About myself

Hi, everybody! 

This is a video in which I briefly introduce myself and the airline I'm working for

New videos - Flying to TIvat and back to Moscow

My first officer was very young. His experience on B737 was close to nothing, he had just finished the transition course. And all his pre-B737 experience was equal to the CPL course, which in Russia requires only 150 hrs.

Nevertheless, I liked his work.

Ok, click to get the videos and pictures.

One more dull inflight video

It was an ILS approach at Domodedovo. The First Officer was the flying pilot.

The air over DME is rare calm, though I cannot say that conditions are very often as terrible as to make flying totally uncomfortable for a flight crew. It was a usual, or, 'standard' approach at RWY 32R, with winds, gusts and a light windshear over the trees.

Enjoy and
FLY SAFE!

Classic flying.

It was... year 2013, if I'm not mistaken. 

We had 4 737-400 at that time and 8 NGs. Our new pilots learned to fly NGs first (just because of their quantity) and then we gave them a short difference course. The first officer in this video is performing his first 737-400 leg as a pilot monitoring. It was a straight-in visual in Anapa.

Hi, everybody!

I rarely experimented with self videos, but maybe it's the time for a new start-up? :)

All the best, friends! FLY SAFE!

Sergey. A perfect first officer.

Sergey is one of the pilots with whom I enjoy flyingl. Severall years ago he was my student for a couple of months, learning to operate B737NG under my supervision.

He is a very determined person, his life story is full of challenges and he got used to successfully solve the problems which arise on his way throughout the flying career.

If you want, you may read his story at http://denokan.livejournal.com/56460.html And you may find more postflight reviews in that blog if you look for a tag #серега

Nowadays I like flying with him mainly because it is a great opportunity to train my English. Sergey speaks as an American, he is a real fan of learning English. One of my goals is to improve my skills in English (that was the main reason of starting writing this blog). Thus, regular flights with Sergey help me understand my abilities and encourage me to keep moving.

And, of'course, because Sergey is my former student, a really talented one, but, as all clever guys he has some issues in his character, I try to keep in touch with his progress. I enjoy flying with him, answering his questions, and trying to make him believe me if our opinions are not the same.

Here goes a short video, which was made in flight from Simferopol to Moscow, Domodedovo. Enjoy the film!

Getting out of the storm

Thunderstorms... Hm, no. THUNDERRRSTORRMS!

My trip to Novosibirsk has lasted more than 10 days already. I've made several flights from UNNT, our second base, and all the flights happenned under pretty nice weather conditions. If there were any thunderstorms, they actually were flashing somewhere out of my routes. If I could always fly in such a "sand box", maybe I can save some nerves for my future grandchildren.

But.. Weather is the weather. It is a woman, and her mood is subject to change. I know.