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I Made a Burrito and Forgot to Shave

My job as a pilot is made much easier by checklists and routines. I do the same thing – the same way – every time. Checklists are written in a way that is intended to flow logically as… Read More

Category: Flying Tags: airplane, aviation, clothes, cockpit, ice, ind, lunch box, robot, roomba vacuuming robot, sbarro pizza, Seinfeld, shower, sick, stork, storks, suitcase, twostorks, wake up call, work

I hate the phrase “knock on wood”

I despise the phrase “Knock on wood.” It was only ever tolerable when sung by The Mighty Mighty Bosstones. If you’re among those in the cockpit who’ve said, “I’ve never had an engine fire or a hydraulic leak…. Read More

Category: family Tags: amazon, amazon rain forrest, apocalypse now, bos, crib, diaper change, formula, hampton, hampton inn, ind, international space station, keeping the peace, knock on wood, mighty mighty bosstones, rain, shins, tempting fate, tranquility

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Posted on May 14, 2009

Holds and diverts and storms, oh my.

This was our third leg for the day. We began in Omaha around 2 PM, flew from Omaha to Milwaukee, and then off to Boston. On the return from Boston to Milwaukee, we ended up holding over Grand… Read More

Category: Flying, ramblings Tags: bos, Flying, ind, mke, stork, storms