And by madness, I am not referring to the recent sequestration and its' affects on aviation. That will be a topic by itself in an upcoming blog post. By madness, I am referring to what is about to begin in [...]
For pilots, “change” is a way of life. Change in weather, change in our aircraft and systems, and change in regulations just to name a few. Pilots are also dependent on signs – signs that label locations, point the way, [...]
We occasionally get questions from people who wonder how we choose our pilots and why some pilots would choose to fly charter vs. airlines. Well, I'm going to try to answer parts of those questions here. Lets start off with [...]
Asiana Airlines has flight attendants who are licensed sommeliers who can describe, pair and decant wines for business and first-class passengers. Singapore Airlines has double beds. Emirites has showers and a sky-lounge. Most of these amenities are only available on [...]
To some questions, there is only one answer. But some questions can have many correct answers. Some answers may be correct to one and incorrect to another depending on specific relative factors. This certainly applies when determining the level of [...]
When interviewing a pilot to fly our airplane, we always want a pilot with a pleasant personality, right? We want a pilot who’s always cheerful, always smiles, never complains, and always exudes confidence and always says “yes” even when the [...]
It is great news for the park at GMU! The public park opened last fall as an open green space and was conceived to fill a void since over 10,000 school children a year can no longer visit the local [...]
The Lithium Battery has become very popular in the last few years and can be found in many everyday items. They are used to power cell phones, laptop & tablet computers, and many other portable electronic devices (PED's). They are [...]
Mark your calendars for two great South Carolina aviation events for 2013. First, is the annual South Carolina Aviation Association Conference on Wednesday, February 13 through Friday, February 15. This yearly meeting is a great way to find out what [...]
January is a natural time to evaluate how things went last year and what we'd like to see happen differently THIS year. Most of us have a few things we'd like to change: I'd like to spend more quality time [...]