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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
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@KarlenePetitt
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4 years
Heading to China!
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3 years
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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First leg complete to #Korea ! I was pm & got to manage the computers. Now 63 hour layover. On the flight back to #Detroit I get to fly my #A350 For the first time! #pilotlife #AvGeek #flying #aviation ❤️ #Airbus
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Karlene Petitt
3 years
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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3 years
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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2 years
Sharing the love of #aviation with the next generation! A happy passenger! #Avgeek
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2 years
just because it’s cool! The #flight of the shadow #flying #avgeeks #pilotlife
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@KarlenePetitt
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3 years
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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@KarlenePetitt
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Today is the 25th Anniversary of the first 777 delivery -- the 777 family has flown more than 3.3 billion people on more than 13 million flights. She also was the first computer aided (paperless design), and did the first ETOPS flight across the Pacific. #Boeing #History
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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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Passed my #A350 line check! Pulled into gate in #atlanta &Jetway didn’t work. Locked on plane just long enough. Then ran from the farthest 2 points at airport to watch my flight depart. 2hrs later on my way to #Seattle A 28 hour day in the making! #pilotlife #AvGeek #aviation
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4 years
Drove 20 hours to spend quality time with my Dad in his final days. Playing #bridge
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6 years
My 747 student from years ago is now a captain! Flying B #737
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3 years
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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4 years
Airbus new solution to not spilling drinks in the cockpit. #Aviation #safety
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@KarlenePetitt
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5 years
For all professional #pilots and those who believe in #aviation safety. #ACCIDENT
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6 years
My new plane! #B777 type rating success! Just passed my check! #Aviation #AvGeek
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I’m just saying… @Delta don’t push your pilots because this is what happens. Thank God everyone survived. #aviation #Travel #Flying #Avgeeks amazing the amount of damage.
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@KarlenePetitt
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4 years
Mail arrived! I have my new license! Thank you #FAA So.... the line check is complete and the learning begins!! #aviation #AvGeek #A350
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3 years
“Cleared for takeoff” the beauty never ends. #aviation #avgeeks #travelers #pilotlife
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2 years
I’m going through photos. Flashback from the past at Tower Air! #Avgeek #Aviation #airlines #History
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Karlene Petitt
4 years
Technology
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1 year
This an @Delta 757 just out of heavy check in May. Does anyone see a problem? Ooops. #travel #flying #pilot
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3 years
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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3 years
Departing #SAN #SanDiego #pilotlife #travel #Aviation a beautiful work out there. Enjoy it!
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3 years
Ahhh ... memories of sharing the love ❤️ of flight! #aviation #inspiring #avgeeks in the good ole days! #pilotlife
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5 years
Passing in the sky!
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6 months
Too soon? I don’t know… but it’s funny? #Avgeek #Humor #Aviation
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Karlene Petitt
4 years
Buh bye ⁦@ #LosAngeles heading home from reserve to #Seattle to celebrate 39 years of marriage with hubby!! #HappyAnniversary
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2 years
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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Karlene Petitt
4 years
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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Wanna be pilot dating strategy: #Aviation #Humor #Flying
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Karlene Petitt
3 years
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 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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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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3 years
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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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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3 years
Going through my dad’s stuff and found his flight bag. Instrument rated. #Avgeek #pilotslife I will miss him.
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4 years
Pilots... working at home! #COVID ー19 #aviation
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3 years
Life is an adventure. Guess where I’m headed today? #aviation #pilotlife followed by a 51 minute Uber ride north...
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2 years
Scheduling called and I ended up in #Hawaii you never know what tomorrow will bring… or today!!! #pilotlife #Avgeek #travel
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Karlene Petitt
3 years
"Pilots fly. Because they get paid for it. Aviators LOVE to fly. This an AVIATOR." 🙏❤️👍🌎✈️🏆 #aviation #passion #Alaska #Aviator
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Karlene Petitt
3 years
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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Karlene Petitt
3 years
Guess where I am? Locked in down under. #aviation #travel # pilotlife
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Karlene Petitt
2 years
Today is my 25th anniversary and I’m flying to #HNL #Hawaii from #Seattle Workday at its best. #pilotlife #Avgeek #Aviation #Travel happy #MLKDay
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Karlene Petitt
3 years
Three takeoffs and Landings complete! I’m legal for exactly one month & back to #A350 Training I go… unless I start #A330 … but nobody knows. Sometimes you have to go with the wind. Buh bye #Atlanta on my way to #Seattle #aviation #pilotlife #Avgeek
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2 years
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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4 years
Almost home after a surprise 48 hour lockdown in #Sydney best Christmas present arrived while there! Restored my faith in #justice #aviation
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3 years
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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Karlene Petitt
3 years
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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Karlene Petitt
3 years
Could this be any more true? The difference between men and women...
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Karlene Petitt
6 years
Is there something wrong with this advertisement? #aviation #safety #advertising
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3 years
At the training center in #Atlanta ready to do some engine failures and missed approaches... happy Friday night!! #pilotlife #aviation
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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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4 years
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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4 years
Merry Christmas for #avgeeks everywhere!! #aviation
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Karlene Petitt
3 years
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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3 years
Short final to #SeaTac almost home! #Aviation #seattle a beautiful day in the neighborhood!!!
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4 years
Appreciate the incredible moments of your life. Beauty is everywhere. #aviationlovers #aviation #pilotlife #avgeeks
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1 year
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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3 years
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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4 years
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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4 years
Sitting on my dock studying #A350 listening to the outdoor #concert across the lake and #planespotting ... life is good! #pilotslife
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3 years
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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5 years
Oops! They’re not living up to their name! #aviation
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4 years
Now comes the learning process... TIME TO FLY!
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Karlene Petitt
3 years
Need I say more? You gotta love #ATC in #JFK #Aviation Avgeek #pilotlife
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3 years
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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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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1 year
The view from above is always Spectacular! #Pilot #pilotlife #photography #Hawaii #Hawaiian
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Karlene Petitt
2 years
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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4 years
Saying goodbye to rainy #seattle off to #LAX and then #Sydney a 48 hour lockdown & it’s going to be productive! #aviation #pilolife
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3 years
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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4 years
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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Karlene Petitt
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"Women pilots don't land at the wrong airport. We ask for directions!" #Dreamlifter http://t.co/Vv2wSLzFLq #aviation http://t.co/1biME1atGD
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3 years
A beautiful journey.... #road trip
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4 years
She’s heading to #victorville tomorrow. Sad day for ⁦ @Qantas #pilots #aviation
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8 months
For everyone married to a pilot... how to get even.
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4 years
This is how I fly now. A friend sent me this picture. #SafetyFirst
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4 years
Im a passenger arriving in #Atlanta .... going to recency on the #B777 ... maybe for the last time. #aviation #History
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3 years
I’m finally on my way home! Thank you ⁦ @AlaskaAir ⁩ better late than never!
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5 years
How babies traveled in the 1960's. #Aviation in the good ole days.
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2 years
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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1 year
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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Day 3 of 68 hour lockdown in #Korea 1) slept 9 hours. 2) coffee 3) read ETN breaking news ) 4) 80 minutes of studying on Elliptical trainer 5) fly to #Seattle & I get the landing! my last at age 59. Tomorrow the big 60! #Pilotlife #avgeek #aviation
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3 years
Sitting at my desk study #A330 A beautiful evening in #seattle #aviation #pilotlife have a wonderful night!
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3 years
Edmund Wilson said, "There is nothing more demoralizing that a small but adequate income" I add, "...unless you're a pilot." Follow your #Passion & embrace the value in experience when you're starting. #aviation #AvGeek #pilotlife
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Recruiting pilots on the way to work! #aviation #pilots
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