the view from the jumpseat.


I had some free time today to play around with Photoshop. The result? Free Downloads! I’ve made some desktop “These Gold Wings” wallpapers that you can save to your computer and set as your desktop background. The design is based on this blog’s theme, is available in two sizes, and two colour schemes. Please let [...]


Today was the big day! It was the day where we got on the aircraft and ran through our emergency scenarios. These drills are significant for a number of reasons: Firstly, they are by far the hardest! There are an infinite number of things that could happen if a plane goes down and we need [...]


We had a training class today as the company wants us to be able to attend this years Christmas party and to do that we needed to graduate from safety training just a little bit earlier. It was a good day, as it involved far less sitting at desks and reading than most days. We [...]


This morning we had our First Aid exam, and although I was extremely nervous for this one I did quite well in the end. We were warned that the safety procedures exam would be the hardest, but I have to disagree! The first aid exam was much harder as it covers a huge range of [...]


Today was the second day of first aid! It was far more engaging than yesterday as we actually were able to get up and try things out. As I said yesterday, the day was almost entirely reading out of the text books and power points. Today we were handed the adult and baby dummies to [...]


THERE ARE TOO MANY SNAPES ON THIS PLANE!!