Flight Safety – Whitefish Dog and Home

Flash Dance

Those flying machines could take a lot, though, and my respect for them grew not out of blind following, but from experiences when they proved themselves over and over. I transferred bases down to DFW when I got married and did a lot of flying in wild Spring weather. Those storms in the SpringContinue reading “Flash Dance”

Bump in the Night

When we all begin flying the reasons are remarkably similar and include a desire to travel the world and work with people. Flight attendants are a diverse group, though, and once the crazy days of no schedule and just flying, sleeping and partying (sort of an extension of college) settled down so did most ofContinue reading “Bump in the Night”

Ice Ice Baby

One night on a Vegas junket we were considerably delayed due to an ice storm in Dallas. You can only imagine. Finally after hours on hold, we get a tiny window to take off. Oh the joy of it all!!! I was seated on the aft jumpseat on a MD-90 which is neatly sandwiched betweenContinue reading “Ice Ice Baby”

Coffee, Tea or Farsi?

I was reminded by a close friend of the subtle differences between life in the UAE and what we are accustomed to. Her observations were quite astute and things that had struck US flight crews immediately. The sheer beauty and elegance of an Emirates flight crew in motion, particularly in the UAE, was notable. Continue reading “Coffee, Tea or Farsi?”

Starting Fresh

My first long term gig on the Falcon 7X Let me begin by saying it is not an easy transition from commercial to corporate flying. All of those years of experience make your safety skills reflexive and your skin is already thick from dealing with people. After that, you need to put your ideas ofContinue reading “Starting Fresh”

Flying Your Dream

Maxx and Buddy are letting me have the floor today… I feel honored. I thought I should share here at Whitefish Dog and Home how this whole thing came about, since I recently shared this article over at Lean-In.org which was more than an honor. Seemed kind of silly I had never told the storyContinue reading “Flying Your Dream”