Oct
28
2008
Maverick here…in New York waiting to get on my flight to Chicago and then Anchorage (the midnite express)…but…I was on reserve the day before…this is where they call you and tell you do do something different than what you were scheduled for (not always but it does happen)….
So…called our Crew Control to see if there [...]
Oct
26
2008
Maverick here…last Sunday nite I was in Miami…would catch a flight to NYC next morning to go to work (if you call flying JFK to Chicago to Anchorage work…)1150 at night and the phone rings…
It was an 856 number…I had no idea who it was…but I answered it. It was my good friend and big [...]
Oct
23
2008
Maverick here…in Hong Kong…should have probably written this from Fairbanks…when it was fresher but heck…I was in minimum rest (12 hours) between the landing and the next flight to Hong Kong…
You would think that after the end of Part 1 that would be it…but no…when it rains it pours…Part 2 (the air part) is [...]
Oct
20
2008
Maverick here…in NYC waiting to catch a nice flight to Chicago and Anchorage tomorrow…
Instead of Hong Kong they are sending me to Chicago for a couple of days…excellent opportunity to visit where I went to college in Kalamazoo, MI, if any of you has kids that want to learn about aviation in an excellent environment, [...]
Oct
16
2008
Maverick here…New York City…landed last nite…and going to visit kids in Miami tomorrow…
This was a really cool flight from Anchorage as I got to fly with a First Officer that was in the Navy, flew F-18s and is still on the Reservers…you think we had some stuff to talk about?
Spent almost half of the six [...]