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By John, on August 17th, 2011
I’ve been working quite a bit and by work I mean flying people and cargo all across the planet. I haven’t made it to across the Pacific ocean yet but I’ve crossed the Atlantic quite a few times in the past few weeks. Since I started this job and really started flying (about 2 [...]
By John, on July 11th, 2011
Weather can ruin hours of careful preparation. We were scheduled to stop in Kansas and pick up some stuff and then fly direct to Germany. We landed, loaded, and fueled only to find that it was too hot to takeoff. We were simply too heavy and the air wasn’t dense enough at that temperature [...]
By John, on July 6th, 2011
For a while I was making a relatively decent attempt at keeping this site updated and then boom! My time got sucked away.
Let’s hit the details
1. We’re buying a house and should move in by the end of the month (as soon as the mortgage company gets their act together)
2. Jessica [...]
By John, on March 15th, 2011
The only explanation is that someone knows how exhausted I am and they want me to get a decent nights sleep before spending 28 hours driving home.
I guess I should explain. Last night I went to bed early knowing that I had my evaluation and that I needed to be well rested. [...]
By John, on December 6th, 2010
I’m away from home at yet another training course but this is the last major one and then I’ll be done (for the time being). I should be fully qualified by the time I leave and I’ll be able to actually do my job. I have an epic tome to read, comprehend, and then [...]
By John, on October 20th, 2010
I took a bunch of video and made a video montage. Sorry about all of the bug guts but there was little I could do – those bastards are everywhere.
By John, on October 19th, 2010
Round 1 of training is complete and I still have quite a long way to go in the whole training process. I’ve finished aircrew fundamentals and basic loadmaster. Next on my list are three survival schools followed by the big daddy of them all – initial qualification. I’ve barely been home all year and [...]
By John, on October 3rd, 2010
I’ve got two and half days of class left and then a graduation ceremony that takes about an hour. If I was lucky, the final day of class and graduation would be on the same day. I’m not lucky. I take my final test on Wednesday and have to come in on Thursday to [...]
By John, on August 22nd, 2010
After the first bite the left side of my face started to feel numb. After a few seconds I couldn’t control it and I began to drool. Undeterred I continued without regard to my health and well being. I thought I could hear the sound of angels and I approached the light.
Minutes [...]
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