Taking Flight with Michael "Rocket" Blackstone

Episode 13: My First "Solos" at American Airlines

December 02, 2020 Michael "Rocket" Blackstone Season 1 Episode 13
Episode 13: My First "Solos" at American Airlines
Taking Flight with Michael "Rocket" Blackstone
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Taking Flight with Michael "Rocket" Blackstone
Episode 13: My First "Solos" at American Airlines
Dec 02, 2020 Season 1 Episode 13
Michael "Rocket" Blackstone

In this episode, Michael takes you back to his first solo flights at American Airlines as a new hire in 1999. Michael started his career at age 25 as a Flight Engineer on the Boeing 727, then transitioned to the Boeing 757/767 fleet where he became a First Officer and flew his first 'solo' with his father as the Captain of his first trip on the line. Then Michael became a Captain of the Boeing 737-800 and flew his first  'solo' flight as a Captain on December 16, 2015.   

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In this episode, Michael takes you back to his first solo flights at American Airlines as a new hire in 1999. Michael started his career at age 25 as a Flight Engineer on the Boeing 727, then transitioned to the Boeing 757/767 fleet where he became a First Officer and flew his first 'solo' with his father as the Captain of his first trip on the line. Then Michael became a Captain of the Boeing 737-800 and flew his first  'solo' flight as a Captain on December 16, 2015.