October 15, 2014 – Last day of a trip
The last day of this 4 day trip was to start at 5:30 PM with a flight out of Newport News, Va to Philadelphia, Pa. The Captain gave me the…
October 7, 2014 – Winter is coming
This trip has me in White Plains tonight, West Chester County, NY (HPN). Yesterday’s 5 legs included round trips to State College and then Erie from Philly. These were followed…
Oct 3, 2014 Mistakes in airplanes and automobiles
Lots of folks are asking my wife if I am still having a good time in this job flying Dash-8’s for Piedmont. The answer is most definitely – YES. Now…
Sept 23 – 2014 LaGuardia Flight
Yesterday I flew a six leg session with Kristin, my Captain for the day. Carol was the FA who I’d flown with before. These two ended up being fun to…
Sep 17, 2014 – Low end reserve trip
This post describes a no-so-optimal reserve trip. Two dead-heads and just two legs of flying; with an over night in Ithaca and a 4.5 hour layover on the way home.…
Sept 11, 2014 – Steppin’ up my game
The race is long, and in the end, it is only with yourself. I will try to convey my excitement in advancing my skills in the Dash-8, with a humble…
August 26, 2014 – Supervised Experience
August 26, 2014 – Moving from Network Operations to Flight Operations. As many of you know, my wife and I made a significant decision this past June. At the time…
August 18, 2014 – Few Days Off
My supervised operating experience training is continuing normally from what I can tell. My SOE Captain is smooth and very fast. I am learning something with every flight and continually…
August 8, 2014 – Piedmont Airlines Dash-8 Supervised Operational Experience Begins
On the first day – I flew five legs with an established crew. The first four I was there to observe from the jump seat. On the last leg –…
August 6, 2014 – Piedmont Airlines Dash-8 Type Rating Achieved
From mid-June, 2014 to Aug 5, 2014, I lived in a hotel in Charlotte and worked very closely with a class of pilots that were new to the Dash-8 airplane…