It is hard to know what to say when your best friend tells you that he’s going to ask his girlfriend to marry him. Firstly, Ronald’s only twenty-six which highlights just how ill-equipped he is to make this decision. Secondly, she’s a bit of a pain in the arse, which is an obvious problem for all involved. Let’s address the qualities of his potential … Continue reading Shit Storm In The Desert
As you may have noticed I am consistently flying with odd people. This is not my fault, I can only report on the environment that I experience; sometimes it might be me. I don’t know. This week I flew with a guy who I can only describe as a legend and I learned something from him, which came as a surprise, because generally I learn … Continue reading There’s Something About Melanoma
I’ve flown with some wild folks in my time but nothing comes close to the last couple of days. The Captain I was flying with is a mid-career pilot and a Type Rating Examiner (TRE) for the company. Given the nature of his current role I wanted to do good job so that any trouble I may have caused in the last few months would … Continue reading Dumb or Dumber
I’ve been flying for quite a while now, like 5 years or something, and in that time I feel I’ve amassed my fair share of flying experience. It sucks that every so often I end up with some old, overly careful, person who really should be using their bus-pass to visit a museum rather than being at the controls of a 150 tonne airplane. … Continue reading Mid-Air Confusion
I had such a good time at home last week that being just 25 minutes flight time from home this week filled me with a hunger for pints. However, the one-day turn around that we are subjected to makes going for a coffee the safest option. So, I looked up the best coffee shop in Manchester and found Takk. The suggestion that hipsters populate it … Continue reading The Pineapple Express
I have seldom gotten the opportunity to fly into my hometown (Dublin) since I have started this job, but this week I finally got to come home, for one night. I know it sounds like a short amount of time but there is plenty you can do in Dublin in twenty-four hours. The first thing I did was sneak out a different exit than … Continue reading Storm In a Guinness Glass
I can’t deny my basic love of all things aviation; I spent my entire youth building towards becoming a pilot and I love the day-to-day of operating on the flight deck. I have to be brutally honest though; I hate flying on airplanes as a passenger. As much as I can I try to avoid steerage when I’m flying. It’s so cramped and the … Continue reading Straight Outta Steerage
Every single year I have to do a license proficiency check (LPC) that is overseen by the authority. For the non-aviation people reading this it’s effectively an annual test of my ability to be good at my job. The only problem is you have to rely on the other guy to perform to pass. Nearly every year I have done this test I have put … Continue reading Teamwork and ME
I’m really embracing my new found point of view on gender pronouns and the whole issue with labeling people. I feel totally woke. I’ve been making sure that I treat all my coworkers with the respect they deserve although when I asked one of them what their pronoun was she laughed and winked at me. It’s almost too complicated for me to figure out. … Continue reading Banter at the Border
I have always been a very open minded person and I have always sought to not offend anyone – except my friends. Friends get abused daily, but that’s cool when you know their feelings are not being hurt etc. I would never intentionally hurt a person’s feelings and if I knew that they had been triggered I would clearly apologise immediately. But what if … Continue reading Full Fat Social Justice
The Long-Haul Journal of Logan Jacob 