Karlene Petitt
@KarlenePetitt
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Retired Airline Pilot. Typed A350, B777, A330, B747, 747-400, 757, 767, 737, 727. Author. Speaker. PHD. MBA. MHS. Wife, Mother & Grandma.
Seattle Washington
Joined August 2009
When your airline sells you a catering cart for your home #B777 simulator that took 3 years to build. you have taken #Avgeek to the highest level #simulator #aviation #pilotlife #coolest thing ever!!!
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Newest #Airbus #A350 type rated pilot. And I caught the early flight to #seattle too! On my way home now! Been a long month. #aviationlovers #avgeeks
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Retirement flight with an iconic captain tonight. Sitting in #Honolulu awaiting my fight to DH home to #Seattle in a few hours. #Aviation #pilotlife #A330 #HappyHolidays
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Arrived in #Sydney . been locked on the plane for over an hour now. But hopefully we’ll be released soon to be locked in crew hotel. Recruiting pilots while I wait. #pilotliife #aviation #Avgeek
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18 months ago I flew a mother on her bucket list flight with her daughter our #flightattendant That was moms last flight & her daughter’s decision to fly. Mom has passed & daughter has 310 hours & commercial/instrument. Guess who was my FA? #aviation #inspiration
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On my way at to work and recruiting the future aviators. #AvGeek #aviation Baby’s first flight. For me. , #losangeles to #Atlanta
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I am officially done with #A330 #training checkride complete. Now a 5 hour wait for my flight to #Seattle #HappyHalloween I’ll be home before midnight!
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Flying at #Christmas is my favorite time to #fly because I can wear my holiday tie! Off to #Sydney #Australia tonight. #tistheseason #pilotlife
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This is really a super cool airplane. If they moved it to #seattle. I’m on it! #aviation #pilotlife headed home!!
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Ahhh . memories of sharing the love ❤️ of flight! #aviation #inspiring #avgeeks in the good ole days! #pilotlife
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i’m flying to #korea today & was handing out wings. i asked a little girl about 3 if she wanted to be a pilot. she stared. she wouldn’t take the wings. she said, as matter of fact, “I don’t want to be a pilot!” #funny #aviation #recruitingfailure
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Buh bye @#LosAngeles heading home from reserve to #Seattle to celebrate 39 years of marriage with hubby!! #HappyAnniversary
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I passed my maneuvers validation on the #A350 yesterday. Walking back to hotel I passed by a #memory Today just about to land in #Seattle for my day off. #HomeSweetHome Friday back to #Atlanta one more week of #training Type ride on the 9th #pilotlife #Icandoanythingforaweek
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First officers at Delta are not allowed to taxi.
@KarlenePetitt Unless you really lean right and stick your head on the window of the 350, there's no chance of seeing the wing tip. Especially if the FO was taxiing.
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Major Airliner crash! My shelf fell with my collection and broke all my models. I would cry… but there are those that think tears are a sign on a #mentalhealth issue. #aviation #avgeeks #heartbroken
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My arrival into Sydney. but I’m already back to Los Angeles & now headed home! It’s been a crazy four days. But life only gives you what you can handle. So they say! #pilotlife #aviation #Avgeek
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This is what I was doing today in 2018. Giving kids free flights and a book to all who decided they wanted to become a pilot. #aviation #inspiration #pilot #avgeeks
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my husband had a stroke early this morning … got him in an ambulance and to hospital within 2 hours of it happening. #prayers appreciated!! lost control of right arm … but he can talk. One of the lucky ones. We’ll be camping here for a few days.
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Going through my dad’s stuff and found his flight bag. Instrument rated. #Avgeek #pilotslife I will miss him.
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Every month since November I’ve driven 40 hours to visit my dad in #PalmDesert to play #bridge & share laughs. This month was our #FathersDay trip, but sadly he passed yesterday. #heartbroken heading there now to be with #sisters time is fragile don’t waste it! #InLovingMemory
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Life is an adventure. Guess where I’m headed today? #aviation #pilotlife followed by a 51 minute Uber ride north.
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Scheduling called and I ended up in #Hawaii you never know what tomorrow will bring… or today!!! #pilotlife #Avgeek #travel
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My husband is out of recovery but heart rate won’t lower. Unplanned #hospital stay begins tonight. They said 3 days with the drug they need to put him on for monitoring. I forgot my #camping stuff. #gratitude for all the #Prayers ❤️❤️❤️ #pilotlife
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From the beach in #HNL to the snow in #MSP. #deicing… but underway soon. Deadheading on my journey home! #avgeek #pilotlife
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19 hr day. #A330 domestic! Gave out wings & smiles to sad passengers. 2 legs. 2 major delays. Restaurant closed on arrival. No crew meals. The reason I fly international. #pilot #pilotlife #aviation I had this in my bag from #Christmas breakfast of champions! #helpingothers
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I got my schedule! I am flying my #A330 for the fist time to #Amsterdam @analons I wish you could be there! #pilotlife #aviationlovers #Training
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We may have been stuck in #Houston for a rolling 5 hour delay…. but a funny thing happened when the Captain said… “You’re Karlene!!!” #retiredpilot #avgeek #Smallworld #aviation #travel
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Could this be any more true? The difference between men and women.
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The women @AmericanAir & @AlliedPilots can be proud of! #HappyInternationalWomensDay #Aviation #pilotlife #Inspire
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At the training center in #Atlanta ready to do some engine failures and missed approaches. happy Friday night!! #pilotlife #aviation
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My day off in #Seattle is over. Started early with elliptical and studying. Then 18 holes of golf. Shower, packed, and back to the airport. Off to #Atlanta and the #Training world. Next five hours will be more studying. #pilotlife #PinkOctober
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And I passed another MV and LOE tonight. Now I can try to get consolidated again. #pilotlife #aviation #checkride #simulator
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Merry Christmas to all and to all a great flight!! #MerryChristmas2021 #aviation #pilotlife love to you all ❤️ throughout the new year!!!
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Appreciate the incredible moments of your life. Beauty is everywhere. #aviationlovers #aviation #pilotlife #avgeeks
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A most difficult post to write, but there have been too many @Delta pilot suicides! Last month another Delta #pilot killed himself. #mentalhealth #Suicides #AvGeek #PilotLife @Golfing_Nurse @LawAir21 @TheRealMaxAir @ALPA @FAANews @SecretaryPete
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Sitting on my dock studying #A350 listening to the outdoor #concert across the lake and #planespotting . life is good! #pilotslife
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Warning to all pilots! Despite what @cnnbrk claims. All Jet aircraft require fuel to maintain altitude. #fillUpYourTanks #aviation #humor or #safety
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Buh bye LA! From #Seattle to #LosAngeles and back again. I’m just a tall short call girl doing her job well. ❤️#Aviation #pilotlife #avgeek
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Holy Cow! United B777 is raining parts over #Colorado on the Way to #Hawaii #aviation #news #B777 #Avgeeks #amreading #NewsFlash
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And they just brought him back and #prayers worked!!! Surgeon did not give up. Lead is back in. Now the healing can start. #gratitude #health #pacemaker success!!!!! ❤️❤️❤️.
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30 hours ago I awoke in #sydney flew to #LosAngeles commuted to #Seattle and played 18 holes of #golf with my hubby before his surgery tomorrow #pilotlife #aviation time for some 💤
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Getting use to international layovers again. Awake at 0200. What to do? A little reading & now off to the gym for my two hour workout while #studying. #fitness Just like sim training! #pilotlife #AvGeek ❤️my #A330 have a great day everyone and make each moment count! 🛫🌍🛬
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Vacation is over. But I had 6 days off… and giving them to scheduling. #Flying to #paris today… #Boston then #Amsterdam home improvement will continue when I return! #pilotlife #Enjoy every moment!
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You don’t see this every day! We met in A&P school & years later I found him while flying in #SaudiArabia #Aviation brings the world together! He adopted my mom as his is mother back then… so I would say I have a brother. #flying #Avgeek
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My office on the way to #Atlanta! Been a month since my check ride so I’m slipping in the #simulator tonight (before OE) & will be the instructor for a friend starting her training next month. No better refresher than teaching someone else what I need to know! #pilotlife #Avgeek
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I bid back to the #A330 to be based in #Seattle & was awarded this morning. Now waiting for my hubby’s return from surgery. Prayers needed to get the “left lead in.” Dr just advised complications. #pilotlife #prayers
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For all that loved the picture. Meet the man who "built" the most amazing B777 simulator ever, and learn how he did it! .#avgeek .#avgeeks #simulator #flying #aviation #computers
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"Women pilots don't land at the wrong airport. We ask for directions!" #Dreamlifter
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Last minute call to #Amsterdam rush to airport then Hour delay. 8 MELs. Acars dump… 3 runway changes…keep speed up…increase rate of descent …bird strike on short final and a hard stand because no gate. My landing. #fun #pilotlife wishing @analons was here. #aviation ✈️🌈
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OH NO! @FedEx is using @Delta to destroy a pilot for reporting safety concerns with the same tactics they did against me! This is a must read. #BlamethePilot #Aviation #Avgeek #Travel #flying #Whistleblower .
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