Navy Platforms & Places
In the spirit of this series, the function of this article is to leave the prospective Naval Aviator more informed about just what it is…
Tag: Quality of Life
Deployed Fighter Pilot Diaries
This article is intended as a follow-up to my previous discussion of deployments for Guard/Reserve pilots. While not every pilot has the same experience deployed,…
Deployments and the Guard/Reserve Pilot
No matter which aircraft or unit you choose to pursue, chances are you will end up spending some time deployed as a pilot in the…
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 of posts about commuting to…
Curing The Pilot Disease Worse Than COVID-19 – Part 1
Welcome back BogiDope readers. Last week we looked at the symptoms of Wingman (or Copilot) Syndrome…the pilot disease even worse than Coronavirus. I received a…
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 read Part 1 of this series…
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 and cool. And yet…today I…
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 addresses USERRA. If you have…
Airline Comparison – Part 3
Welcome back TPN! This is Part 3 of 3; the final installment in a series looking at how to choose between job offers from multiple…
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 money was amazing, and 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 for. In Part 1 of the…
Airline Comparison – Part 1
This is the first in a series of three articles originally posted on The Pilot Network. We’ll be posting the next to parts throughout the…
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 what to make of the…
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 high school who, after being…
Active Duty How-To: Olmsted Scholar
Within the military, there are some opportunities that seem so amazing that they must be too good to be true. I’m excited to tell you…
Ideal Military Pilot Career Path – Making it Happen – Part 3
Welcome back TPN [and BogiDope readers.] If you’re just joining us, we’re talking about the ideal career path for military pilots. Go ahead and catch…
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 for a military pilot. If…
Ideal Military Pilot Career Path – Spelling it Out – Part 1
BogiDope readers, I continue to believe that a pilot can achieve the Ultimate Military Pilot Career Path by skipping Active Duty altogether and just joining…
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 to come up with something…
Seniority is Everything
I was scheduled to work a grueling 13 days last month. I got paid for all 13 days, but only worked for 8 of them.…