Weighty Matters

Patrick Veillette, Ph.D. May 26, 2016
One of the wisest principles in aviation is to learn from the mistakes of others so that we don’t repeat the same. Part of the impetus to learn from others’ misfortunes is that aviation errors are often unforgiving. On Feb. 2, 2005, a Bombardier Challenger crew helped fill a lesson plan when their...
Patrick Veillette, Ph.D.

Upon his retirement as a non-routine flight operations captain from a fractional operator in 2015, Dr. Veillette had accumulated more than 20,000 hours of flight experience in 240 types of aircraft—including balloons, rotorcraft, sea planes, gliders, war birds, supersonic jets and large commercial transports. He is an adjunct professor at Utah Valley University.

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