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This Day in Aviation History . . .

“It’s been a wild ride.”JetBlue FA Steve Slater, after quitting his job by grabbing 2 beers, popping the escape slide and jumping out.

TWENTY FIVE YEARS AGO TODAY,

I joined a little airline called America West Airlines.

It wasn’t the biggest, or the fanciest, or the most-respected. But it had a great spirit, and seemed to be “going places.”

What’s more, it was based in my home town of Phoenix, Arizona. I would have the unique pleasure of living and working in the same city—a rarity in this...

The BBC & Kogalymavia Flight 9268

This post is dedicated to victims and loved ones ofKogalymavia Flight 9268 May they find peace and answers in the wake of this tremendous loss.

Folks, my planned Halloween festivities wereinterrupted this year by a call from the BBC, who—in the wake of the morning’s Russian A321Crash—asked to interview me on their radio talk show, BBC Radio 5 Live. Hoping to share some safety insights, I was happy to comply.

While radio host Dotun Adebayo asked many typical media-type questions, I was able t...

A Scary, Sweet Halloween Avgeek Treat!

Ladies & Gents, From theFRIGHT Deck. . .

It’s my favorite holiday of the year, and time to shareone of my favorite postsfor some good,if morbid, Halloween guffaws . . .

My favorite Halloween costume: a blind pilot!

An Updated Encore Post —————————— “TheDarwin Awardssalute the improvement of the human genome by honoring those who accidentally remove themselves from it…” But First . . .

Gavin stopped by on the way off the plane and asked, “Aren’t you Cap’n Aux? I recognized yo...

Op Ed: The Airline Pilot’s Kryptonite

FLASH TRAFFIC!

I just posted an Op Ed on AirwaysNews.com. Enjoy!

Link:http://airwaysnews.com/blog/2015/10/21/the-airline-pilots-kryptonite/

Your comments are welcome!

Catching Up With Our Blog Buddies!

Collage depicting the USAirways branch of the of “the new American Airlines” family tree, beginning with America West, which purchased USAirways in 2005 before it liquidated. In 2014 history repeated when the “new USAirways” merged with bankrupt American Airlines to form the world’s largest airline.

This postis dedicated to the memory of USAirways,

its last flight having flown into the history books today, estimatedto touch down at 06:08 EDT,the very same minute of this post.

Now part of th...

BRACE FOR IMPACT!

WOW . . .

Preorders for the new book arereally crankin’! And best part is . . .

YOU GUYS are making it happen!

Jihadi Hijacking has reached NUMBER 3 in Amazon’s “YA Spy” Category!

And, like a jet airliner, still climbing!

What’s more, it’s rapidly approaching a Top 100 spot in two other categories, includingYA Literature and Fiction,a category with nearly 100,000 books!

IN GRATITUDE FOR YOUR ENTHUSIASM . . . ALL MY BOOKS ARE FREE or MAX DISCOUNT! NOW through the official book release date, T...

Celebrating the Life of Captain Mike Johnston

IT IS WITH HEAVY HEART

that we announce the loss of one of our own, Captain MichaelJohnston. As you’ve probably heard on the headlines by now, Captain Johnston was the pilot who died inflight on American Airlines flight 550, enroute PHX-BOS.

First Officer Steve Stackelhouse declared a Medical Emergency and diverted safely to Syracuse. Sadly, however, efforts by the crew and emergency personnel to save Captain Johnston ultimately failed.

Captain Johnston was hired by America West Airlines in 1...

Women of Aviation—SkyChick Ramona Cox: The Airway Less Traveled!

NOTICES TO AIRMEN: IT’S OUT!!!

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for your Kindle or any eReader with a Kindle app!

Print version releases October 15!

Link:http://www.amazon.com/dp/B015NNW8D0

Every passenger’s nightmare. And every simulator pilot’s fantasy!

BONUS

Both previous Code Name: Dodger novels now at discount through October 15!

Code Name: Dodger Mission 1 Code Name: Dodger Mission 2 Operation Rubber Soul Cartel Kidnapping

Print:c...

FLASH TRAFFIC: JIHADI HIJACKING!

Ladies and gentlemen, fasten your seatbelts . . . You’re in for one heck of a wild ride! Announcing the publication of my latest novel, Jihadi Hijacking!

One teen orphan. One secret agent. Six armed hijackers . . .

Even if they can overcome the terrorists, who’s going to fly the plane?

Every passenger’s nightmare—and every simulator pilot’s fantasy!

Direct link:https://vimeo.com/capnaux/cnd3

Jihadi Hijacking Mission 3 of my Code Name: Dodger spy/fly thriller series! Coming October 15 in e...

Women of Aviation: Helicopter Mercy Pilot Dianna Stanger

Ladies and Gentlemen, as our Women in Aviation series begins to draw to a close, I want to express my gratitude to the galswho took the time out of their busy lives to convey to us each a different aspect of life in the world of aviation for them. Each faced challenges, some flat out prejudice, but all seem to delight in the sheer wonder and magic of aviation, as I believe all of us here do.

I first met Ms. Dianna Stanger whenBunny and I volunteeredfor the Women of Aviation Worldwide’s Fly i...