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...
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Mattie Bohanan
- Mar 11, 2022
- 3 min
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...
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Erin McWhirter
- Mar 4, 2022
- 4 min
The Delicate Balance of Humility and Confidence
My return to aviation over the past few months has been exhilarating and terrifying all at the same time. My range of emotions at any...
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Shirley Phillips, DPT, Non-Profit Mentor
- Feb 25, 2022
- 3 min
Aviation Could Use the Wisdom of RBG
When I was working as a professor of aeronautical science at a small New England college, several times a semester a student would come...
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Mattie Bohanan
- Feb 18, 2022
- 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...
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Mattie Bohanan
- Jan 28, 2022
- 3 min
What we can learn about Inclusion from a Passenger Briefing
A term that gets thrown out a lot in today’s day and age is “diversity and inclusion.” Diversity and inclusion are what HERA advocates...
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Mattie Bohanan
- Jan 14, 2022
- 3 min
Taking My Voice to New Heights
If you know me in person, you know that I am typically reserved and relatively shy until you get to know me. I have been this way since I...
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Erin McWhirter
- Jan 7, 2022
- 5 min
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...
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Shirley Phillips, DPT, Non-Profit Mentor
- Dec 17, 2021
- 3 min
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...
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Shirley Phillips, DPT, Non-Profit Mentor
- Dec 9, 2021
- 2 min
Breaking with Tradition
I was working as a ground instructor at an airline when I was singled out for a reprimand. I had asked for permission to work from my...
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Shirley Phillips, DPT, Non-Profit Mentor
- Dec 3, 2021
- 4 min
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...
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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...
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Shirley Phillips, DPT, Non-Profit Mentor
- Nov 5, 2021
- 5 min
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...
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Shirley Phillips, DPT, Non-Profit Mentor
- Oct 22, 2021
- 10 min
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,...
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Shirley Phillips, DPT, Non-Profit Mentor
- Oct 15, 2021
- 3 min
What Caregivers Can Bring to the Flight Deck
I was once given the wrong prescription medication for my daughter, who has multiple health issues, by a pharmacist. The medicine was one...
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Mattie Bohanan
- Sep 24, 2021
- 2 min
HERA at NBAA-BACE
For today’s blog, I get to share some exciting news: Two founding members of HERA will be sharing their industry expertise by hosting an...
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Jenny Duong
- Sep 7, 2021
- 3 min
Amelia Earhart
Happy Tuesday and welcome back to a new edition of our history series! For this week’s history series, we will be highlighting Amelia...
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Mattie Bohanan
- Aug 30, 2021
- 3 min
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...
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Mattie Bohanan
- Aug 19, 2021
- 2 min
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...
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