travel – Skywritings

Posted on June 29, 2024

From a Journal 23 Years Ago.

Recently I was asked to find a journal I kept when we met twenty-three years ago. In it, I found a passage in which I wrote about a dream I had awoken from. Twenty-three years ago! We had… Read More

Category: family, Uncategorized Tags: airline, family, Flying, travel

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Posted on August 4, 2014

What I Did Not Do During My Summer Vacation

I was on vacation during the month of July. I ceased all work related activities. I also didn’t… It was a blissful month away from the airport. I return to the cockpit tomorrow. I just hope they didn’t… Read More

Category: Flying Tags: airline, airplane, airport, aviation, family, Flying, stork, travel, vacation, work

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Posted on January 27, 2014

Is the First Officer Actually a Pilot?

Since the beginning, there have always been two pilots up on the flight deck. Had it not been for the Wright Brothers, maybe we’d only have one seat up there. It’s a common misconception that the First Officer… Read More

Category: Flying Tags: airline, airplane, airport, aviation, Flying, travel, work

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Posted on November 8, 2013

Living in Hotels – It’s Us or The Bedbugs

I spend about ten nights a month in hotels. I’ve been doing this job for fourteen years. I’ve slept (or attempted to sleep) in a hotel bed roughly 1700 times since then. I’ve learned a few things about… Read More

Category: Flying Tags: airline, airplane, airport, funk, germs, hotels, shower, sick, travel

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Posted on September 5, 2013

But They Do Have Free Breakfast

When I was a young airline pilot and new to ‘the road’ I ranked hotels by their proximity to good food and entertainment. Now, I judge hotels on two things: internet speed and shower pressure. Oh, and free… Read More

Category: Flying Tags: airline, airplane, airport, America, breakfast, cheep, hotel, pilot, roadwarrior, travel, truckstop

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Posted on July 24, 2013

Why it is Imperative you Land a Pilot

This article was floating around Facebook today explaining why it is imperative you land a pilot. 6 reasons to be exact. Since I am a pilot, I figured I’d explain my reasoning why scoring a Jet Captain should… Read More

Category: Flying Tags: airline, airplane, airport, aviation, dating, Flying, jet jockey, love, pilot, romance, travel, work

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Posted on July 18, 2012

I May Be A Jedi Now

In order to get into the Mumbai airport, you need a boarding pass. You must present this to the bearded man with the gun and the second gun in the holster around his waist. Several signs around this… Read More

Category: india, travel Tags: Goa, id90, india, jedi, mindtrick, Mumbai, standby, travel, zedfare

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Posted on June 28, 2012

To Goa With Love

With the luxury of non-revenue travel also comes the joy of spontaneous adventure. Our trip to India would begin with either a flight from Newark into Delhi or Mumbai. We had tentatively prepared an itinerary around Delhi being… Read More

Category: ramblings, travel Tags: Goa, india, jet konect, Mumbai, travel

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Posted on July 25, 2008

6 hours ahead to 3 hours behind

On Woensdag (Wednesday), we left Amsterdam for Reno. Well, we attempted to leave Amsterdam for Reno. The daily Usairways flight from AMS to PHL was full and rather than roll the dice on one flight we figured a… Read More

Category: amsterdam, travel Tags: airline, ams, amsterdam, beard, casino, cat, connecting flights, dutch, Flying, frankfurt, free loaders, germany, green, highspeed train, holland, house, Phoenix, reno, road warriors, stork, sudoku, travel, twostorks

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Posted on January 30, 2005

WHERE ARCADE GAMES GO TO DIE

With not much on my plate yesterday I made the short trek out to Crabtown to see what it was all about. I figured if it was listed on the internet on a website devoted to classic arcade… Read More

Category: baltimore, gaming Tags: arcade, childhood, crabtown USA, gameroom, games, high score, internet, little kid, school, Tampa, travel, video