Dec 20, 2015 – Normalization of Deviance
I experienced a form of normalized deviation while at Piedmont airlines. Their training department is aware of it, but not equipped to deal with it in terms of resources and…
Dec 9, 2015 – Out on a two day
Monday was my last of four golden days, which means I was off. Beverly was busy, so I loaded up my car with my uniforms and drove to the beach.…
Dec 6, 2015 – Increments and Realizations
Sometimes decisions are made in increments and realizations come into focus one piece at a time. That is the case here, when a confluence of events reminded me what is…
Dec 2, 2015 – Re-qualifying Right Seat
Flew down on the flight of shame Tuesday, Dec 2 to Charlotte. I had a 6 am session already scheduled before I withdrew, and it was unclear how they’d move…
Nov 30, 2015 – Ending the Upgrade Experience via Withdrawal
Last week I got a call from the head of training. He tells me my instructor had not nice things to say about me, after we had three trying sim…
Nov 20, 2015 – Tough Sim Lesson
This would be Lesson Four of the six lesson syllabus, and it didn’t go well. We’d had a very long day yesterday – 6 hours of total briefings and 4…
Nov 15, 2015 – Arrived for Training in Toronto
Last week we had a family medical issue come up that was a surprise, and would be a continuing concern. The situation was stable enough, so my wife and I…
Nov 7, 2015 – Ground School Complete
I learned about the upgrade opportunity (going from FO to Captain) while on vacation, and subsequently had only a few days to study for the first test – a limitations…
Oct 12, 2015 – Captain Upgrade Opportunity
My wife and I have been enjoying our very first official vacation since I started this job on June 16, 2014. We’ve worked smaller vacations into the schedule, but this…
Oct 1, 2015 – Lemonade
Last flight before vacation was a great one!: I’m on vacation for the first time since starting this job. 22 days off in row!! The last landing I’d be flying…