The Pilot Liberator

Educating, defending and liberating the pilots of yesterday, today and tomorrow. I’m a Gulfstream corporate pilot, former airline pilot and an O.G. #AvGeek.

[The Pilot Liberator @PilotLiberator]

One of my very favorites! Heads up. #HKG #BA #avgeek

[Brian Harrison @brianharrison72]

Delta Air Lines Boeing 767-232, N102DL “The Spirit of Delta” ATL/KATL June 1992. @Delta @ATLairport

[The Pilot Liberator @PilotLiberator]

@JoshDMartin Beautiful but DTS is dangerous to operate in and out of, even on a good day.

[Paul M @MPol0111]

#aviationlovers #aviationgeek #AvGeek #avgeeks #aviation
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[Preston Holland 🛩️ @preston_holland]

Not sure who needs to hear this but…

Yes, it’s customary to tip your pilots on a chartered private jet flight.

[The Pilot Liberator @PilotLiberator]

@tedreednc @jpooch21 Correct. Until the bankruptcies rear their heads, Ted. Some paying 20 years of ‘union dues’, all for nothing. And ask some of the DL UA AA pilots who were forced into early retirement following 9/11 what ALPA and their ‘unions’ did for them in the years afterwards. Cartels.

[The Pilot Liberator @PilotLiberator]

@carmelHawker @BowTiedCFI I was right there with you, brother. Passed my instrument check ride two days before 9/11. Misery ensued for anyone connected to aviation after that. Gut wrenching.

[The Pilot Liberator @PilotLiberator]

@davidvlynn Statistics regarding PPL training and pass rates may not necessarily agree with you on this…

[The Pilot Liberator @PilotLiberator]

@octal Who operated SJU AUS nonstops?

[The Pilot Liberator @PilotLiberator]

@atlairportnews You guys are gonna paywall an article about a parking garage?? Pathetic.

[Destroyer Escort @Destroye83]

Trans World Airlines TWA, Lockheed L-1011-385-1-15 Tristar 100

[The Pilot Liberator @PilotLiberator]

This could ‘inconvenience’ some people that I know 🙄

[Aspen Daily News @AspenDailyNews]

The Aspen-Pitkin County Airport will close for nearly eight months next year so crews can rebuild the runway in a wider layout, with no flights in or out between 11 p.m. on April 4 and 7 p.m. on Nov. 19, 2027, according to a county press release. https://t.co/x9gboZF9Dp

[TaskForce23 @Task_Force23]

Only at Mojave

[The Pilot Liberator @PilotLiberator]

@davidshepardson @FAA_Bryan The airlines are truly the most volatile industry in the world. So MANY outside ‘forces’

[The Pilot Liberator @PilotLiberator]

@miami_rick What about the B727 ‘Whisperjets’? 😂

[The Pilot Liberator @PilotLiberator]

The glamorous life of an airline pilot…

[KC-10 Driver ✈️ 👨‍✈️ B-737 Wrangler @MCCCANM]

SFO is killing me. Ground Delay Program (GDP) w/ a “Wheels Up” time 3 hours late.

And we’re lucky to be average. The maximum delay is 6 hours.

Gonna be a long summer.

[Aviation @xAviation]

While the DC-8 typically rotated in the 150-160-knot range, Concorde often delayed rotation until roughly 220 knots due to its slender delta wing design.

Despite the higher Vr, Concorde still achieved airborne status first thanks to its exceptionally high thrust-to-weight ratio and the Rolls-Royce/Snema Olympus 593 turbojets, which delivered greater combined takeoff thrust than the DC-8's entire engine suite.

📹: Oddgeirsson

[The Pilot Liberator @PilotLiberator]

@envoyaircareers It’s a caucasian occasion

[David Shepardson @davidshepardson]

Data being shared by airlines with administration/lawmakers on impact of potential Newark international air shutdown per memo seen by @Reuters: “There is no capacity at other Northeast airports to handle Newark’s international flights due to airports already being slot controlled. They already operate at max capacity due to on-going ATC staffing shortages and safety mitigation controls” https://t.co/lVzDqLrYCg

[The Pilot Liberator @PilotLiberator]

@emperorga79 @TheAviationBeat @Delta

[The Pilot Liberator @PilotLiberator]

@emperorga79 @TheAviationBeat @Delta Excellent question. I flew back from DC yesterday and about half of the people on my flight were going to miss their (last flights of the day) connections, and had nowhere to stay in ATL. The airport was a nightmare. DL cancels and delays like I’ve never seen before.