When There is No Checklist for This: A Glimpse into his Perspective During Furlough, Downgrade, and Shutdown

Pilots. What a lot they are! The more I get to know this community, the more I love the beautiful individuals who comprise it. While every single person has unique characteristics and personality traits based on his/her life experiences, family values, religious beliefs, etc.,

An Open Letter to My Aviation Husband in This Time of Uncertainty

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Dear Husband, I’ve been thinking a lot lately, and in light of all the craziness and uncertainty going on in our world right now, there’s something I need to make sure you know. I’m with you. Always. Forever. Do you remember that beautiful day

Shattered

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“If our dreams should fall to earth and shatter into a million tiny pieces, don’t be afraid to pick one of those pieces up and begin again.” Good morning, family! You are beautiful, capable, loved! I know that, for some of us, it feels

A Message on the Current Panic-Demic

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I’m sorry this took so long, but I had to gather my thoughts before opening my mouth because we all know the reverse never seems to work out so well. So after much prayer and consideration, here is a message from your [mostly] fearless

Help Your Traveling Spouse Have a Happier Holiday

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When thousands of people are crisscrossing the skies to joyfully reunite with their loved ones for the holidays, someone has to get them there! And when thousands of other people are desperate to get millions of last-minute presents to friends and family all around

Contaminated Fuel

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A plane cannot run on contaminated fuel. I encourage you to stop and think on that for a moment. If someone were to uplift fuel contaminated with water, particulate matter, DEF (diesel exhaust fluid), etc. into the tanks, the plane might give the illusion

Spatial Disorientation

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What I’m about to share is personal. Very. I didn’t create this community because I am a shining vision of transcendence and have it all perfectly figured out. Not even remotely. On my very best days I’m barely holding it all together with a

Fix It

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This week my automatic gate stopped shutting. It’s a big, green monstrosity constructed of a wood-hung steel frame that weighs about a million pounds, and I was growing weary of slogging out in the pouring rain to force it closed. In my humble opinion,

Q&A Regarding the New App

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As many of you know, I released the brand new The Pilot Wife Life app on March 1, 2019. Thank you for making the release such a great success! We already have close to 1000 downloads and steadily growing! I wanted to take a

The FLY-thagorean Theorem

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Pythagorean Theorem: In mathematics, the Pythagorean theorem, also known as Pythagoras’ theorem, is a fundamental relation in Euclidean geometry among the three sides of a right triangle. It states that the square of the hypotenuse (the side opposite the right angle) is equal to