Monthly Features
Buying Your First Airplane
Mike Davis, his wife and their new Cessna 182
So, it’s finally looking like the flying/pilot gig is...
The NGPA: Plotting the Course for LGBT Inclusion in Aviation
As with most organizations, you won’t find any single foundational story about how the National Gay Pilots Association (NGPA) was founded and came to...
Stepping Back in Time
As a child, Laslo Zamolyi Jr. was always a dreamer. During school, he longed to be outside, frequently gazing out the window, much to...
Aviator Bulletins
United Adds More Than 1,600 New Premium Seats to International, Domestic...
United Airlines today announced the next step in its commitment to making more customers more comfortable by adding more than 1,600 United...
Health & Fitness
Fitness Gadgets Traveling Professionals Should Have
There is almost a gadget available for every situation. This means you shouldn’t have any excuse not...
Five Daily Fixes for the New Year
Professional crew members are lucky enough to enjoy one of the most rewarding careers available. We work in a challenging environment that constantly engages...
Contract Talks
The Compensation Big Picture
Beyond the importance of developing a sensible quality of life and work-life balance is the issue of money – compensation. There are many forms...
Does Your Pilot Contract Offer You A Reasonable Quality Of Life?
You’ve just accepted your sign-on bonus offer with your new airline and now you’re ready to begin the primary stages of ground school. After...
The Railroad Labor Act
In the United States, airline pilots work under an agreed-upon contract that establishes the conditions for protecting the airline and the pilots during regular...
Safety Matters
FAR 117 – Revitalized Rest or Needless Rulemaking?
In 2010, as a direct result of the Colgan crash the year prior, Congress passed the Airline Safety and FAA Extension Act of 2010,...
Learn to Fly
You Can Learn A Lot On The Ground
As pilots, we tend to measure ourselves in terms of flight time, aircraft types, and level of...
It’s a Small World After All!
We all know (or at least have heard) that memorable song in the title of this piece, but aside from driving parents at a...
Squall Line
The Meteorological Bomb
First, a bit of sage advice: Please don’t mention this term while going through the security checkpoint!
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Letter From The Editor
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Buying Your First Airplane
Mike Davis, his wife and their new Cessna 182
So, it’s finally looking like the flying/pilot gig is...
The Meteorological Bomb
First, a bit of sage advice: Please don’t mention this term while going through the security checkpoint!