Shirley Phillips, DPT, Non-Profit MentorJul 29, 20223 minCareerOpen Skies: Examining Airline Recruitment and Training StrategiesOne thing my daughters taught me is that they learned more from my actions than anything I may have tried to teach them. My precocious...
Mattie BohananMay 12, 20221 minAviation CultureComplacency – not ok in the flight deck and not ok in the industry.As a pilot, you often hear the importance of not letting complacency creep into the flight deck. Complacency, defined by Merriam-Webster...
Mattie BohananMar 11, 20223 minCareerLife's Trim ControlWhen I came to college to pursue a degree in Professional Flight, I was new to the part 141 world. I was already a private pilot, and so...
Mattie BohananFeb 18, 20222 minBecoming Life's PICOne of the biggest things I reiterate to my students is to start executing pilot-in-command (PIC) thinking and decision making. It is so...
Mattie BohananFeb 4, 20222 minScience proves you didn't actually self-sabotage like you think you didHow many times have you walked away from a conversation with someone and thought to yourself: “Yikes! That did not go too well”? If you...
Erin McWhirterJan 7, 20225 minCareerReclaiming A DreamBy: Erin McWhirter I knew what I wanted to do at a very young age. My first memory of knowing in my heart that I would fly airplanes was...
Shirley Phillips, DPT, Non-Profit MentorDec 17, 20213 minAviation CultureThe Blessing and Curse of Singular FocusI once was flying with a student on Christmas Eve in the western mountains of North Carolina. We were flying out of a small private...
Shirley Phillips, DPT, Non-Profit MentorDec 3, 20214 minAviation CulturePink is the New BlackYou may not have to become an expert in international affairs to fly around the world, but as a profession, I think we benefit from...
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