AAE Aviation Acronym Extravaganza!

Aviation Acronym Extravaganza Part 1!

Aviation Acronym Extravaganza Part 1! Ladies and gents, from the Flight Blog, this is Cap’n Aux speaking. By mucho popular demand, today we’ll explore even more EAA—No, not the “Experimental Aircraft Association,” but “Esoteric Aviation Acronyms!” This post expanded so much that I had to break it down into two parts! Aviation Acronym Extravaganza Part […]

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Airline Recurrent Training

Airline Recurrent Training

Airline Recurrent Training Folks, I just spent the last weekend in what we call Recurrent Training. What’s that, you ask? Well, it’s kind of like a regular checkup at your doctor, but one that checks knowledge and skills.  It’s a short refresher course for pilots and flight attendants on operations, systems and procedures, as well […]

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Secrets of an Airline Freight Dog

Secrets of an Airline Freight Dog They call themselves, “Freight Dogs.” They belong to a mythical yet elite outfit called, The Order of the Sleepless Knights. When you go to sleep, they go to work, schlepping boxes 25,000 feet over the countryside, often in aging aircraft, some even without autopilots, through rain, sleet, snow and hail. And, […]

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