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Showboating Pilots: The Line Between Fun and Safety

Some fortunate pilots get the opportunity to live out their inner Maverick in a transport jet. Sometimes, it's done with prior practice and planning; sometimes, not so much.
by Justin Schlechter
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How the Media Blew That Michelle Obama ‘Close Call’ Story: A Pilot’s Take

Blaring headlines of the First Lady's supposed brush with death were hysterically overhyped, says this airline pilot.
by Justin Schlechter
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Ghosts of Octobers Past

Columnist/Pilot Justin Schlechter shares a story of flight crew really earning their paychecks, as the the autumn nights over Alaska bring some challenges in their 747 at the end of a long Pacific hop.
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The Adventures of Crew Layovers!

Few stop to think about what their flight crew is doing after they disembark at the end of their journey. Millions tune-in to watch the exciting lives of pilots and flight attendants in their free time on TV. But what really go...
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Editorials

A Wicked Winter’s Eve in the Skies: Pilots DO Feel Bad When Weather Delays Your Flight

Out of sight and out of mind is such an easy mindset to fall into, but down a winding jetway, a flight crew sits in the front of a widebody airliner and truly feels badly for the delays that mother nature is throwing at their c...
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