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Complacency – not ok in the flight deck and not ok in the industry.

Mattie Bonhanan

May 13
1 min

Aviation Culture

Complacency – 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 Bohanan

Mar 11
3 min

Career

Life's Trim Control

When 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 Bohanan

Feb 18
2 min

Becoming Life's PIC

One of the biggest things I reiterate to my students is to start executing pilot-in-command (PIC) thinking and decision making. It is so...

Science proves you didn't actually self-sabotage like you think you did

Mattie Bohanan

Feb 4
2 min

Science proves you didn't actually self-sabotage like you think you did

How 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 McWhirter

Jan 7
5 min

Career

Reclaiming A Dream

By: 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...

The Blessing and Curse of Singular Focus

Shirley Phillips, Ph.D., Non-Profit Mentor

Dec 17, 2021
3 min

Aviation Culture

The Blessing and Curse of Singular Focus

I 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, Ph.D., Non-Profit Mentor

Dec 4, 2021
4 min

Aviation Culture

Pink is the New Black

You may not have to become an expert in international affairs to fly around the world, but as a profession, I think we benefit from...

Mattie Bohanan

Nov 19, 2021
3 min

Caregiving Includes Caring for Self

When I was preparing for the dreaded CFI check-ride, it was all-consuming. It didn’t help that I was preparing for it during the original...

Mattie Bohanan

Nov 12, 2021
2 min

Career

Taking Advantage of Opportunity

Auburn University just got done with their Auburn Business Aviation Days, where industry professionals come to our campus to expose...

Shirley Phillips, Ph.D., Non-Profit Mentor

Nov 5, 2021
5 min

Aviation Culture

My Route to HERA

My path to getting involved with HERA was as circuitous as the route I navigated on my first solo cross country when I didn’t understand...

Shirley Phillips, Ph.D., Non-Profit Mentor

Oct 22, 2021
10 min

Career

A Pilot Learns How Not to Fly

Rain sizzled on the windshield as we were flung into a dark gray cloud. I was flying a Saab 340, a twin-engine propeller driven aircraft,...

Mattie Bohanan

Oct 8, 2021
2 min

Aviation Culture

Job Duties Include: Cheerleading

The last part of training for my instrument rating wasn’t pretty. I wasn’t making any progress, and I had to relearn how to study. I was...

Shirley Phillips, Ph.D., Non-Profit Mentor

Sep 17, 2021
7 min

Career

She's a Pilot

I was a new first officer (copilot) for a regional airline when I got the phone call I had been dreading. I was on standby as a backup...

Hera Aviation Group

Sep 10, 2021
2 min

Better Together

Here at Hera Aviation Group, we believe that when individuals come together, we are better together. Therefore, we want to dedicate...

Mattie Bohanan

Aug 31, 2021
3 min

Aviation Culture

Here's a piece of advice - be YOU!

"Make sure you don't mention you want kids to recruiters and in interviews!" is a piece of advice I have gotten from many different...

Mattie Bohanan

Aug 19, 2021
2 min

Aviation Culture

Times, they are a' changin'

When my mom became a flight attendant 32 years ago, one of her interview questions was “why did you get married so young?” And that was...

Jenny Duong

Aug 13, 2021
4 min

History

Harriet Quimby

Welcome to a new history blog! For this blog, we will be showcasing Harriet Quimby, the first American woman to become a licensed female...

Mattie Bohanan

Aug 10, 2021
2 min

Career

Does Humility Have a Place in Aviation?

There’s a notion that you must be confident in aviation, and I agree with this notion fully. I preach to all of my students the...

Jenny Duong

Aug 6, 2021
3 min

History

Wally Funk

Meet Wally Funk, woman, aviator, and the oldest person to travel to space at the age of 82. Funk joined Jeff Bezos on his journey to the...

Mattie Bohanan

Aug 3, 2021
2 min

Aviation Culture

Calling ALL Girls

When I arrive at the airport for a normal day of flight training, the effort I put into my appearance is minimal. I don’t wear any...