Pilots are cool. They’re dashing. They’re commonly thought of as adventure seekers. Smarter than the average Jane or Joe on […]
Author: Jamie Beckett
Plant a seed
I planted a seed, nurtured it for a time with intention and care, then let it grow at its own […]
Infallible me
As pilots our mission is not to fight the power and push back against regulatory agencies to prove our infallibility. […]
A little empathy goes a long way
When you get right down to it, the airport manager slot is a service position, not all that different from […]
The one sheet wonder
I would suggest we are one sheet of paper away from grabbing their attention in a meaningful way. Source: general […]
Membership has its privileges
I spent the first portion of my career as a complete independent. I was completely solo. I didn’t belong to […]
Sights, sounds, and connections that last
The machinery of the air fascinates me. It always has. What I didn’t expect — what I didn’t realize at […]
Keeping the record straight
My paper logbooks hold an emotional connection to a lifetime of effort. Notes in the margins tell the tale of […]
Challenge accepted
Most of us did not become pilots to expand the limits of science or technology. We took that leap in […]
An intellectual wandering
Because of its incredible pace of improvement, aviation is perhaps the best example of how the impossible becomes possible. Source: […]