Hi everyone! 👉 Find the full resources and handouts on the recording page here. The final workshop recording for Domain V (Ops) is now available. Thank you @Matt Lockhart and @Scott Iwaniuk for joining today!

I've actually been there. The phone call, during a snow storm. Thankfully, nobody got hurt (and the plane was fine) but we now had an emergency on our hand where a disabled aircraft needed rescuing after arriving in blizzard conditions and finding itself in a snowbank. The clock was ticking, and we needed to coordinate across multiple departments to ensure safe retrival as well as to protect our brand reputation. Once the aircraft was back warm and dry in a hangar, the real work began - the SMS investigation that would help us proactively protect our stakeholders ever more efficiently. What holds a department together in that hour is not courage and it is not improvisation. It is a plan that was written and rehearsed before anyone needed it. That is where we go tomorrow. Domain V, Part 2: OPS4 (Emergency Response Plans) and OPS5 (Safety Management Systems). Thursday, July 30 · 11AM ET · live in the community. Here is why I am giving these two equal depth. Most candidates study the SMS hard and treat the ERP as a checkbox. The real exam tests the ERP at the same granularity as the SMS. They are not two competing topics. They are one safety architecture seen from two angles, and this session is the safety core of the whole course. What we will cover: - The priorities of work, in order, and the second slot that costs people the point. - Why "all-hazards" does not mean what it sounds like it means. - Who the company's highest responsibility actually is in the first hour, and why it is not who feels loudest. - NTSB Part 830: accident versus incident, the dollar threshold that does not exist, and the notification triggers the exam baits. - The exercise ladder, and the difference between the most thorough exercise and the most common one. - The real goal of an SMS, which is not "make us safer." - The four pillars, in order, with the sub-element counts, drawn from a blank page. - Who holds the final risk-acceptance call. It is not the safety manager, and it is not you. - Just Culture, and the reason it is not a no-blame culture.

Having just changed roles in my career, I was given some great advice: As you step into something new, create a clear 30-60-90 days set of goals that will act as markers and directional beacons for a successful way forward. That is a classic philosophy for a reason! Whether it's attributed to Benjamin Franklin or ancient wisdom, it highlights a very practical truth: setting a clear goal and mapping out the steps is the best way to get where you want to be. Taking a few minutes to organize your thoughts can save you hours of wandering later. Here is a quick, three-step framework to put this idea into action: - Define the Destination: Be hyper-specific about your goal. Instead of "I want to get organized," aim for "I will clean my desk and plan my weekly tasks." - Work Backwards: Look at your end goal and list the immediate, smaller steps required to reach it. ("Eat the elephant" a bite at the time - Peter Drucker, From Good to Great) - Schedule It: Assign specific, realistic time blocks to each step so it actually gets done. If you have a specific goal in mind—like a project you're starting, a flight you're planning, or a personal routine you want to build— I'd love to hear it! If you need help, we can break it down into a concrete, actionable step-by-step plan together!

Think of a pilot or aviation professional in your circle who's navigating something hard right now — career pressure, crew dynamics, confidence, leadership. If you could send them one thing — a book, a conversation, a community — what would it be, and why? How can we help them?

Let's see your first 2026 aviation picture!! Wishing everyone an amazing year ahead and incredible fulfillment