What Do Pilots Pack When They Travel? This post contains references to products from one or more of our advertisers. We may receive compensation when you click on links to those products. For an explanation of our… Spencer Marker , January 14, 2024
Do You REALLY Need to Put Your Phone in Airplane Mode? Here’s What a Pilot Says Let’s be honest: We’ve all felt that little bit of surprise as we’re landing at our destination and hear the ‘ding’ from a cell phone that’s clearly not in airplane… Spencer Marker , December 27, 2023
Airline Pilot Shares 6 Tips For Surviving the Holiday Travel Rush To most folks, the joy of the holiday season means spending quality time with family and friends. However, for many people, the holidays also mean trudging to the airport and… Spencer Marker , December 12, 2023
How to Find Out Whether Your Flight Is Going to Be Turbulent In December, a video of severe turbulence on a flight to Hawaii went viral as dozens of passengers were injured. The incident understandably made many travelers nervous, including me, since… Johnny Jet , February 1, 2023
How Old Do You Have to Be to Become an Airline Pilot? In our Ask a Pilot series, pilot Spencer Marker answers aviation-related questions. You can check out past installments here. In this column, Spencer answers the question: How old do you have… Spencer Marker , December 20, 2022
How Do Pilots Identify and Avoid Areas of Turbulence? In our Ask a Pilot series, pilot Spencer Marker answers aviation-related questions. You can check out past installments here. In this column, Spencer talks about turbulence: what it is, how… Spencer Marker , December 19, 2022
VIDEO: Severe Turbulence on Flight to Hawaii Injures Dozens of Passengers I used to be afraid to fly and any time a plane hit turbulence, it magnified my fear exponentially. Fortunately, I’ve come to realize that planes are safe even in… Johnny Jet , December 19, 2022
Ask a Pilot with Spencer: What Does “Heavy” Mean? In our Ask a Pilot series, pilot Spencer Marker answers one of your aviation-related questions each week. See past installments here and submit your own to Whitney@johnnyjet.com. The big travel… Spencer Marker , February 21, 2021
Ask a Pilot with Spencer: Who Decides a Flight’s Route? In our Ask a Pilot series, pilot Spencer Marker answers one of your aviation-related questions each week (picking up this week after a short baby-related break). See past installments here… Spencer Marker , June 6, 2019
Ask a Pilot with Spencer: What Dictates an Airport’s Runway Layout? In our Ask a Pilot series, pilot Spencer Marker answers one of your aviation-related questions each week (picking up this week after a short baby-related break). See past installments here… Spencer Marker , April 10, 2019
Ask a Pilot with Spencer: What’s Up with Cockpit Windows? In our Ask a Pilot series, pilot Spencer Marker answers one of your aviation-related questions each week (picking up this week after a short baby-related break). See past installments here… Spencer Marker , April 3, 2019
Ask a Pilot with Spencer: Why Do Pilots Have to “Reset the System”? In our Ask a Pilot series, pilot Spencer Marker answers one of your aviation-related questions each week (picking up this week after a short baby-related break). See past installments here… Spencer Marker , March 26, 2019
Ask a Pilot with Spencer: What Is This Condensation on My Plane? In our Ask a Pilot series, pilot Spencer Marker answers one of your aviation-related questions each week. See past installments here and submit your own to Whitney@johnnyjet.com. For those of… Spencer Marker , June 25, 2018
Ask a Pilot with Spencer: In-Flight Icing In our Ask a Pilot series, pilot Spencer Marker answers one of your aviation-related questions each week. See past installments here and submit your own to Whitney@johnnyjet.com. Question Hello, Spencer…. Spencer Marker , April 18, 2018
Ask a Pilot with Spencer: Airplane Wheels In our Ask a Pilot series, pilot Spencer Marker answers one of your aviation-related questions each week. See past installments here and submit your own to Whitney@johnnyjet.com. Question Hey Spencer,… Spencer Marker , April 10, 2018