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Becoming a Pilot When No One Else Believes In You

jeffrey@flycrj.com (Jeffrey Synk) — Fri, 03 May 2013 14:07:30 +0000

In 2000, I left a nicely paying programmer’s job to become a pilot. OK, what was I thinking? I know what I was thinking, I wanted to live my dream of being an airline pilot, eventually. Before I made my decision to the world, i.e., my close friends, colleagues, and my boss, I did a [...]

Pilots Can Get More Back On Their Tax Returns With This Tool

jeffrey@flycrj.com (Jeffrey Synk) — Sat, 23 Mar 2013 22:15:15 +0000

Tax season is here AGAIN! Can you believe it? Didn’t we just do these things? But maybe this year I can take a little of the pain out of it by showing you a tool that could help you get more money back this tax season. And save 10% while doing it. Now, if you [...]

My Day In The CRJ700 Simulator

jeffrey@flycrj.com (Jeffrey Synk) — Thu, 24 Jan 2013 01:44:17 +0000

It was a day like any other day at work in the CRJ700. We were parked at the gate in Portland, Oregon, and the passengers were boarding. We were flying to Salt Lake City today and I had two flight attendants. Things were going normally. We had our pre-flight briefing and discussed such things as [...]

The Cost of Not Showing Up To Fly

jeffrey@flycrj.com (Jeffrey Synk) — Sat, 12 Jan 2013 13:26:35 +0000

When you show up to work to fly airplanes and you basically do nothing, it would have been better for you not to come at all. I say this mostly to commercial pilots, both first officers and captains alike, that fly people around. If you show up and do what you’re told but lack the intiative [...]

Airline Pilot Interview QRH

jeffrey@flycrj.com (Jeffrey Synk) — Sun, 30 Dec 2012 01:19:38 +0000

As a student pilot, private pilot, commercial pilot, or airline transport pilot (ATP), one of the first things you learn is how to handle an emergency. One of the first things you learn flying a piston airplane when landing is the acronym is GUMP — Gas, Undercarriage, Mixture, Pumps. If you loose an engine, there is [...]

Pilot “1500 Hour Rule” and What You Can Do About It

jeffrey@flycrj.com (Jeffrey Synk) — Wed, 14 Nov 2012 16:05:36 +0000

Future airline pilots have a new rule (FAA Aviation Safety Act of 2010) to contend with and the clock is ticking as to when it goes into effect. Today, I’m posting a letter from a fellow pilot friend of mine, Nick Nightly, Dream Pilot Jobs, that discusses the new rule and its impact on you. [...]

The Future of the Airline Pilot

jeffrey@flycrj.com (Jeffrey Synk) — Tue, 30 Oct 2012 23:48:37 +0000

Back when I was eight years old, my Grandpa took me up in a Piper Cub of a grass strip and we went flying. No radio. No headsets. No earplugs. No Class B, C, or D airspace (that I knew of). Open cockpit. 3000 feet MSL, maybe 4000 feet. I don’t remember. No Mom taking [...]

Flying for Your Company and Your Social Network

jeffrey@flycrj.com (Jeffrey Synk) — Wed, 26 Sep 2012 20:56:50 +0000

It has been awhile since I’ve updated this website, but I have a good reason. Back in June 2012, though my world wasn’t ending by any means, one thing after another started happening. It was crazy. I was really stressed. But then one day, the last (proverbial) straw dropped. I had just finished a turn [...]

How To Accelerate Your Pilot Career By Building The RIGHT Flight Time

jeffrey@flycrj.com (Jeffrey Synk) — Wed, 27 Jun 2012 17:25:59 +0000

Today I have some simple advice about building flight time to avoid being TRAPPED by your logbook. A concept that is difficult for most pilots to “get” and implement. Ironically, it’s a concept that’s rather easy to understand, but because it’s so illogical and “counter intuitive” it’s also easy to miss entirely. It’s understanding how to build [...]

Airlines Will Need To Hire Pilots, Are You Ready?

jeffrey@flycrj.com (Jeffrey Synk) — Sat, 05 May 2012 16:56:28 +0000

So you have a dream of flying airplanes. Not a Cessna 150 around the pattern. Not an old twin engine airplane with questionable maintenance. But a jet. Maybe a CRJ200 or even a Boeing 787. You could. But you need to act soon. Why do I say this? You have to take the big picture. [...]