For Anyone Who Works From Home: The Focus Rule Pilots Use Below 10,000 Feet
Four minutes in, a ping, and your focus is gone. Pilots run a 'sterile cockpit' below 10,000 feet — no talk that isn't flying the plane.
Risk Assessment
How I Got the A380, Lost It, and Woke Up to What Matters
I chased the A380, got it, and lost it months later. Shiny Jet Syndrome — the trap of chasing the next rating instead of what matters.
Wardrobe Question: D.O.D.A.R - A Cockpit Trick for Your first decision of the day
Pilots run a 5-step model — Diagnose, Options, Decide, Assign, Review — on every call. Use D.O.D.A.R on the first decision you face each day.