Bing! The sound of the cabin attendant call bell drags me out of my malaise and back to reality; to be fair I should really be concentrating on flying the airplane. I’m distracted. I wonder what she wants? “Hey Chantelle, what’s going on?” I say in the most professionally chirpy tone I can muster. “Hi Logan. We have a request from a passenger if you … Continue reading Cash is King
So it turns out that landing a fully laden passenger aircraft all on your own, with just one engine, pretty much guarantees hero status. At least among the aviation community, because cabin crew and pilots have been sliding into my DMs like no ones business. I’m not complaining. The company have put me on hiatus until an initial review has been completed but it’s looking … Continue reading Heavy Lies The Crown
Part 1 – A Bridge Too Far? I’d be lying if I didn’t say that I am sweating fairly profusely now. The cabin crew are tending to the Captain and removing him while I continue to work the problem. ATC are excellent under these circumstances as they transfer me to another radio frequency with no other aircraft operating on it, allowing me to focus … Continue reading A Bridge Too Far? Pt. 2
You never can tell when you wake up and put your feet on the floor how your day will turn out. At three o’clock in the morning, during the window of circadian low, the chances of having any insight is quite literally zero; for a pilot this is very regularly the case. Coffee, and a cold shower, always seems to help, but the truth is … Continue reading A Bridge Too Far?
Since arriving in the desert I have wondered how Dubai actually put itself on the map? Have you ever seen that picture of Dubai 25 years ago? It’s basically a road with some buildings either side of it. I’m 95% certain that it has to do with oil, but I’ve been wrong in the past. Either way, when you fly with a prince down here … Continue reading Paradise Lost!
How did I end up here? I’m not sure if I said that out loud, but I sure am wondering what the fuck I am doing in Copper Face Jacks on Halloween weekend in Dublin. All that said, there isn’t a single person in here who would hear me over the noise that is Galway Girl being played for what appears to be the fifth … Continue reading Boot-Cuts and Carbs
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
The Long-Haul Journal of Logan Jacob 