Taking Wing

Beauty, adventure, and life as a young pilot working my way up through the aviation industry.

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Monday, January 24, 2011

How Not to Build a Trip

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Last month I was assigned a trip that is an excellent example of how the current rest and duty rules are woefully inadequate and...
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Wednesday, January 05, 2011

Old World New Year

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As mentioned in my last post, I took advantage of my new-found super seniority to bid thirteen consecutive days off without the use of vaca...
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Monday, December 06, 2010

Senior

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The course of a flying career may be measured in terms of one's progression between two extremes. At one end, you work your butt off fo...
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Tuesday, November 16, 2010

Security Silliness

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The least favorite part of my workday is at the very beginning, when I am required to subject myself to security screening by the Transport...
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Friday, November 05, 2010

The "A" Model

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There's an old saying in aviation that goes "Never fly the 'A' model of anything!" It neatly encapsulates the conserv...
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Thursday, October 28, 2010

Roman Holiday

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One of the least desirable effects of the recent sale of NewCo is that our non-rev benefits are getting decimated on January 1st. Buddy pas...
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