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…
March 27-29, 2014 (Thurs-Sat) SIMCOM Training
Just to rewind slightly – usually I find something to do in a warm place related to aviation in the month of February. That has historically been the point of…
March 26, 2014 (Wednesday) On the way to SIMCOM
Outstanding visit to Cherry Pocket. I’m down here in Orlando taking the SIMCOM course for the C-90. Two other pilots are with me, and I’m tagging along in their car.…
March 03, 2014 (Monday night) Big News – an opportunity
Ok – Sleep is over-rated. When I got back to my room Monday night, I noticed I had missed a call from a new friend I made at Wilmington Airport.…
March 03, 2014 (Monday) Crossing the Finish Line
Last night I slept a little bit better, but certainly not well. This is a very large personal project I’ve taken on, and in the midst of all I have…
March 02, 2014 (Sunday) Flying the Simulator
This is my first shot at flying a current professional simulator that models a turbojet aircraft. The classroom session yesterday that started me off was very informative, and kept me…
March 01, 2014 (Saturday) Drinking from the Firehose
After arriving yesterday and relying on Flightstar to take care of my airplane, I stopped at RTC to introduce myself and scope out the area. I let them know that…