Eric Auxier's Blog, page 8
September 2, 2021
On Silent Wings
Folks, from the Flight Blog, this is Cap’n Aux speaking. We’re now comfortably cruising at Flight Level 390. The Seatbelt sign is off, and you’re now free to get up and schmooze with your fellow Blog Buddies!
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August 16, 2021
As The Turbine Turns
July 26, 2021
The (Bid) Life of an Airline Pilot
Folks, from the flight blog, welcome aboard!
I’ve had many of you ask, Just how do airline pilots go about getting assigned their jobs—which planes, which seat (Captain or First Officer), to which city are they assigned? And, once they’re assigned all that, how do they get their schedules...
July 13, 2021
Free Fly Spy Adventures on Kindle Vella!
What do Charles Dickens, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, Ernest Hemingway, Hunter S. Thompson, and Cap’n Aux have in common? They all published serialized stories!
Teener-Skate...July 3, 2021
The Post-Covid Future of U.S. Aviation
Above: Let the fireworks begin! On initial approach, with a front seat to the show! Thanks to Jumpseater Phillis for this video!
As we learned this past year during the Covid pandemi...
June 16, 2021
More Pilot Lessons from the Miracle on the Hudson
Part 2 of a 2-part series; portions of this series have been previously published in Airways Magazine and my book,
...June 3, 2021
Forced Landings: Pilot Lessons From The Miracle on the Hudson
Twelve years ago, on January 15, 2009, Cactus 1549, an Airbus A321, struck a flock of geese and ditched in the Hudson River. What can we, as pilots, learn from the famous “Miracle on the Hudson” accident?
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June 2, 2021
The (Occasionally) Exciting Life of a Test Pilot
What do Chuck Yeager and Cap’n Aux have in common? They’ve both done stints as a test pilot!
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May 30, 2021
Memorial Day Special
Ladies and Gentlemen, in honor of our Nation’s Fallen, may I humbly present an Encore Presentation of one of my most popular blog posts…
...May 21, 2021
Word on the Ramp Video—It’s What Pilots Do!
Our periodic Video Roundup of All Cool Things Aviation!
In this Episode:
Covid & Air Rage, Surviving a Midair, MH370 Mystery Solved?, Spectacular Launch, Landing…and Explosion! Spin training up close ‘n personal, and more!
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