I have been back in Dublin just a few days and I can’t say enough about how much I love this city. Simple things like a decent cup of coffee are hard to come by in the desert so I am thankful to be home. Telling my sick Dad to give me a break to write this seems kind of mean, but it was just … Continue reading The Battle of Jakarta
I’ve got to admit that the whole blog writing enterprise took a bit of a dive recently when my personal life became a bit more hectic. It’s not a case of going to yoga 10 times a week and no time for writing (I’ve been going three times a week), but I did have a family bereavement and thus I’ve not been feeling creative. … Continue reading Sausage Party
Since I collapsed on the flight deck and proved that the coffee diet I invented is one of my finest moments to date, I have in fact been to a number of yoga classes. Fitting it in around a roster that has me going East and West like an explorer in the middle ages is tough and although I decided against the yoga pants … Continue reading The Force Is Strong On The Flight Deck
It’s a new year and it’s a new me! Well, that’s what I’m trying to convince myself of as I sit here bored off my tits at 35’000 feet. I definitely consumed too much food and drink over Christmas and I am severely bloated as a result. My uniform pants are feeling way tighter than they should and I’m starting to wish I caught the … Continue reading New Year, New Me?
Not liking Christmas is on a par with believing the earth is flat. I am not one of these people, I love Christmas and I love spending it with my family despite the fact that my brother in law is a bit of a pain in the arse. We do a standard Christmas day in our house and in a surprising turn of events … Continue reading Christmas Puke-Pot
The weather in London was surprisingly benign, which is odd, because it is normally blowing a gale at this time of the year. Once we pull up to the gate we complete our shutdown procedures and just as we’re talking about where to go for a beer the head cabin crew announces someone would like to ask us a question. I’ve been a mega … Continue reading I’m Talking Flat Earth Over Here
For some reason Craig has a Samsung Galaxy Note 7 “phablet” and he is yet to send it back to be fixed. Effectively he has a WMD in his pants that were it to explode would blow his dick off. Obviously he would have to fit it into his front pocket first, but the threat remains. He’s not allowed have it on the airplane which … Continue reading New York Hot Pocket
Having gotten over the failure to launch on Halloween weekend I’m heading to Bangkok for a few days. Flying with a decent crew; Jim is a pretty superb Captain, he misses the odd thing but so do I and sure that’s why there are two of us. We had talked about the chances of thunderstorms or CBs, that’s “cumulonimbus clouds” to the uninitiated, on … Continue reading Crosswind Concentration
Halloween is one of my favourite times of year. It’s pretty much a license for all involved to engage in a level of absurdity and promiscuity that normally causes fights and breakups. This year I’m in Dubai and I’m rolling with some of my best mates from flight school – Craig, Bill and Ronald. When we hang out together we have the most epic … Continue reading Stranger Things Have Happened
Making my way to Head Office to discuss my inappropriate use of the fire test system inflight proved to be a shittier day than I had expected. They basically read me the riot act. In honesty, I feel that’s a little harsh but I couldn’t defend it as a revenge project because that would be pretty unprofessional. Thankfully they’re letting me stay on the … Continue reading Go Pro No-No
The Long-Haul Journal of Logan Jacob 