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- ▼October (6)
- Captain’s Log — Apparently the Cat Did Not Like Flying
- Get Out of the Hotel and Do Something
- Flying Over Titan
- I Met Him When He Came to the Flightdeck Wanting to Be a Southwest Pilot
- Decades Later, at a Bar, I Met a Stranger. We Talked About Mapping Text Adventures on Graph Paper
- IBM PCjr Flight Simulator is to blame. Or credit.
- ▼October (6)
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Returning from vacation – time to catch up on the news
I returned to work yesterday from a three-week vacation with the family. While at work and living on the road, I have lots of downtime that I fill…
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How Indiana Jones Has Made Me a Better Father
When the baby falls asleep in my arms, I recreate this old scene in reverse as I do my best to place him in the crib and extract…
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Maybe cribs should come with a flight attendant call button
In the cockpit, when an alarm sounds, the first response is to “Identify and Cancel” the warning. This means acknowledging the source of the alarm, silencing the warning,…
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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…
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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,…
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My own sensory deprivation chamber… with music.
For years, I’ve used Pink Floyd’s 1968 studio album “A Saucerful of Secrets” as my secret weapon for an instant nap when I wasn’t sure if my brain…
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