Tag: inspection

I have flown over a quarter of a century by now, and I still don’t feel super comfortable every time I do a checkride with the FAA. I have done more of those than I can count over the years …

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I have nothing but admiration for test pilots. I assume that nowadays the procedures and safety precautions are on a higher level than what they were in the “startup” phase of aviation. But it still takes guts to be the …

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I assume we should write a trigger warning for mechanics above this strip. But I guess, no matter the profession, everybody has experienced a situation where the “help” is actually, shall we say “counterproductive”. Fortunately, I work alone in my …

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I think we’ve all experienced situations where we had to go the extra mile and e.g. work or study through the night. And coffee, energy drinks and loud music are definitely good resources to support such endeavors. When you’re young …

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