How many hours to become an Airline Pilot? 2023
An aviation career can be both rewarding and lucrative, so how many hours it will take to become a commercial airline pilot?
Managing The Grey: Birds
Refusing a takeoff clearance due to birds on the runway is something I’ve never seen anyone do in my 10 year career, but as our thrust was rising to 50%, I made a command call.
3 Health Hacks for Airline Pilots
Physical and mental health is of upmost importance for airline pilots. Here’s a few tips and tricks I’ve found helpful…
Do You Need A Degree To Become An Airline Pilot?
No, you absolutely don’t need a degree to become a commercial airline pilot in 2023. Some pilots opt to gain a college, university, or bachelor’s degree before flying, but this isn’t a current requirement for any major airlines.
How I became a Senior First Officer at DHL
Don’t give up and don’t let anyone tell you ‘It’s not possible’! Shane is a Senior First Officer on the Boeing 777 for DHL.
EasyJet First Officer
The huge gust of wind from the right made the aircraft drift rapidly left of the centerline as we were dropping again. If we’d initiated a go-around now, we would have hit the deck again anyway…
Unsustainable Instability!
June/23 3 days were planned; 1 night flight followed by 2 standbys, before the following unravelled; Day 1: Rostered an evening flight to Spain & back, so had to be at the airport for 6pm, aiming to get back around 01:40 the next morning. I know this is going to be a big shock to […]
What’s it actually like being an Airline Captain?
Hopefully this doesn’t come across as blowing smoke up my own ass when I say that becoming an Airline Captain is a great achievement for any individual. It’s a path that’s fraught with very unique challenges and hurdles to overcome, and even once you make it to Captain, your career and future still hinge on […]
UAE Private Jet First Officer
What’s life like as a Private Jet First Officer in the UAE? Read Tylers story here…
Mountain Sightseeing Pilot | New Zealand
Not a cloud in the sky and hardly a breath of wind, we made our way up and down the Haupapa / Tasman Glacier at 10,500 ft…