http://contrails.flyblog.com Just another Flyblog.com weblog Thu, 09 Aug 2007 14:08:51 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Murphy's Law states that "If something can go wrong, it will go wrong." Murphy's Law of Airline Pilots states that "If something can go wrong, it will go wrong and on the last leg of the trip before going home." Well, without fail, this happned yesterday. It was supposed to ... http://contrails.flyblog.com/2007/08/09/murphys-law-of-airline-pilots/ So another month is coming to a close. I'm currently on a 4-day trip in beautiful Burlington, VT right now getting ready to go do battle again with the thunderstorms that just love play havoc with every airport on the east coast. Yesterday was supposed to be a fairly easy day ... http://contrails.flyblog.com/2007/07/30/end-of-the-month/ Better late than never...  I love flying during the summer time, the changes in the weather can sometimes be like night and day...for instance...cold fronts. We left Dulles last weekend headed for Providence, RI. Dulles was on the south side of the front with hazy skies, low visibility, hot muggy and ... http://contrails.flyblog.com/2007/07/08/severe-clear/ So, we get into Philly this morning around 930a and don't show until 530a the following morning...makes for an extra long day to sit! So what to do, what to do. It's the weekend before 4th of July in the city where America began = lots of people and lots ... http://contrails.flyblog.com/2007/06/30/long-overnights/   So this 4-day I'm flying a US Airways pairing. Airways pairings are so much less stressful than flying the United side. Namely...no dealings with Chicago or Dulles whatsoever. All the Airways flying is out of Pittsburgh and the busiest place we go to is LaGuardia. A much more relaxed pace! ... http://contrails.flyblog.com/2007/06/24/leisurely-pace/ I can't even begin to explain how much sitting around was done yesterday...brought to you by Chicago O'Hare and thundestorms. Let's start in Omaha, Nebraska. We were scheduled to depart at 1645...we get to the airport around 1600 look at the boards and our flight just says delayed...never a good ... http://contrails.flyblog.com/2007/06/19/5/ So we take off from Dulles yesterday headed for the thunderstorm-infested Northeast. There was a Comair flight that took off in front of us...somewhere over Eastern Maryland:  "Comair 212 hold at BROSS as published. Latest word is Boston is groundstopped and you should never have taken off" Oops. Someone messed up. Anyways...6 legs ... http://contrails.flyblog.com/2007/06/17/thunderboomer-season/ So...the seniority lists came out tonight. They're published once a month and basically, in the airlines, seniority is everything. It determines everything from the schedule you get to whether or not you get bumped off a flight when you're commuting...so it's pretty important. Well, my number, since hire, has gone ... http://contrails.flyblog.com/2007/06/15/seniority/ Hi. Thanks for stopping by. I've always wanted to start a blog on my experiences as an airline pilot. Now I finally have the medium! I think it'll be interesting to look back in a few years and reflect on where I've been and hopefully where I'm going.  Ok, so, let's ... http://contrails.flyblog.com/2007/06/14/hello-world/