Fly Calm & Travel Smarter with Pilot Nick
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Overcome flight anxiety and travel smarter with tips from Captain Pilot Nick. Learn to understand turbulence, navigate airports, and fly with confidence. Join me on Substack 👇🏼
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From Cockpit to Hotel Room: How I Manage Jet Lag
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From Cockpit to Hotel Room: How I Manage Jet Lag
A professional pilot’s system for sleep, light, and recovery
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December 23, 2025 at 7:31 PM
From Cockpit to Hotel Room: How I Manage Jet Lag
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🐀 Not something you expect at 35,000 feet…✈️
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🐀 Not something you expect at 35,000 feet…
A video circulating this week shows a rat spotted onboard a KLM flight, reportedly flying from Amsterdam to Aruba.
Cabin lights on. Passengers settled in. ...
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December 18, 2025 at 2:56 PM
🐀 Not something you expect at 35,000 feet…✈️
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✈️ A Go-Around Is Always the Right Call — Even When It Gets Spicy
This Qatar Airways A350 crew made the textbook decision:
👉 Unstable approach? Go around ✅
This Qatar Airways A350 crew made the textbook decision:
👉 Unstable approach? Go around ✅
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✈️ A Go-Around Is Always the Right Call — Even When It Gets Spicy
This Qatar Airways A350 crew made the textbook decision:
👉 Unstable approach? Go around ✅
During the maneuver, the aircraft came v...
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December 16, 2025 at 5:03 PM
✈️ A Go-Around Is Always the Right Call — Even When It Gets Spicy
This Qatar Airways A350 crew made the textbook decision:
👉 Unstable approach? Go around ✅
This Qatar Airways A350 crew made the textbook decision:
👉 Unstable approach? Go around ✅
Your Ultimate Newsletter for Conquering Long Haul Flights
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Your Ultimate Newsletter for Conquering Long Haul Flights
Pilot-Tested at 35,000 Feet. Passenger-Proven. Your Real Long-Haul Survival Playbook Tested
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December 16, 2025 at 3:16 AM
Your Ultimate Newsletter for Conquering Long Haul Flights
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🛫 Pan Am Is Returning to the Skies — But With a Twist
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🛫 Pan Am Is Returning to the Skies — But With a Twist
“If it ain’t Boeing, I’m not going.”
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December 16, 2025 at 3:15 AM
🛫 Pan Am Is Returning to the Skies — But With a Twist
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Overcome the Fear of Flying
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Overcome the Fear of Flying
What are the common causes?
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December 16, 2025 at 3:12 AM
Overcome the Fear of Flying
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Pilot’s Secret for a Smooth Flight: Sit Here. Most Passengers Never Think of It
Pilot’s Secret for a Smooth Flight: Sit Here. Most Passengers Never Think of It
If turbulence stresses you out, here's the seat I'd choose as a passenger. Most never think of it.
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December 16, 2025 at 2:59 AM
Pilot’s Secret for a Smooth Flight: Sit Here. Most Passengers Never Think of It
How to Get Through Airport Security Faster: The Shortcut Most Travelers Miss
The Security Line Shortcut Most Passengers Ignore (and Why It Works)
Travel Hacks for Flyers Who Refuse to Wait in Line (or Pay $199 for CLEAR)
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December 16, 2025 at 2:49 AM
How to Get Through Airport Security Faster: The Shortcut Most Travelers Miss
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😴✈️ Struggling to sleep on night flights?
I wrote a quick guide with simple, pilot-tested strategies to finally get real rest in the air.
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December 16, 2025 at 2:40 AM
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The Flight Times Everyone Hates — and Why Pilots Secretly Love Them 👨🏻✈️
The Flight Times Everyone Hates — and Why Pilots Secretly Love Them
After more than 25 years in the cockpit, here’s why I never book the ‘easy’ flight.
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December 16, 2025 at 2:27 AM
The Flight Times Everyone Hates — and Why Pilots Secretly Love Them 👨🏻✈️
How to Pack a Carry-On for 10 Days: The "Pilot System" for Traveling Light
Pack Like a Pilot: The 10-Day Carry-On System That Actually Works
No stress. No checked bags. Just ruthless simplicity that works
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December 16, 2025 at 2:25 AM
How to Pack a Carry-On for 10 Days: The "Pilot System" for Traveling Light
Your Phone Won’t Crash the Plane. But Here’s What It Does Do
Your Phone Won’t Crash the Plane. But Here’s What It Does Do
A cockpit insider’s guide to the buzzing, clicking, and behind-the-scenes comms you never hear.
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December 16, 2025 at 2:25 AM
Your Phone Won’t Crash the Plane. But Here’s What It Does Do
The A380’s Crosswind “Decrab”
Ever notice how an A380 flies sideways on approach in windy 💨💨conditions, then straightens out at the last second?
That’s decrabbing.
Ever notice how an A380 flies sideways on approach in windy 💨💨conditions, then straightens out at the last second?
That’s decrabbing.
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The A380’s Crosswind “Decrab”
Ever notice how an A380 flies sideways on approach in windy 💨💨conditions, then straightens out at the last second?
That’s decrabbing.
We point the nose into the wind ...
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December 16, 2025 at 2:24 AM
The A380’s Crosswind “Decrab”
Ever notice how an A380 flies sideways on approach in windy 💨💨conditions, then straightens out at the last second?
That’s decrabbing.
Ever notice how an A380 flies sideways on approach in windy 💨💨conditions, then straightens out at the last second?
That’s decrabbing.
The Last-Minute Flight Booking Playbook: How to Beat the ✈️ Airlines at Their Own Game
The Last-Minute Flight Booking Playbook: How to Beat the ✈️ Airlines at Their Own Game
How airlines really price last-minute seats and how you can use it to your advantage.
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November 26, 2025 at 7:28 PM
The Last-Minute Flight Booking Playbook: How to Beat the ✈️ Airlines at Their Own Game
Your Ultimate Newsletter for Conquering Long Haul Flights
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Your Ultimate Newsletter for Conquering Long Haul Flights
Pilot-Tested at 35,000 Feet. Passenger-Proven. Your Real Long-Haul Survival Playbook Tested
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August 6, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Your Ultimate Newsletter for Conquering Long Haul Flights
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