Drinking From a Firehose—Part 1
Drinking From a Firehose—Part 1. What’s it like to train to fly the Boeing 777 wide body airliner for a major airline? Cap’n Aux shows us!
Drinking From a Firehose—Part 1. What’s it like to train to fly the Boeing 777 wide body airliner for a major airline? Cap’n Aux shows us!
This week marks Cap’n Aux’s LAST flight with “Fifi” the wonder Airbus A321. After 27 years, it’s time for the Cap’n to move on to the Boeing 777.
Cap’n Aux reflects on a bittersweet era!
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 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 […]
Flyin’ Blog Buddies! Like a father gushing over the achievements of his children, I’m SO PROUD of our Next Generation of upcoming pilots. Kids that began reading this blog as teenagers are now becoming our nation’s airline pilots! A father always likes to see his brood surpass him. And this Next Gen already is! One […]
Boeing #737Max Update—& Fun Stuff with Cap’n Dillon! Folks, it’s been a tough season for the international airline industry. After a blessing of several years of relatively benign issues and impressive safety records, we’ve had a string of harrowing fatal accidents, from the Atlas 767 in IAH (#5Y391) to the Lion Air (#JT610) and Ethiopian […]