Congratulations to future aircraft Captain Jonathan Groves, who took his first solo flight at 16 years of age. The SSC team is proud, but maybe not as much as his flight instructor, SSC Captain and Chief Pilot Eric A. Groves and, [...]
The last few years have been full of political rhetoric aimed in many directions. It seems that many of our leaders and our media have lost their focus on the important issues; instead, they dwell on distractions that create more [...]
by Craig Eichmeyer Too many responsibilities and engagements are usually the cause of irregular eating patterns and skipping meals which is detrimental to general well being.ie, “welcome to the life of a pilot.” Skipping meals has a negative effect [...]
Last fall the aviation themed public park opened on the grounds of the Greenville Downtown Airport. The park includes a large green space, walking trails and an amazing amphitheater with fantastic views of the taxiway and runway. Future additions, as [...]
From the Director of Maintenance We all read Brad’s newsletter article in the last issue of Perspective about how proper communication is vital to aviation safety. In the article Brad discussed how improper communication between crew, crew to air traffic [...]
Do you feel generally overwhelmed or overloaded? Even if your answer is yes, it may not mean that you have more to do than there is time in the day, but that you simply are not managing time well. Some [...]
From the CEO Turbulent economic challenges to businesses today demand that managers have a panoramic view when balancing operational resources with revenue and cost. As we alluded to in the last issue, the “efficient utilization” of human resources has the [...]
2012 is now in full swing with a little different outlook than previous springs. We are aggressively pursuing opportunities to provide flights to clients that are outside of our historical service region. The market for flight services have evolved over [...]
By Jarod Spencer Aircraft go fast. Customers use these wonders of technology to get where they want to go more quickly than they otherwise could. Because of the pressures to meet schedules, flight crews can get in a rush. While [...]
By Doug Goldstrom Now that we are a few months into 2012 and trying to keep all of our new year’s resolutions, if you made any, the last thing that we want to be reminded of are our tax returns [...]