6 Foot Hole – 8 Foot Ladder.
Six-Foot Hole – Eight-Foot Ladder. If we have two things in common, it’s that we are all human and we all make mistakes. As the saying goes, nobody’s perfect. If there is one thing that I have noticed since becoming a simulator instructor, it is …
Congratulations!
Congratulations! I celebrated my wife’s 30 years as an airline pilot earlier in 2026 in the post titled, “Credit Where Credit’s Due”. In that post I detailed the sacrifices that she’d made along her career path and all that she had achieved both in and …
QF7474. Farewell to the Qantas Queen of the Skies. (Part 3 – Final)
QF7474. Farewell to the Qantas Queen of the Skies. (Part 3 – Final) PLANNING AN ADIEU & THE ROO. When the farewell flights were conceived, so too was the plan to make the departure of OEJ a flight for all to remember. Central to the …
QF7474. Farewell to the Qantas Queen of the Skies. (Part 2)
QF7474. Farewell to the Qantas Queen of the Skies. (Part 2) BEST LAID PLANS The retirement of the Boeing 747 from the QANTAS ranks was inevitable. While it was still loved by the travelling public and its crews alike, its generation was being replaced by …
QF7474. Farewell to the Qantas Queen of the Skies. (Part 1)
QF7474. Farewell to the Qantas Queen of the Skies. (Part 1) A hallmark of the aerospace industry is its dynamic and ever-evolving nature. A little over a century has passed since the Wright Brothers made their momentous flights at Kitty Hawk in frail machines of …
Waiting in the Wings: A Pilot’s Final Chapters.
Waiting in the Wings: A Pilot’s Final Chapters. As I surveyed my study before sitting down to work on my manuscript, I could see that I needed to consolidate my various piles of paperwork. As is always the way, the search radius soon expanded things.to …
Returning to Ground Zero – The 9/11 Memorial.
Returning to Ground Zero – The 9/11 Memorial. In 2001, life was very different. Kirrily and I had only been married for four years, our children were yet to be born and I was flying Boeing 737s for Ansett Australia. To this backstory we stood …
Something New – The Big Apple.
Something New – The Big Apple. Having been flying for 45 years, it is always interesting to fly a different sector. The opportunity doesn’t present itself that often as networks for each aircraft type are fairly set; however, there was one port that had escaped …
A Calling.
A Calling. I had to complete a form the other day, detailing my qualifications and experience. As I wrote down various dates, times and places, one particular element jogged my memory and drew my attention. It was that I gained my Flight Instructor Rating in …
A Jumpseat Journey.
A Jumpseat Journey.. It was a different day at the “office”. Rather than flying the Boeing 787, I was tasked as a “Safety Pilot” as a new pilot strapped into the front seat to fly their first sectors on the aeroplane. For my part, I …
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