@pilotmaria

There’s a lesson from aviation that I wish more people knew. A go-around happens when an approach to landing isn’t quite right. Maybe the weather changes. Maybe another aircraft is still on the runway (quite…

From the outside, flying can look glamorous: airports, uniforms, sunrises above the clouds. But behind every sector is a workload that isn’t always visible and it starts long before the aircraft moves. Long days, with…

There are flights that get logged. And then there are flights that get etched into you. Flying the L-39 Albatros over Aosta, in formation, with Rebecca alongside, this was firmly the latter. Strapping into a…

There’s a point in every flight where you punch through the cloud layer and suddenly the world opens up again. Bright, wide, endless. That was me a while ago, except instead of clouds it was…

Let me just start by saying: I’m not usually one to complain…(skip to the bottom, if you just want the list ;)). …but a 03:00 alarm can be brutal. Actually, full honesty, it’s still better…