Teaching Dad How to Fly
The lights on the dome of the state capitol rose higher out the window of the Cessna 150, as we settled over the city just north of the...
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Shirley Phillips, DPT, Non-Profit Mentor
Jul 29, 20223 min read
Open Skies: Examining Airline Recruitment and Training Strategies
One thing my daughters taught me is that they learned more from my actions than anything I may have tried to teach them. My precocious...
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Shirley Phillips, DPT, Non-Profit Mentor
Jul 1, 20222 min read
The Importance of Diversity in Decision Making
The first woman to fly on the space shuttle, Sally Ride, recalled in interviews that the male engineers planning her mission anticipated...
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Mattie Bohanan
Jun 17, 20223 min read
Women Supporting Women
I feel very fortunate for the fact that I have been able to go through my aviation training and career thus far with one of my closest...
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Mattie Bohanan
May 12, 20221 min read
Complacency – not ok in the flight deck and not ok in the industry.
As a pilot, you often hear the importance of not letting complacency creep into the flight deck. Complacency, defined by Merriam-Webster...
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Shirley Phillips, DPT, Non-Profit Mentor
Apr 1, 20222 min read
Aviation Needs Caregivers
One part of Hera Aviation Group’s mission is about changing the industry of aviation in a positive way for caregivers. If you are not a...
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Shirley Phillips, DPT, Non-Profit Mentor
Feb 25, 20223 min read
Aviation Could Use the Wisdom of RBG
When I was working as a professor of aeronautical science at a small New England college, several times a semester a student would come...
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Mattie Bohanan
Jan 28, 20223 min read
What we can learn about Inclusion from a Passenger Briefing
A term that gets thrown out a lot in today’s day and age is “diversity and inclusion.” Diversity and inclusion are what HERA advocates...
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Mattie Bohanan
Jan 14, 20223 min read
Taking My Voice to New Heights
If you know me in person, you know that I am typically reserved and relatively shy until you get to know me. I have been this way since I...
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Shirley Phillips, DPT, Non-Profit Mentor
Dec 17, 20213 min read
The Blessing and Curse of Singular Focus
I once was flying with a student on Christmas Eve in the western mountains of North Carolina. We were flying out of a small private...
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Shirley Phillips, DPT, Non-Profit Mentor
Dec 9, 20212 min read
Breaking with Tradition
I was working as a ground instructor at an airline when I was singled out for a reprimand. I had asked for permission to work from my...
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Shirley Phillips, DPT, Non-Profit Mentor
Dec 3, 20214 min read
Pink is the New Black
You may not have to become an expert in international affairs to fly around the world, but as a profession, I think we benefit from...
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Mattie Bohanan
Nov 12, 20212 min read
Taking Advantage of Opportunity
Auburn University just got done with their Auburn Business Aviation Days, where industry professionals come to our campus to expose...
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Shirley Phillips, DPT, Non-Profit Mentor
Nov 5, 20215 min read
My Route to HERA
My path to getting involved with HERA was as circuitous as the route I navigated on my first solo cross country when I didn’t understand...
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Shirley Phillips, DPT, Non-Profit Mentor
Oct 22, 202110 min read
A Pilot Learns How Not to Fly
Rain sizzled on the windshield as we were flung into a dark gray cloud. I was flying a Saab 340, a twin-engine propeller driven aircraft,...
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Mattie Bohanan
Oct 8, 20212 min read
Job Duties Include: Cheerleading
The last part of training for my instrument rating wasn’t pretty. I wasn’t making any progress, and I had to relearn how to study. I was...
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Mattie Bohanan
Sep 24, 20212 min read
HERA at NBAA-BACE
For today’s blog, I get to share some exciting news: Two founding members of HERA will be sharing their industry expertise by hosting an...
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Shirley Phillips, DPT, Non-Profit Mentor
Sep 17, 20217 min read
She's a Pilot
I was a new first officer (copilot) for a regional airline when I got the phone call I had been dreading. I was on standby as a backup...
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Mattie Bohanan
Aug 30, 20213 min read
Here's a piece of advice - be YOU!
"Make sure you don't mention you want kids to recruiters and in interviews!" is a piece of advice I have gotten from many different...
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