October 21, 2014 PA30 Project Progress
At the airport after the storms passed, I was unable to detect any damage from just a few feet off. Upon closer inspection, however, I started to see small dents…
October 20, 2014 – PA30 Refinishing
Bev and I are driving up to Smoketown airport to see my Twin Comanche in the middle of being refinished and painted. My first airplane, a Piper Warrior II was…
October 18, 2014 – Cool Easy Day in PA and NY
We started the day around 5am from an overnight in Williamsport. From there to Philly was my leg in Clear VFR. Just a touch of IMC. Flew this leg by…
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…