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✈️ The Next Stage
RH’s supporter-only audio series following the move to the 737, from training and simulators through Operating Experience and now life on the line.
8. ✈️ The Next Stage, Part 8: First Month on the Line
RH is officially out on the line. He looks back at his first month flying the 737: weather, holding, fuel decisions, visual approaches, short runways, new lessons in the right seat, and the steady process of learning the airplane one leg at a time.
7. Operating Experience — Just the Beginning
Five real-world legs, the line check, and the transition from training to flying the schedule.
6. Checkride Passed — Real Airplane Tomorrow! 🛫
The simulator phase is complete, the checkride is done, and the real airplane is next.
5. Reject, Fly, Land 🔥
RH checks in from the maneuvers phase as training shifts toward flying the airplane.
Earlier in The Next Stage
Part 4: Procedures Validation Complete! 🎓
Part 3: Denver Procedures & Missing Oshkosh 🏔️
Part 2: Systems, Flows & the Paper Tiger 🐯
Part 1: The Next Stage, as read by AG
🚁 AG’s Chinook Series
Supporter-only stories from AG about Army aviation, deployed flying, aircraft design, mission planning, and operational judgment.
1. The Chinook, Beating Physics Since 1961
AG looks at how mission-driven design and built-in margin have kept the Chinook relevant for decades.
2. A Day In The Life
A full night in the life of a deployed Army Chinook pilot, from the 1600 alarm to breakfast at 0530.
3. The 3 Mistakes, Part 1 & Part 2
A nighttime combat logistics mission where fuel, options, and consequences all begin to tighten.
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