I am no scientist; in fact, I effectively failed my way through the sciences in school and managed to escape unscathed by copying from my intelligent classmates on exam day. I’m not a cheater, but I know how to use the assets available to me. Through this act of ingenuity I realised that my problem solving and survival instincts were perfectly suited to life on … Continue reading Raw Talent Killer
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 must admit that sometimes I feel like my generation (millennials) get a bad reputation for their social media engagement and “zero fucks given” for anything other than avocado-toast, but I really feel like we are not all bad. I’ve been trying really hard to reduce down my Snapchat and Instagram use and admittedly I have found it hard, but one thing I have never … Continue reading There’s no Cure for Stupid
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
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
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 