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…
June 16, 2014 Exciting changes have taken place….
There has been a tremendous amount of change coming our way recently. I’ve been preparing to fly the King Air C-90 for starters. That whetted my appetite for learning something…
May 2nd, 2014 Getting true utilization out of my twin – and some weather flying
I had to the opportunity to use my PA30 to fly to a GE Technical Users Conference this past week. Beverly came with me this time – mostly to get…