Tag Archives: Pilots

Flying the Sleepy Skies

I first heard about the dozing pilots about 6 weeks ago while I was home in Hawaii visiting my parents. Back then the National Transportation Safety Board had just begun investigating a claim that two pilots from Mesa’s go! Airlines had fallen asleep while flying passengers from Honolulu to Hilo, Hawaii. According to news reports, the pilots overshot the Hilo airport by 15 miles and were headed out to sea before they woke up, turned the plane around and landed safely. But there was no official confirmation from the airlines and others close to the company went out of their … Continue reading →

Insults Flying In The Not-So Friendly Skies

If you are enrolled in a frequent flyer program with one of the country’s largest air carriers then you may have received an email asking for your help to convince Congress that private aircraft owners should pay more to help modernize an outdated air traffic control system. I happen to be enrolled in several frequent flyer programs and have already received a note encouraging me to pen a letter to my congressional representative and demand that private aircraft owners dig deep to help pay for a new air traffic control system. If you haven’t received an email from a major … Continue reading →

Do Canadian Pilots Measure Up?

While checking out the Canadian Air Force website today I ran across a tidbit of information that made me chuckle. It seems that now our Air Force pilots are going to be measured to see if we have an aircraft that’s their size. The cockpits of aircraft are tight quarters, to be sure. I’ve sat in the cockpit of a Tutor (the same plane the Snow Birds fly) and even little ‘ol me felt a little claustrophobic in that cramped space. So one can only imagine the need to insure that our men and women are the right size early … Continue reading →