As Tech Crew on an aircraft, you are part of a larger crew - each as important as you. Turbulence can be a life changer. It happens, and it is the cabin crew who cop it the worse as they are not strapped in.

Here is a story about a flight when the captain chose to ignore his cabin crews injuries after severe turbulence.

The below article is a great exercise in learning about the responsibilities of crew decision making. Each airline and respective CAA has required fuel policies. Flight Despatchers must comply with these when building a Flight Plan and the crew may add fuel upon deciding if contingencies justify.

Alongside our push to diversify the pilot ranks, we are also mindful of good citizenship, particularly when the role of commercial pilot is so well paid.

We are all growing weary of the global pandemic which has waged a war on all aspects of our lives. Potentially, more than 15 million people have lost their lives because of Covid in the last two and half years when you examine all excess deaths - those above historical averages. That is a mind numbing number. The grief, and family disruption, is just devastating.

Only 4.7% of airline pilots are women.
Only 7% of airline pilots are not white.

That really sucks!