When I first thought about becoming a professional aviator, my only thought was, the cash income scenario. 30 years ago that is all that really mattered and aviation payed a lot different than today. If I had to do it all over again I think I would ask myself some different questions instead of focusing [...]
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Unique Fuselage Art
June 23rd, 2011 
junkie I have seen a lot of people do a lot of funny things before they get on airplane. But this one takes the cake. High five the plane Pray fervently Cry like a newborn baby touch it hold it hug it talk to it take pictures with it and now….kiss it Actually I thought it [...]
How do you train leadership in the cockpit?
May 19th, 2011 junkie This is a great question and it really is aimed at more experienced pilots. I have talked to a lot of people about this and the answers vary widely. One of the most common answers is that you can’t really train leadership, you either are or you are not. I am under the belief that [...]
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No Comments »Which Pilots are better: Military or Civilian
May 11th, 2011 junkie Traveling in the airline industry as a pilot you talk to a lot of passengers that ask you whether or not you are military or civilian trained pilot. The reactions are varied. Some automatically assume that military pilots must be better since they are trained for combat. However a large chunk of military aviators are [...]
The truth about crew rest.
December 15th, 2010 junkie Pilots that fly for a living are supposed to get the FAA minimum rest period of eight hours after their work day. This varies with the amount of time on duty, but the minimum is eight hours. So here is what happens, the crew flies all day and then has the minimum eight hour duty [...]
How To Pick The Best Airline to Work For
December 6th, 2010 junkie If you are a pilot, you may have a company that is more or less your dream company to work for. Others do not really know which airline to target they just take it as it comes. There are more than a few pilots that have taken the first offer they received. So the big [...]
Is Flying for a Living Fun?
December 4th, 2010 junkie I remember getting my private pilots license and learning how to fly. It was so fun and new that I thought it would be the greatest thing to do it for a living. Today so many professional pilots are fighting for their jobs or their quality of life. Some insist on bringing unions into their [...]
Commuting To Work
November 7th, 2010 junkie I like to get up in the morning and have a nice cup of coffee and watch the local news. A lot of times they will talk about the traffic and refer to it as your commute to work. It kind of makes me chuckle a little bit since commuting to work in the airline [...]
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