Flew up to Des Moines yesterday. The flight started with the 2nd worst turbulence I’ve ever had. For 8 minutes the turbulence was so bad I couldn’t read my gauges for 5-15 second spurts. I had one hand on the thrust levers and one hand on the yoke (the “steering wheel”). It was exciting too [...]
This blog follows my day to day life at a major United States regional airline. I typically post 10-20 blogs a month. Prior to flying I spent 6 years in the IT world fixing computers and diagnosing/troubleshooting software. At age 29 I decided (along with prodding from my amazing wife) to do what I really wanted to do....fly. The journey has not been easy. This has been one of the most difficult transitions in my life. This has also been the most rewarding time of my life. I hope you enjoy my blogs.