Comments on: 7 Great Aviation Blogs… but no from pilots

By: PlasticPilot

PlasticPilot — Sun, 30 Nov 2008 16:56:53 +0000

@Nicole: I’m sorry for that… I found the others via some directories, and links from other blogs. I don’t know yet why I did not land on your blog.

By: Nicole

Nicole — Sat, 29 Nov 2008 11:40:28 +0000

Man! You tag all my other pilot wife ladies, but me! Diss! Not that my blog is terribly aviation focused, but still…

By: Pilotswife

Pilotswife — Sun, 23 Nov 2008 23:42:16 +0000

Thanks for the above mention!
It sometimes can be challenging having a hubby as a pilot, but after 14 years and two kids later.. we wouldn’t have it any other way.
My favorite question many women ask is “How do you handle your husband gone so much?” my reply is always the same,” How can YOU handle him being home so much!”
Being a Pilot’s wife, has allowed me to become the woman I am today. I know now that I am a strong, independent, self sufficient, woman who loves a man who is never boring, always passionate, and continues to surprise and amaze me. That isn’t too bad, now is it?

By: PlasticPilot

PlasticPilot — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 18:13:58 +0000

@KJ & SOMEDAY: thank you for running your blogs, and sharing with the rest of us, pilots, and even non-flying persons…

By: Someday

Someday — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 13:50:45 +0000

Thanks for the shout out. I’m so glad that I’ve kept my blog going for the past two years. It’s been an interesting ride and I never could have forseen the hurdles we’ve had.

There is no information out there at all about what it’s like to potentially lose the career you love or how to get through the bureaucracy of medical leave and get one’s license back. Our journey now inspires me to blog even more in hopes that it helps someone else out there in the same situation.

By: KJ

KJ — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 04:41:42 +0000

I’m honored to mentioned in your Seven Sites.
However I do need to correct you as I’m either married or engaged to a pilot, just seriously dating one. Hopefully someday engaged and then married. (Just had to give you a hard time)

Anyway, Thanks again.
I look forward to reading your site.

By: Julien

Julien — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 22:20:14 +0000

@Partner of a pilot: awesome post! Thanks so much for taking the time to write it all down.

I can relate a bit to item number 5 (randomness of roster) since when I was a child my father was working shifts. It’s true that overall I had probably more time with my father than other kids did. One just has to learn not to jump into the parents’ bed at 8AM when Dad just came back from the night shift And items 8 and 12 brought back memories of dating a student nurse a long long time ago… Enough said

Damn, now that I have read about the good sides, I will have to think not twice but thrice about that professional pilot career

By: partner of a pilot

partner of a pilot — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 21:53:09 +0000

Julien,

I wrote a post just for you… It’s called ‘More about the good sides!’

http://partnerofapilot.wordpress.com/2008/11/17/more-about-the-good-sides/

I hope that adds some balance!

By: PlasticPilot

PlasticPilot — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 21:39:49 +0000

@Julien: I think you should check that: http://partnerofapilot.wordpress.com/2008/11/17/more-about-the-good-sides/

And by the way, thank you all for the interesting discussion.

By: More about the good sides! « Partner of a Pilot

More about the good sides! « Partner of a Pilot — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 21:37:47 +0000

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