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Since when is that an impediment to expressing an opinion here??!

Other than my first 10 hours, I did all my flight training in the Hawk XP. It was a great trainer, and barely more complicated than a straight 172.

I read that, too. I can't imagine the chaos that will ensue.

I find ATL pretty easy...much easier than ORD, at least.

That’s not “screening”, dude. That’s “date rape”!

We discussed the possibilities the night before over beers. Once we got the ATIS and had our arrival gate we brief the two approaches/runways in useplus the taxi route. That was a manageable number! And I’m sure there’s a method to the madness. But it’s not readily apparent on the first few visits!

One other story from this trip: This was my first scheduled arrival into ORD. I've down ORD a few times in the past, but always with a Captain who was familiar with it. It always seemed like organized chaos! Hence, I was a bit stressed about it, and told my FO I wanted to take some time to...

True!! It's always nice to be screened by someone you know! :-)

Last Saturday I had my first experience having to make the tough Captain decisions. A snow storm was bearing down on the Twin Cities and from the looks of it my current high-mins status (requiring an extra half mile plus 100' added to all approaches) was likely to come into play. Saturday...

Since I’m still a newbie CA I’m ALWAYS the first on the plane! I want to make sure I’ve got my stuff together before the FO arrives. Good luck, Jordan. You’ll do great.

We get a free box of Kleenix. But we have to share it.

Someone should nominate him for the Wright Brothers Master Pilot Award. He's eligible at 50 years. https://www.faasafety.gov/content/MasterPilot/Default.aspx

Congrats! It was great to finally meet you. Good luck in sims.

Congratulations and best wishes for the next phase of your life!

My first airplane was a 108-3. Wonderful flying machines.

Sadly, no. We got in close to midnight and had to leave at noon. But next time...I promise! (I did manage to bring back some Mardi Gras beads for my wife, courtesy of the gate agent in MOB!)

Likewise, Melissa. Thanks for introducing yourself. Best wishes for your aviation career. Maybe start a thread on the transition to mainline when you make that jump. I suspect that will come sooner than later!

I wrapped up my first official trip as a Captain today with one leg from MOB to ATL. The trip was made pretty easy by a very sharp FO who'll probably be upgrading in the very near future. We had originally decided to do two and two...we each fly two legs before swapping Pilot Flying and Pilot...

Yesterday was first official flight as PIC. It was a cold, clear day in MSP and it started with a Winnipeg (CWYG) turn. Probably due to the Super Bowl, they launched westbound instead of turning us out to the north over downtown. That turned out to be advantageous since I got to fly over my...

That's pretty cool. I wonder how many of those became deer stands? Think of how much beer those tanks could hold!