Jeremy King
@pasturepilot.bsky.social
Pilot, writer, traveler, tinkerer.
I fly, so I can afford to fly, so I can write about flying.
-Senior editor, Plane & Pilot Magazine
-Wordsaloft.substack.com
-Mooney M20C caretaker
I fly, so I can afford to fly, so I can write about flying.
-Senior editor, Plane & Pilot Magazine
-Wordsaloft.substack.com
-Mooney M20C caretaker
Fun little side-trip for an AvGeek in Dayton yesterday: A speed-walk through the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force.
Dayton, Ohio: Up Close And Personal with the XB-70 Valkyrie
The National Museum of the United States Air Force made for a fun distraction on a layover this week.
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March 4, 2025 at 1:33 AM
Fun little side-trip for an AvGeek in Dayton yesterday: A speed-walk through the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force.
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Never be afraid to write your heart out. To write your ass off. To write until your hands cramp. Because when you look back at the miles of ink behind you you might just have a masterpiece.
February 10, 2025 at 11:26 PM
Never be afraid to write your heart out. To write your ass off. To write until your hands cramp. Because when you look back at the miles of ink behind you you might just have a masterpiece.
The hotel in Jackson, Mississippi just lost power - conveniently moments after squaring up my check. “We goin’ home early!” Was the unified cry from the kitchen. Lights are out, elevator is down, but the music system plays on. Priorities and all.
February 11, 2025 at 3:10 PM
The hotel in Jackson, Mississippi just lost power - conveniently moments after squaring up my check. “We goin’ home early!” Was the unified cry from the kitchen. Lights are out, elevator is down, but the music system plays on. Priorities and all.
Good Monday morning, y'all. Flying tale up on Substack. Speaking at a school's career day on the heels of a major airline accident, and students threw a curveball I should have expected.
Extracurricular Activities
The opportunity for events outside the flight deck presents a fun change of pace and a different sort of challenge
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February 10, 2025 at 1:27 PM
Good Monday morning, y'all. Flying tale up on Substack. Speaking at a school's career day on the heels of a major airline accident, and students threw a curveball I should have expected.
A little behind schedule here, but it is still Monday morning. A few words by and for those in the business, following an air travel catastrophe.
The Aftermath: Coffee. Clouds. Coping. Caring.
It's been so long since a major airline crash in America that many pilots haven't had to process a major accident before.
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February 3, 2025 at 3:26 PM
A little behind schedule here, but it is still Monday morning. A few words by and for those in the business, following an air travel catastrophe.
Lots of folks calling for heads on pikes, RE: NTSB posting updates only on X. For aviation news, there’s no better source than this guy, and he gives important context. Read. Thanks.
This requires context: The NTSB, while highly influential, is not a big agency & has a small comms team. Long history of the board using Twitter (now X) for its comms that predate the 2nd Trump Admin. and Musk's ownership. Enormous media attention here, low resources. X changed, the NTSB didn't.
February 1, 2025 at 10:50 PM
Lots of folks calling for heads on pikes, RE: NTSB posting updates only on X. For aviation news, there’s no better source than this guy, and he gives important context. Read. Thanks.
The first time around, Donold didn’t seem to have a problem with DEI programs at the FAA. What changed?
FAA employees with disabilities targeted by Trump's anti-DEI push
Despite current policy, the FAA during Trump’s first administration actively sought to recruit workers with disabilities.
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January 31, 2025 at 2:21 AM
The first time around, Donold didn’t seem to have a problem with DEI programs at the FAA. What changed?
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Hello all cable news: do not broadcast the President of the United States talking about air traffic control. He doesn't know what he's talking about.
January 30, 2025 at 8:58 PM
Hello all cable news: do not broadcast the President of the United States talking about air traffic control. He doesn't know what he's talking about.
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We are watching in realtime the systematic unraveling of decades aviation safety accident investigative precedent and process from the President of the United States.
January 30, 2025 at 4:37 PM
We are watching in realtime the systematic unraveling of decades aviation safety accident investigative precedent and process from the President of the United States.
Monday morning flying tale is up!
We Bought A Flight Simulator
Reviving a dusty flight sim raises an interesting question: Now what?
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January 27, 2025 at 1:07 PM
Monday morning flying tale is up!
“I know it and my heart hurts for you,” I said.
American citizen. Two generations of military service in the family, and they feel the push to leave the country. Heartbreaking. 4/4
American citizen. Two generations of military service in the family, and they feel the push to leave the country. Heartbreaking. 4/4
January 26, 2025 at 11:14 PM
“I know it and my heart hurts for you,” I said.
American citizen. Two generations of military service in the family, and they feel the push to leave the country. Heartbreaking. 4/4
American citizen. Two generations of military service in the family, and they feel the push to leave the country. Heartbreaking. 4/4
I told him about some Central and South American countries I knew expats lived on a budget. Two of them are nations that may stop being so friendly in the near future, we both realized as the words spilled out of my mouth.
“This place isn’t safe for me, at the rate things are going,” he said. 3/4
“This place isn’t safe for me, at the rate things are going,” he said. 3/4
January 26, 2025 at 11:11 PM
I told him about some Central and South American countries I knew expats lived on a budget. Two of them are nations that may stop being so friendly in the near future, we both realized as the words spilled out of my mouth.
“This place isn’t safe for me, at the rate things are going,” he said. 3/4
“This place isn’t safe for me, at the rate things are going,” he said. 3/4
“You see more than Atlanta. Where in the world can I go live?”
I blinked hard, caught off guard.
“Let’s make that, where can I go live, without fear, on a modest budget?”
The driver is a 60 y/o black man, retired military. His son is about to retire from the navy and plans to join him (2/4)
I blinked hard, caught off guard.
“Let’s make that, where can I go live, without fear, on a modest budget?”
The driver is a 60 y/o black man, retired military. His son is about to retire from the navy and plans to join him (2/4)
January 26, 2025 at 11:09 PM
“You see more than Atlanta. Where in the world can I go live?”
I blinked hard, caught off guard.
“Let’s make that, where can I go live, without fear, on a modest budget?”
The driver is a 60 y/o black man, retired military. His son is about to retire from the navy and plans to join him (2/4)
I blinked hard, caught off guard.
“Let’s make that, where can I go live, without fear, on a modest budget?”
The driver is a 60 y/o black man, retired military. His son is about to retire from the navy and plans to join him (2/4)
“While I’ve got you here, let me ask you something,” the driver said. I was the last one on the employee bus, my stop well beyond the point where the others got off in the parking lot today.
“I’ll make up a good answer if I don’t know.” I expected some airplane question. (1/4)
“I’ll make up a good answer if I don’t know.” I expected some airplane question. (1/4)
January 26, 2025 at 11:08 PM
“While I’ve got you here, let me ask you something,” the driver said. I was the last one on the employee bus, my stop well beyond the point where the others got off in the parking lot today.
“I’ll make up a good answer if I don’t know.” I expected some airplane question. (1/4)
“I’ll make up a good answer if I don’t know.” I expected some airplane question. (1/4)
Less than an hour after being home, was right back out the door for an evening of riding shotgun with a friend while he practiced his instrument approaches in his Mooney 252. Thank goodness for cabin heat!
January 21, 2025 at 12:52 PM
Less than an hour after being home, was right back out the door for an evening of riding shotgun with a friend while he practiced his instrument approaches in his Mooney 252. Thank goodness for cabin heat!
Made a quick trip to Asheville with Amy. WNC has been out of the news cycle for a while but folks are still hurting. Pictured is second Gear’s former home, a favorite stop of mine on layovers (secondhand sporting goods). The businesses still hanging on need your support… get up there and spend!
January 21, 2025 at 1:53 AM
Made a quick trip to Asheville with Amy. WNC has been out of the news cycle for a while but folks are still hurting. Pictured is second Gear’s former home, a favorite stop of mine on layovers (secondhand sporting goods). The businesses still hanging on need your support… get up there and spend!
The irony is that I’m based on grass. Paved airports ARE my adventures.
I've camped with my Mooney a time or two--always next to a paved runway, though!
January 20, 2025 at 3:43 PM
The irony is that I’m based on grass. Paved airports ARE my adventures.
Add me to the ANH group.. same username as here.
Trying to get folks to come to the private ANH on Reddit. 🥺
January 20, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Add me to the ANH group.. same username as here.
Monday Morning Flying Tale is up on substack!
A Frosty FBO Campout
When nature hits pause on your plans, sometimes things work out just fine.
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January 20, 2025 at 1:42 PM
Monday Morning Flying Tale is up on substack!
Bluesky post number one. May as well start off with a #wtw … because every Wednesday is wingtip Wednesday. Well, except for when I forget it is Wednesday. #mooneyzoom
January 9, 2025 at 2:01 AM
Bluesky post number one. May as well start off with a #wtw … because every Wednesday is wingtip Wednesday. Well, except for when I forget it is Wednesday. #mooneyzoom