Couldn’t agree more. My blood pressure shot up when I read this article. Make sure your stockholders are all taken care of because they need that money more than the factory worker supporting a family.

(Written on 2020/01/24)(Permalink)

I’ve read your post several times and still have no clue what you are getting at. I did smile though, thinking about the crew wearing hairnets and bee-keeper suits. That would make for a fun hand flown approach to minimums. At least the bee that snuck into the cockpit won’t get us!

(Written on 2020/01/24)(Permalink)

Bob, go back to being silent.

(Written on 2020/01/12)(Permalink)

I would have welcomed cigarette smell. The smell on that flight was due to a complete lack of hygiene.

(Written on 2020/01/05)(Permalink)

I think both pilots used to fly for Horizon...

(Written on 2020/01/04)(Permalink)

I’m glad your experience was good. I’ll admit, apart from having to breathe, the rest of the flight was fine. This was also in 2008 on a domestic flight,

(Written on 2020/01/04)(Permalink)

I flew on Turkish Air only but once, and it was one time too many. While I agree US carriers suck, I can at least breathe on board. That Turkish flight was on a 737 from IST to ADA, not terribly long but the stench on that plane was awful. Not sure if this was a one time type of thing, but I don’t feel the need to try again!

(Written on 2020/01/03)(Permalink)

Did you not catch the sarcasm?? And to my defense- Prior to becoming a pilot, I was Security Forces in the Air Force. I have more than enough time watching aircraft on the ramp. I am more than familiar with aircraft security and know that it always starts with the crew. But, unless you are sleeping in that airplane, you’ll need to leave it unattended. You said yourself that most do not secure and as others have said, they aren’t difficult to get into when locked. In my 14 years as SF, only once did someone jump a fence and get to an aircraft. Luckily, it wasn’t my sector, and the guy didn’t do much damage. He did however eat a bunch of chicken wings and left the bones in the cockpit. Anyway, this happened in Turkey and it was a KC-135. I agree that the federal government doesn’t make the best decisions, but how many incidents Like this happen in the us each year? I’d say the percentage is quite low compared to the amount of unattended aircraft out there just waiting to be t

(Written on 2019/12/22)(Permalink)

Please give us the answers great master. Tell us how to manage security over the thousands of small airports throughout the country. Most are non-towered fields with a small FBO that operate on a small city budget, if even supported through the local government. Shall we put armed security and K-9 patrols to sweep the fences? Or maybe we electrify the fences! Better yet, we should dig moats around the airports, and fill them with dangerous animals. If the field does have a tower, it’s a perfect place for a sniper. So, just figure out the cost and let’s go from there.

(Written on 2019/12/20)(Permalink)

If this scares you, then you should lock yourself in your house and never come outside again. Then you’ll be safe. And society will be that much better off.

(Written on 2019/12/15)(Permalink)