Airlines Archives

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Filling My Furlough Camel Hump

Network, Before we get into the topic here, I want you to go read Chapter 8 from Pilot Math Treasure...

Give a Hoot! Don’t Commute! – Part 3

Thanks for sticking around so far TPN. To review: this is the third and final installment in a series...

Give a Hoot! Don’t Commute! – Part 2

Welcome back TPN! We just decided that commuting is a terrible way of life. (If you missed that discussion, go...

Give a Hoot! Don’t Commute! – Part 1

Do you remember this guy? For long-ago young Emet, Woodsy was the epitome of awesome, and his admonition was witty...

Military Leave on Probation

Feliz Cinco de Mayo, BogiDope readers! The following is reposted from the members-only TPN Community website with minor revisions. It...

Dear Baby Pilots

Dear Baby Pilots, At least a couple times a month I see someone post a variation of the following question,...

Airline Comparison – Part 3

Welcome back TPN! This is Part 3 of 3; the final installment in a series looking at how to choose...

What Happens to Airline Pilots in an Economic Downturn?

Up until a few weeks ago, leaving full-time military service for an airline job seemed like an easy decision. The...

Airline Comparison – Part 2

If you’re just joining us, this is Part 2 of 3 in a series about choosing an airline to work...

Coronavirus - How Pilots Can Make the Most of a Bad Situation

I’m not the sort of person to panic about the sky falling, but I will admit that I’m not sure...

Will I Be Single (Engine) Forever?

Thanks to my military flying background, I have a lot of pilot friends who either have flown mostly turboprops, or...

What’s With All The Turbo…Drama?

It seems like once a week someone asks me a version of this question: “Most of my hours are turboprop time....

How Long Will it Take? Wrong Question!

Originally posted June 4, 2019 on The Pilot Network by Jason Depew, TPN Staff Writer Do you remember that person from...

Ideal Military Pilot Career Path – Making it Happen – Part 2

Welcome back. This is the second part of a discussion on what I consider to be the ideal career path...

A Day/Trip in the Life…of an Airline Pilot

Greetings TPN! This post was started a while ago, before I wrote my Second Year in Review. I’d been trying...

Seniority is Everything

I was scheduled to work a grueling 13 days last month. I got paid for all 13 days, but only...

Dear Helicopter Pilots

A few months ago, a TPN Hangar Fly in Tampa included an awesome discussion with a pair of Army aviators....

Understanding the Commuting Lifestyle - Part 2

Part 1 of Understanding the Commuting Lifestyle generated some great questions and commentary for the BogiDope staff. We focused on...

Understanding the Commuting Lifestyle - Part 1

When you get your new airline job there will be many uncertainties. On your first day of class, you’ll show...

It’s Who You Know: Asking For—and Getting—A Quality Recommendation

The airline application process can seem endless. The amount of paperwork is immense; there is the application itself, the resume,...