Life as a Reserve Pilot
Life as a Reserve Pilot. Unlike pilots who “hold a line” (schedule), Reserve Pilots have no schedule. They wait for the phone to ring.
A Tale of Two Upgrades
A Tale of Two Upgrades. Typically, airlines hire pilots first as “Copilots”. Then, later in their career, upgrade to Captain. Cap’n Aux explains.
As The Turbine Turns
After 27+ years on “Fifi the Wonder Airbus,” Cap’n Aux has decided that perhaps it’s time to part ways. He’s been eyeing the Left Seat of either a 777 or 787.
His decision? Read on!
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 […]
Confessions of a Former Airline Pilot
Confessions of a Former Airline Pilot Stop the Presses! CONGRATULATIONS to retired airline captain and Audio Narrator Thomas Block, for receiving the coveted status of Approved Producer by ACX, Amazon’s Audible platform. If you don’t already know, Mr. Block is the narrator for all of my audiobooks, from the Last Bush Pilots to the There I Wuz! series! Congratulations, Captain Block! Of […]
The Making of a European Airline Pilot
How do you become a pilot in Europe? Cap’n Raph shows us how he did it! Lessons on how to reach the European pilot’s cockpit.