http://deskjockey.flyblog.com Just another Flyblog.com weblog Fri, 07 Dec 2007 22:40:48 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I got to thinking about the title of this blog, "living the dream", and what it might mean.  Originally when I was a pilot on essentially a non flying job in the military fellow pilots and I used to sarcastically refer to our job as "living the dream".  The reality ... http://deskjockey.flyblog.com/2007/12/07/what-does-it-all-mean/ One irresistable feature of many FBO's we go to are the copious amounts of cookies usaully located near the front counter or in some snack room. For those not familiar with general aviation the FBO or Fixed Base Operator is to a corporate pilot what the airline terminal is ... http://deskjockey.flyblog.com/2007/10/03/mmmmm-otis-spunkmeyer/ Just got back from a weekend in a little town in British Columbia called Penticton where the 25th anniversary of the Ironman Canada was held. This town hosts this event every year and it is apparently the biggest event of the year for Penticton. We brought 9 people, ... http://deskjockey.flyblog.com/2007/08/28/subaru-ironman-canada-hey/ After about a 10 day break we're back to work with an almost continuous 2 week full schedule. The days off were nice but when the aircraft is available for charter there's always a cloud looming over you waiting to crash down with a pop up or short notice ... http://deskjockey.flyblog.com/2007/08/24/back-to-work/ We've been into and out of Aspen twice now and what an experience when you're used to flying primarily to airports located at sea level.  Aspen is located in a valley at almost 8000' of elevation with 10K and 12K ft mountains around it.  As long as the weather is ... http://deskjockey.flyblog.com/2007/07/05/aspen/ We finally got in the aircraft about a week ago but my first time in the seat was a short 20+ minute flight from PWK to MDW.  There's nothing like taking almost 1/2 hour in a plane to do what only takes about 45 minutes in a car.  Nevertheless it ... http://deskjockey.flyblog.com/2007/07/04/first-flight/ I've tried adding a couple of pictures. Sorry for the poor quality, I'll see what I can do to make them larger.  If you right click and view the picture you can get a larger version... http://deskjockey.flyblog.com/2007/06/25/8/ Well, my partner and I finished up our initial course and are now proud owners of a CE680 type rating!  To say it wasn't pretty is an understatement.  We struggled from the beginning due to no fault but our own and we were able to hold it together enough to ... http://deskjockey.flyblog.com/2007/06/24/twasnt-pretty/ Well, we just wrapped up the systems exam on the Sovereign and have only the performance exam to go before all the formal classroom learning is complete. Here's a recap of what week 1 of 3 has to offer at Flight Safety in Wichita. My partner (the new hire Captain ... http://deskjockey.flyblog.com/2007/06/12/week-one/ I received a Flight Safety pre study guide for the Sovereign course a week before the class is supposed to start. It looks like just a way to get a head start on some limits and memory items.  The procedures and limits all look to be very straight forward, unfortunately ... http://deskjockey.flyblog.com/2007/05/29/pre-study-guide/