I’ve been wearing sunglasses for most of my aviation career. I use them in pretty much the same way as a doctor who wears a stethoscope around their neck all the time. I have them at the ready in case the sun blasts me in the eyes and I need to look good. What you would never see happen is a doctor wearing their stethoscope … Continue reading Sunglasses Are For The Birds
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
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
In the wake of watching Jack knocking out his super-white teeth I’ve actually been doing quite a bit of work. As much as I “like” working I’ve been finding it getting weirder and weirder in the last few months. I just seem to get landed with strange people on every trip away and before you even think it – it’s not me! As is … Continue reading The Truth About Chemtrails
Being home last week was great but I’m pretty sure my teeth are going to be the colour of a basketball due to all the coffee that I was drinking. Teeth whitening is something I have never even considered to be honest but I can see why people would do it. I started looking around me at the older folk in my life (those … Continue reading Snow White and Tooth Fairy
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
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
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
The Long-Haul Journal of Logan Jacob 