Jean Denis Marcellin

About Jean Denis Marcellin

Jean Denis Marcellin is a professional pilot who dedicates his free time to promoting Aviation and, more particularly, specializes in CRM through the proper understanding of the Human Factor and Leadership in the cockpit. He is the author of The Pilot Factor: A fresh look into CRM, and also the founder and President of Plane&Simple Solutions.

Men's Laws – The Male Commandements

I was going through my computer and lo and behold, came across this archived file…! I present to you.. the Men’s Laws! I edited some of it because, well, they wanted to give it a ”R” rating otherwise đŸ˜›

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By |December 20th, 2010|Uncategorized|0 Comments
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Shocking aviation news – The Criminal Concorde Case

I usually don’t delve into aviation news, as many other people already blog and research it to offer enough material to feed all the hungry pilots on the planet. However, this particular bit of news, as well as the discrimination case (see other article *coming soon*) have struck a chord home. I just can’t believe it was already ten years ago…
(See WikiPedia for the source of this information and more about the Concorde Crash)
On July 25th 2000, Air France Concorde Flight 4590 crashed shortly after take-off in France, killing all 109 on board and 4 people on the ground. […]

By |December 11th, 2010|Plane Talk|0 Comments
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Stay tuned!

Hello world! A quick update about news and articles to come soon!! NEWS: -Continental Airlines found guilty of manslaughter in the Concord trial -Pilot Wins 300,000$ in discrimination case in Toronto; what this means for the rest of the industry ARTICLES: – Pilot fatigue vs nutrition – A quick review of human factors relating to […]

By |December 9th, 2010|Uncategorized|0 Comments
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Smart Apps for Smart Pilots

With an ever-growing list of technological tools put at their disposition, pilots all around the world are offered a great array of applications and programs that can be downloaded and installed in a moment on their iPhones as well as the new Android smartphones available.

Having just myself made the acquisition of an Android-based smartphone, I decided to look into the “App Market” and see exactly what was available. I also did a little bit of researched and pulled out for you the 5 best apps that pilots should get for their iPhones or Androids.

For more information you can visit the Professional Pilots Rumor Network or Airline Pilot Apps websites. […]

By |December 6th, 2010|Technicalities|2 Comments
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Women in Aviation – Making history!

Aviation is such an amazing world! This last decade has seen so many celebrations and historic events recounted.
On December 16th, 1903, the Wright Brothers made history with the first recorded powered flight! In 2003, the whole world came together to celebrate the 100th anniversary of this AMAZING event! […]

By |November 29th, 2010|Plane Talk|9 Comments
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You can't not go because of the weather

As my poor captain dialed the number connecting him to our beloved boss, his expression went blank as our boss told him what he thought of our collective decision. He hung up the phone and remained quiet, stunned for a few moment, until finally he looked at me. "I don't know if I should even be repeating this" he said, still struggling with the thought, "but... apparently.. we can't NOT go because of the weather". I stared at him, taken aback and still trying to process the sentence. You can't not go because of the weather...

By |November 13th, 2010|Human Factors|0 Comments
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Now that's some aviation news!

flying, blog, news, history, pilot, aviation

By |November 12th, 2010|Plane Talk|6 Comments
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The Trouble with Pilots…

Capt. Kirk: Is that all? Scotty: No sir, they also compared you with a Denebian slime devil. Capt. Kirk: I see. Scotty: And then they said that you were...

By |November 10th, 2010|Plane Talk|0 Comments
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Chuck Yeager and You – Or the Human Factor (Part 2)

I still remember laughing heartily at a small skit by the comedian Eddie Izzard. He was trying to describe his first experience as a small airplane charter client. I think the best part was when he explained in detail the small airplane, small cabin, and the single pilot who was giving a safety briefing over the Public Address system (like in an airline) while Eddie was so close behind him he could touch him. Oh, and did I mention the pot of coffee for copilot? (You can find the skit on YouTube for your viewing pleasure… search for “Volskwagen with Wings, by Eddie Izzard”).

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By |November 1st, 2010|Human Factors|3 Comments
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Chuck Yeager and You – Or the Human Factor (Part 1)

So here we start digging in the heart of the subject. I think every pilot can agree that the biggest part of CRM residesin the cockpit, where he/she will have to spend the rest of his career either dealing with good/bad pilots or just complete idiots! But it goes beyond just learning to ”deal with” somebody.

(If you haven’t read the introduction to this first part, you can use this link to read it)

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By |October 29th, 2010|Human Factors|1 Comment
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