Captain's Log

The Rockies from 45,000 ft MSL

Gerald Davenport — Wed, 29 Nov 2017 02:00:38 +0000

The Rocky Mountains from 45,000 ft MSL

Hello,
Here is a picture of the Rockies from 45,000 ft MSL. At 45,000 feet you can see the curve of the earth. Sorry flat earthers… Also, the Rockies look like hills.

Descending with ground speed 507 KTS, that is 862 MPH!

Cruise between 430 and 470 KTS, 730 and 800 MPH.

The Captain with the bird. She is pretty!

FlightSafety International

Gerald Davenport — Mon, 02 Oct 2017 01:10:21 +0000

Attending the Flight Safety International Safety Course

Hello! I hope all is going well!

I am attending the FlightSafety International World-Class Training and Simulation for training on the new Jet I will be flying.
Here are the first days pictures to show off what I’m currently doing!

Industry-Leading Simulation Technology

Full Flight Simulators that Outperform the Competition

I peeked at the sims… I do not start until next week!

I have my own spot, I am one of only two doing the single pilot PIC rating.

Vanity shot for you all to see.

I got a name tag!

Peace all
Aria Davenport – The Captain

Endeavour Awards 2017

TheCaptain — Mon, 08 May 2017 03:53:01 +0000

A few weeks ago Steve Danz invited me to the Endeavour Awards as one of his guests. I felt honoured by this gesture and eagerly awaited the day.

Upon arrival, I realised how momentous this night would be. It wasn’t until later the weight of the evening hit me. This is what I read about in the news, or a history book, not attend! There were so many people there who were significant I felt out of place.

This event is put on by Angel Flight West. Angel Flight is a way for pilots and aircraft owners to donate their time or aircraft time to help people in need.

Steve was awarded the Endeavour 1000 award. First Angel Flight pilot to fly 1000 missions!

There were almost 500 people at this event, including volunteer pilots, sponsors, and partners of Angel Flight West.

‘Sully’ Sullenberger, an inspirational airline captain who saved 155 lives with the help of his first officer and crew, made an appearance at the beginning of the event. I was very close to having a picture with him. Instead, I have an instrument approach plate, a chart detailing how to approach an airport with the only reference to onboard aircraft instruments, that details the events of the day he is famous for.

Greg Danz and I ‘dressed to the nines.’

I looked around after the event and saw a few iconic people and decided to introduce myself.

He said he flew every shuttle but the Endeavour, that’s out of this world!

Pilot, news anchor, and speaker. She has recreated the global flight of her namesake and inspired youth across the world. It was a pleasure to meet her.

For more pictures and videos visit Angel Flight West on Facebook or Instagram.

Bringing the Bird Home

TheCaptain — Tue, 20 Sep 2016 15:42:55 +0000

Had a blast bringing the new Cirrus home