I completed my LOFT tonight. That finishes the training I have to do prior to going out to fly the line. I do have another simulator session tomorrow night seat filling for another (identical) LOFT, but my paperwork is already done. So that’s all good news. Aloha Airlines filed for … Continue reading
“Yes, I’ve met many people in the jazz world. You will find that people in the jazz world are good people. You’ve got to be a good person to play jazz. If you have a bad feeling and everything is negative, you can’t make jazz. You have got to be … Continue reading
I’m training again. It’s busy. They’re having me ‘seat fill’ (we commonly call it FAGO – Flap And Gear Operator) for another crew doing the same stuff my crew is doing, so I’ve got double the amount of work I was originally scheduled to have over these 4 days here … Continue reading
Luckily, I wound up at home for Easter weekend. I got home Thursday evening, in time for Good Friday, and I don’t leave until Tuesday. Though it was a quick trip, it was a good time to be home. We had lots of musical stuff going on at church. It’s … Continue reading
The only historical snowfall data that goes way back in New Hampshire comes from Concord. It’s an hour away. Based on what’s happened in Keene this year, I suspect the relative closeness to all time records is comparable. Last night, a little more snow pushed Concord to 112 inches of … Continue reading
This morning we came back for another try on the checkride. The F/O who had been my partner all through training (Andy), was supposed to do his check today, which actually was just a Proficiency Check (not an FAA checkride). Our Chief Pilot was the FAGO (Flap And Gear Operator) … Continue reading
Thanks to those of you who sent good luck wishes. The good news is, I didn’t fail my checkride. The bad news is, I only completed about 30% of it. Last night, around 1:30 a.m., there was a thunderstorm here bad enough to produce winds that woke me up wondering … Continue reading
Thought I’d share a few pictures I got tonight in the sim. I didn’t take any ‘cockpit’ pictures because the sim looks exactly like the airplane (you could just go look up DC-10 cockpit pictures). The last one is kinda funny tho… V- DC-10 Sim This is the exterior of … Continue reading
Well, tonight was the last sim before the checkride. It was busy and long, but I think it went well. There were, as always, a few debrief items, but the last two sessions seemed to me to be continuous improvements over the one before those. Today’s profile was somewhat like … Continue reading
I’ve lost track of what number sim out of how many. I suppose I could figure it out, but that’s not important right now. After this morning’s session, we have one more ‘beat up’ session, then the final session before the checkride, which is supposed to basically be a mock … Continue reading
