Posts Tagged ‘pilots’

Poll: Why do some Flight Attendants hate Pilots?

Why do some Flight Attendants hate Pilots? Now is your chance to really get this off your chest.

Pilot Perspective

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Cold, Tired and Lonely

If you fly for a living, you have probably thought this at one time or another.  I get asked all the time, “hey how are you doing?”  My answer is pretty much the same most of the time.  I am “Cold, tired and lonely”  Here is why. Cold If you fly airplanes you are either [...]

Making Aviation Your Career.

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 [...]

Which Pilots are better: Military or Civilian

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 [...]

Pilot Jobs – The 2011 Outlook

Pilot Jobs – The 2011 Outlook By John P Jenkins With a difficult 2009 and 2010 out the way, what does 2011 have in store for the once battered work force of pilots? Recent months have seen an increase in pilot jobs, particularly in the Middle East and Asia Pacific region. Interestingly, many companies, especially [...]

How Obesity Can Affect the Way Pilots Fly Their Planes

By Janet Martin In the United States, about one-third of the total population is suffering from obesity. This translates to more than 300 billion dollars of added health care costs. Obesity is a huge problem such that, annually, it is killing more Americans than cigarette smoking. But if you think obesity is wreaking havoc only [...]

Heroic Pilots

By John Parks The recent events of US Airways Flight 1549 have brought renewed interest to heroic pilots and their exploits. No one can doubt the courage of pilot Chesley B. “Sully” Sullenberger III, who managed to bring the crippled craft down with no fatalities despite having no engine power. His heroism has sparked an [...]