Blogosphere Updates

The little world that GC on RantAir coined "Aviation Blogosphere" has some recent updates that I would like to highlight. The blogosphere aviation community is a tight-knit group which allows us to share and post our experiences as both private and professional aviators. It is a great community of aviators to be a part of!!

JClark on his site A Pilot's Journey details his journey from when he started his instrument flight training in January of 2007. In many ways, his experience reminds me so much of mine as I tried balancing my family, full-time career and flying. It was tough at times, but at the end it was so worth it. Keep working and don't give up on your dream. We will journey with you as you pursue a career in aviation!!

Windsor on Freight Dawginit is a freight dawg flying a Falcon 20 and Lear 25 all over the US and Mexico. He has some great pictures and stories from the time he started working as a freight dawg in May 2006.

Meanwhile, Sam on Blogging at FL250 is continuing his "Landing the Job: Part IV" series which contains some extremely insightful advice, not just for someone who is looking for a job in aviation, but for anyone looking for a job. It is a nicely done series-very detailed and organized.

Greybeard, an air ambulance helicopter pilot, over at Pitchpull relates the importance of being prepared as a pilot in all phases flight, including post-crash survival skills. Greybeard draws on years of experience as a helicopter pilot in Vietnam and as an air ambulance driver. If there is ever anything you want to know about helicopters, Greybeard's the man!!

CPT Dave at FL390 was up for a blogging award for his site. He continues to write his experiences as a Captain for a major US airline carrier. He has some of the best pictures from the cockpit out there. Keep up the excellent work, CPT Dave!!

As for me, I am on a 2-day pause from my reserve schedule. I will be catching a flight up to Chicago this evening and hopefully fly reserve for one day and get three days off. During my days off I plan to begin my next project at home of building a wooden fence around my backyard.