Eric Auxier's Blog, page 25
January 8, 2015
There I Wuz! Pilots of the Caribbean
Dedicated to the memory of Virgin Islands Seaplane ShuttleDirector of Operations, Captain John Stuart-Jervis. A former Royal Navy pilot, Captain Stuart-Jervis was tragically lost to us in 1995 while competing in Europe’s most prestigious balloon race, inexplicably shot down by the Belarus military.
“Luck means taking chances. Rolling the dice.”
Looking back on the long and winding road that brought me to the Left Seat of my Airbus, I have come to realize that a pilot’s career is largely depende...
January 2, 2015
Returning to the Nest
“One who looks not back at whence he came, will never arrive to whence he is going.”
Philippine National Hero, Dr. Jose Rizal
Recently, I had the great honor to be invited to talk to students at my former flight school, Cochise College, in Douglas, Arizona.
Having graduated from Cochisein ’83 with an Associate of Science Degree in Pro-Pilot, and all my rating short of ATPL, it had been over 20 years since I’d last seen the campus.
Gearing up for their 50th anniversary, Cochise has truly ridden th...
December 30, 2014
Interlude: AirNewsX Interviews Cap’n Aux!
This just in!
Recently, I had the privilege to answer some questions for aviation blogger David Brooks, of AirNewsX. David asked some incredibly deep questions . . .
Read more about it here!http://www.airnewsx.com/from-the-flight-deck
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And . . .
HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!
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LINED UP & WAITING
Departing 1/2/15
Returning to the Nest
Cap’n Aux Visits his Old College Flight School!
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TAXIING FOR TAKEOFF
Departing 1/8
There I Wuz! Pilots of the Ca...
December 18, 2014
Word on the Ramp – Merry Christmas!
Merry Christmas & Happy Holidays!
May I present to you
Word on the Ramp!
Special Christmas Edition, Volume 2
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But First . . .
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The Last Bush Pilots
Two young pilots…one bold dream…but if Alaska doesn’t beat them, their friendship may.
AMAZON TOP 100—BREAKTHROUGH NOVELS 2013!
“You won’t wan...
December 11, 2014
Aviation: One Big Happy Family!
Note: Folks, at the very moment this blog is posting, I am knee-deep ina radio interview and talk, back in the town and college where I first attended flight school. So, for today, I have turned the flightblogover to my good buddy, Michael Lothrop.
Michael, you have the controls!
—Cap’n Aux
Power Team! L-R: Rich’s wife Barbara, Rich, Jake’s wife Ashley, Jake
The Aviation Community: One Big Happy Family!
Guest Post byMichael Lothrop
Pilot andFlyMaine.Blogspot.comAuthor
I felt like I had stepped back...
December 7, 2014
Interlude: Happy Int’l Civil Aviation Day!
In 1944, the United Nations decreed that December 7 would be known as, International Civil Aviation Day.
Visithttp://www.icao.int/Pages/default.aspx for more info!
Coincidentally, today is also “Pearl Harbor Day,” that Date which will live in infamy.
A Navy bugler trumpets the remembrance of those fallen aboard the USS Arizona, whose memorial is in the background.
Let us remember the fallen on that day that changed the world. Here are a few links for you:
December 4, 2014
Word on the Ramp 3
Ladies and Gentlemen, from the Flight Blog, I bring you . . .
Word on the Ramp 3!
Special Christmas Edition, Volume 1
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As Ned Stark would say,
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December 1, 2014
Blogging In Formation!
General Aviation has a strange anomaly in its accident statistics. What’s the Probable Cause? What canYOUdo about it?A Blogging in Formation exclusive.
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But First . . .
Cyber Monday?Blue Skies Monday!
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November 25, 2014
NYCA: Giving Thanks to Aviation
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Your Head’s in the Clouds. Where’s Your Heart?
AnNYCAviation.com Exclusive Article
Direct link tothis NYCA article:http://www.nycaviation.com/2014/11/heads-clouds-wheres-heart-giving-thanks-aviation-community/#.VHX6ModzU20
Giving Thanks to the Aviation Community
“Every single one of you has a fascinating story to tell.”
The kevlar flight deck door shuts our world off from yours. In our “sterile cockpit,” we push buttons and flip switches, and do all...
Giving Thanks to Aviation
Your Head’s in the Clouds. Where’s Your Heart?
(Redux)
Giving Thanks to the Aviation Community
“Every single one of you has a fascinating story to tell.”
The kevlar flight deck door shuts our world off from yours. In our “sterile cockpit,” we push buttons and flip switches, and do all sorts of piloty, left-brained stuff to get you safely from Point A to Point B. But rarely to we get to meet you, the passenger, let alone connect with you. Behind our bulletproof door, we hardlyrealize, rides hundre...
