I finished my first post-upgrade training event today. In addition to the annual training required for all pilots, Captains get to do 6-month checks. My sim session was today. I learned an important thing. The sim is just like the airplane, it breaks, too. Fortunately, they got it fixed in … Continue reading
Enough about politics. Time for some humor! This came from a friend of mine at work. A C-130 was lumbering along when a cocky F-16 flashed by. The jet jockey decided to show off. The fighter jock told the C-130 pilot, ‘watch this!’ and promptly went into a barrel roll … Continue reading
America has voted. John McCain is the Republican nominee for President of the United States of America. That decision, for practical purposes, was made well prior to the Republican National Convention this week in St. Paul. But officially, the decision had not yet been made until last night. I was … Continue reading
So early this morning the phone rang. I was up until 5ish (which would be 11 p.m. east coast time), so I was kinda irritated that the phone rang a little after 7. More importantly (and unfortunately), I wasn’t awake enough to realize I shouldn’t answer it. And I definitely … Continue reading
When someone commits a crime that damages someone else’s property, they are charged with that crime and (usually) forced to pay for the damages and often other costs. But what happens when government commits a crime? This week, it responded not by apologizing and paying for the damage it caused, … Continue reading
I’m back home for a couple days. Didn’t make it to church this morning, though. Yesterday, things went about like they have been lately: not as planned. Instead of being home around 7 or 8, I didn’t get in ’til midnight (after 1:00 a.m. to the house). So I didn’t … Continue reading
In other news…. I’ve had regular bidlines every month that I’ve been able to bid so far. That’s June, July, and August (which I’m in the middle of now). So far, I’ve done two legs of flying as originally scheduled (on time, same cities, etc.). Tomorrow, I’m supposed to fly … Continue reading
Went to The Varsity today for lunch. It’s an institution that’s been on my to-go-to list. Tried a burger and a chili dog. Next time, I’ll stick to the chili dog. Was worth the visit. Going backwards in time, I visited Blind Willies last night. They’re a blues bar but … Continue reading
I just received an operational bulletin from work that was a pleasure to read. Even more, it was about something the government did. How rare is that??? The 1st Class medical is required for those who are exercising the privileges of a Airline Transport Pilot certificate. That basically means anyone … Continue reading
A few days ago, I was on a trip that just wasn’t going well. I’m normally pretty resilient when it comes to handling changes at work, but these just wore on me. I had schedule change after schedule change. At one point, I was ready to walk out of the … Continue reading
