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Where there is smoke... 28 Oct 2012 | 04:36 am
Position: 50 nautical miles southeast of KBOI (Boise) Altitude: 21,000 feet in the descent Indicated Airspeed: 300 knots Equipment: A319 V2500-A5 engines Pax count: 123 Airborne... A Jeppesen chart,...
Slats and Flaps 20 Sep 2012 | 07:56 am
Position: 70 nautical miles southwest of KDTW (Detroit) Altitude: Descending thru 29,000 feet Groundspeed: 540 knots (621 mph) Equipment: A320 V2500-A5 engines Pax count: 150 Airborne... General Yea...
Haulin' Gasoline to Patton 3 Sep 2012 | 06:43 pm
My life as an airline pilot has allowed me to meet many interesting people. That would include sports stars, movie stars, politicians, captains of industry, etc.The most interesting of all, though, ar...
Flightdeck Lights to BRIGHT 1 Sep 2012 | 08:57 am
Position: KPHX; taxiway Echo; number 21 for runway 25R Equipment: A321 Enhanced New Metal Pax-on-Board: 183 Winds: 180 degrees at 29, gusting to 40 kts It's one of those nights that airline pilots dr...
Engine Magic 13 Jul 2012 | 07:43 am
Position: Taxiway Echo, radome pointing west, KPHX (Phoenix) Groundspeed: Zero Altitude: Zero Equipment: A321 Enhanced New Metal Pax-on-Board: 183 plus 3 jumpers OAT: 111 degrees F Taxiway temperature...
Captain Dave, where are you? 4 Jul 2012 | 01:58 pm
Position: 40 east of KMCI (Kansas City) Altitude: 36,000 feet Groundspeed: 445 knots (511 mph) Equipment: A321 V2500 A5 Enhanced New Metal Pax-on-Board: 183 + 3 jumpers Airborne... I am here. That w...
Two Nine Six Six on the Meters 29 May 2012 | 05:01 pm
Position: Twenty miles southwest of BIBQU; ILS runway 3 KABQ Altitude: 14,300 feet Groundspeed: 270 knots Indicated Air Speed: 230 knots Equipment: A319 Pax-on-Board: 123 plus 1 jumper Airborne... I...
The Spirit 20 May 2012 | 04:14 pm
Eighty-five years ago... Think about that for a second. Eighty-five years! This beautiful aircraft carried a young air mail pilot into the clouds of Olympus. That young air mail pilot has been gone f...
No Paper Umbrellas 17 May 2012 | 04:18 pm
Position: Approaching MMZO (Manzanillo, Mexico) Altitude: 9,200 feet and descending Indicated Air Speed: 250 knots Equipment: A319 Pax-on-Board: 112 Airborne... The beach and (probably) my favori...
Heavy Leather Flight Jacket 1 May 2012 | 04:28 pm
Position: Inside FONTA; runway 26-Left, KONT (Ontario, Ca.) Altitude: 1,000 foot radar altitude Indicated airspeed: 145 knots plus or minus 10 Equipment: A320 V2500 A-5 engines Pax-on-Board: 150 Airb...
