I’m no longer an author, just a registered commenter like yourself. :(
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The Dreamliner demo for Farnborough 2014 was better. Same dramatic takeoff, but note the touch and go, immediately followed by a hard-banking turn. The Airbus guys got their panties in a wad after Boeing pulled this stunt, so they had to tone it down this year. True story.

That’s a great question. I bet his life insurance premiums are through the roof.
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They're tested before the start of employment, but not afterward (unless they do something stupid, like damaging a plane, or falling asleep in the belly under takeoff). Read more

Not if you're working with airplanes. Read more

No, not all cargo holds are pressurized, or heated. That's an option. Read more

Sounds pretty cool, huh? It'll be my first one to attend, but I can hardly imagine a better venue in which to consume some delicious PNW craft beer. Read more

I highly doubt it was Chris' headline. When I wrote here, the editors would often change what I had written to make it more click-baity. Read more

By 8:00AM Wednesday (six hours before this was published) over two thirds of the planes needing inspections had already been completed. Read more

I saw the PC-24 mockup at NBAA this year. Pretty.....

Also pretty significant - Kirby Chambliss' canopy came off mid-flight while he was in the warm-up area. It hit him in the nose. Thankfully it didn't knock him out. Read more

Fascinating!! Apparently there were a few missions where they swapped pilots? I believe the journal was kept along with the missions flown by the captain (not my grandfather) so maybe Lyndol filled in for the other pilot on these parallel missions? Read more

I never wrote on FA. I'm still an Oppo author, but I don't know if I'll be posting much. Read more

LOL. I just finished reading "Unbroken." Read more

Yes, I'm afraid so. :-/ Read more

That is amazing! I have a tentative invite to fly on a B-17 this summer. I am practically counting the days already. Read more

Sorry about that. I was dismissed as the writer for Flight Club earlier today, and my email was shut down almost immediately afterward. I never saw your email, and obviously couldn't reply. Read more

I meant the engines. Ice builds up in the engines, they get damaged. Read more

Thanks for the reminder! I'd love to be there when Doc flies again. Read more

Take comfort in knowing that you're the asshole the flight attendants are chatting about when they're in the galley. You comments here contribute little more than hateful and ignorant opinions, and if it continues, you will find yourself banned. Read more