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Karlene Petitt is an international airline pilot, author, pilot advocate and aviation safety subject matter expert, who lives in Seattle Washington with her husband. She has three grown daughters and 8 grandchildren. Her mission is to improve aviation safety through education, inspiration, and sharing the gift of flight.
Flight To Success
5d ago
I Assign Blame to FAA
Photo from the Postal Millennial
Why does it take death
to solve a "known" problem?
Do not blame the pilots for accepting runway 33, as pilots daily accommodate runway change requests safely. Do not blame the helicopter pilots because they were doing training and human error is inevitable. Do not even blame the lights of the city, the night, night goggles, or a controller for managing two runways. These are all known and ongoing facts of daily operations. Blame the FAA! Why? That agency had the responsibility and authority to mitigate the risk in this environment, and ..read more
Flight To Success
3w ago
Four Minutes Before Impact!
On December 31, 2024 I wrote the post, a Sad End to 2024, and I speculated what I thought happened with the December 29, Jeju crash, based upon the facts we knew. They were fast, they did not extend flaps, no gear, and no communication beyond a Mayday, and go around, and we know they were not incapacitated because they turned and landed on the centerline of a runway in the opposite direction, but sadly they hit a wall. But that wall in any other city could have saved lives, and these pilots had the ability to avoid it. Why didn't they?
Some pe ..read more
Flight To Success
1M ago
Gratitude to my Readers!
WIN ME!
Today Flight To Success is on the Book of the Day Club at a special price for you! I am thankful to the Book of the Day Club, but I am celebrating all my readers this year by offering them a chance to win a really fun car, with special memories, love taps, and a story as to why I purchased this car twice.
For every book you purchase during 2025, you will be entered into a drawing to win my 1997 Mitsubishi Eclipse. Last year she got a new clutch and transmission, so she is ready to go to a new home. After my husband's stroke, this is simply ..read more
Flight To Success
1M ago
The Jeju Crash
When Pilots Panic
From a pilot's perspective there is not a damn thing we can do if our plane is shot out of the sky. However, when there is a bird strike, that's a different story. This is when our training takes over. While a bird strike could be catastrophic at the wrong time, pilots should have the emotional stability and requisite training to fly the plane. In my opinion, these pilots panicked.
I have not seen footage of their first arrival. Were they configured for landing? I would assume so, therefore, on their miss-approach they brought up their gear and f ..read more
Flight To Success
1M ago
FAA Approved, Non Controlled, Medical Malpractice
FAA third party contractors are running quite the profitable business and at pilot's expense, and to the degradation of passenger safety. Any pilot in the claws of one of these criminal doctors, you might have legal options. But the challenges are many as a result of the FAA's awareness and lack of response.
Dr. John Mathew Fabian mugshot
DUI on drugs arrest in Oklahoma in 2016
Dr. John Matthew Fabian PSY.D., J.D., ABPP
Board Certified Forensic & Clinical Psychologist
Forensic & Clinical Neuropsychologist
And FAA Evaluator
Dr ..read more
Flight To Success
2M ago
Details Alleged In the Naked and Masturbating SWA Captain Haak Case
Public filings recently emerged in the Christine Janning v. SWA and SWAPA case alleging Southwest System Chief Pilot, David Newton, attempted to obstruct the FBI’s Federal investigation. Apparently, in the hours just after learning that Janning had reported Captain Haak’s crimes to the FBI, David Newton wrote an email to multiple employees revealing Janning’s participation in the FBI investigation, sharing both her name and home address.
As if revealing the identity of a federally protected victim/witness in an ong ..read more
Flight To Success
3M ago
You Can't do that!
Last week the world listened to the recording of the Delta Captain of Fight 564 who departed on a redeye flight, lost the autopilot, autothrust, and received a TAT probe message. They wanted to return, and the argument began as to the reason why he was returning, and what was legal to say or not.
Delta Flight 564 Return
The captain said he was departing Flight Level 1500, but that could have been due to the high stress, or maybe he didn’t know when flight levels began. Airlines do not typically train this type of information any more. This is one of those new hire ..read more
Flight To Success
4M ago
The legal battle is over for an Alaska Airlines mechanic and his inadvertent consumption of THC.
On October 7th 2023, I posted an article, Airline’s Random Drug Testing, regarding an Alaska Airlines Mechanic who tested positive for THC, the main psychoactive compound in marijuana. The consumption was inadvertent at a neighborhood block party. It was undisputed that he had THC in his system, and Alaska has a zero tolerance policy for drugs. This mechanic lives and works in Washington State, where THC is legal, but he testified that he only drinks beer and has never consumed drugs. But the Dire ..read more
Flight To Success
4M ago
NTSB Investigating!
Are they looking in the right place?
People want to know why the Delta A350 didn't stop? Did they not see the other plane? The couldn't see the wing from the flight deck. Maybe the first officer was taxiing. The first officer could not see the wing. It was the fault of the other plane for being in the way. All sorts of reasons. But I hope when the NTSB looks into this, they look into training.
Delta's 7th ground incursion since January!
Durning my return to the A330 there was a significant change in training from when I earned a type rating on the pla ..read more
Flight To Success
4M ago
There is Always Revenge
“Revenge is an act of passion; vengeance of justice.
Injuries are revenged; crimes are avenged.”
Samuel Johnson
Flight For Revenge, is coming soon..
AUTHOR'S NOTE:
Don’t ever misjudge the power of human emotion.
While nothing surprises me anymore, these are the things I know to be true. If you only wound the beast, he will awaken and avenge. When there is no justice, there is always retribution. When imperfect justice manifests, vengeance could be the key. Yet sometimes pain runs too deep, that the only remedy imaginable is ..read more