One of the most interesting questions I got during my command upgrade interview: You’re flying a dying patient to the main hospital helipad in London. During the flight, you get a technical issue. You run Read more
There’s a phase of flying where everything feels… fine. Even when it probably isn’t! ⚡️ The checks flow, the weather behaves, and nothing really surprises you. You go home thinking, yeah, that was alright. No Read more
Ego is that one crew member that doesn’t wear a uniform, doesn’t speak during the brief, and isn’t on the checklist ❌ But it’s definitely there: influencing decisions, shutting down questions, and overriding good judgement. Read more
After 7 years of being a HEMS pilot, I can safely say I’ve made more mistakes and errors than I can count. Some were small and forgettable. Others? They really stuck with me 🚨 They Read more
The Boeing 737 MAX crisis shook the aviation world to its core. Two horrible crashes in less than five months left the industry scrambling to understand how something so catastrophic could happen 💥 Today, we’re Read more
Aviation as a profession demands a lot from all of us. Being a pilot often means crazy financial pressures to get qualified, long hours, working outside your normal circadian rhythm and being separated from loved Read more
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