#BIF: Is the Pilot Shortage Really Looming?

A Blogging in Formation Special! On the first day of each month, our team of eight pilot-bloggers join forces to discuss an important, cutting edge aviation topic. This month it’s my turn! But first: Once Upon a Time . . .   Hotlink: http://vimeo.com/99199549 And now . . . The topic I’ve chosen to discuss for this […]

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Are You the BEST Pilot You Can Be?

THE PILOT FACTOR A book by Jean Denis Marcellin “A cockpit needs a Manager. An airplane needs a Leader.”The Pilot Factor We pilots tend to think of ourselves as Type A problem solvers, and have an innate disdain for all that “touchy-feely charm school stuff.” Emotional sensitivity is for sissies—I’m Captain Kirk, dammit!  Enter Jean Denis […]

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Plane Spottin! with Mark Lawrence

NOTICES TO AIRMEN: It’s published! THERE I WUZ—ADVENTURES FROM 3 DECADES IN THE SKY is now available on ebook via Amazon or Kindle app (print version releases 7/18!) Direct link: http://www.amazon.com/There-Wuz-Adventures-Decades-Sky-ebook/dp/B00L2SHOSU/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1403240289&sr=1-1   And speaking of the book, allow me to introduce the man responsible for the gorgeous photo on the front cover!   Over the past […]

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Blogging in Formation: Back to the (Supersonic) Future?

“I believe we’re headed back to the future. I’m talking about the return of supersonic passenger aircraft.” —Ron Rapp, Rapp.org   . . . And now, a Blogging in Formation Special . . . BIF Team Member Ron Rapp has posited this incredible premise: Within the next 10 years, aviation is poised to embrace supersonic biz jets. WHAT SAY […]

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The Airline Cockpit in 7 “Simple” Steps

Ladies and gentlemen, from the flight blog, this is your Cap’n speaking. I have turned on the “Looming Pilot Shortage” sign (which has been off for 30 years now), and you are free to pursue your aviation dream! Honestly, for you up-n-comers, not since the Golden Age of Air Travel (circa 1950’s) has there been […]

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Dealing with Passengers (Part III)

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