Navigate, and Communicate. So, back to Communicating! Cross Country Pingpong! Aviating—Navigating—Communicating! […]

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#Bombogenesis and Airlines—How do Pilots Cope?

#Bombogenesis and Airlines—How do Pilots Cope? How do pilots deal with weather, and especially Ice Storms such as the recent “Bombogenesis?” Well, The Points Guy, an excellent travel blog, recently interviewed me and other pilots, such as Patrick Smith of Ask the Pilot, about that very topic. The result is an EXCELLENT and thorough article […]

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