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.

Chuck Yeager and You – Or the Human Factor (Intro)

As Max called the item on the checklist, I responded with the appropriate setting and proceeded to set my altimeter. However, instead of confirming that his altimeter was also set as prompted, Max answered, ''My altimeter is set to 00.00! Like Chuck Yeager, I never fly under pressure!!''

By |October 29th, 2010|Human Factors|0 Comments
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Interview Questions # 03: My greatest achievement

So this is a trick question... I would say there are three different answers to it. Usually, in an interview, if asked this question you would find me staring into emptiness for a minute or two, trying really hard to figure out if I really have achieved anything great with my life.

By |October 10th, 2010|Plane Talk|0 Comments
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Interview Questions # 06: My biggest flaw…

”It’s the way he flies, ice cold, no mistakes.”   – Top Gun

Any self-respecting pilot knows that quote. I must admit that sometimes, deep down, I wish somebody could talk about me like that. No mistakes. The sad truth is though, nobody is perfect.

When I sit down in the cockpit everyday, one of the first things […]

By |October 1st, 2010|Plane Talk|3 Comments
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Interview Questions # 06: My biggest flaw…

”It’s the way he flies, ice cold, no mistakes.”   – Top Gun

Any self-respecting pilot knows that quote. I must admit that sometimes, deep down, I wish somebody could talk about me like that. No mistakes. The sad truth is though, nobody is perfect.

When I sit down in the cockpit everyday, one of the first things […]

By |October 1st, 2010|Plane Talk|3 Comments
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Kiss my asphalt

You can ask any pilot around the world, flying any type of airplane. There is no better satisfaction than to finish a long day's worth of flying with a real "kisser", literally touching down on the runway with the softness of a romantic kiss in the sunset... no really!!!

By |September 16th, 2010|Technicalities|0 Comments
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Three things I do not like about summer

So I guess it’s been a while…  I must say this summer has been rather terribly busy.

But, you say, ’tis not a reason to abandon people like that! True, true… In any case, this summer has held quite a few good surprises for me. Sadly it also came with a few things I could have easily done without.

Yesterday, while drinking my daily 45th cup of coffee, I found myself thinking back at this summer. Probably one of the busiest of my life i must say, aside from the summer of 2006 where I found myself in… Iqualuit! Nevertheless, as busy as it was, I still found myself having the time to reminisce on the three things that if I could, I would do without next summer. […]

By |July 27th, 2010|Technicalities|0 Comments
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The Wide Wild Blue

Have you ever felt like some moments are just.... perfect? This feeling of exhaliration and pure serenity? This is how I felt, racing across the wide, wild blue.

By |December 2nd, 2009|Flying|0 Comments
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First Impressions

Finally. I see the numbers and the lines on the runway line up with the nose of the airplane. -''You have control''. In this short sentence, my captain just gave me total control over a 3M $ airplane I have never flown before, with a 1200HP waiting to answer to my every commands.

By |September 16th, 2009|Flying|0 Comments
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Gears Up!

Well here we go!

First of all, welcome! I hope that your stay here today will be enjoyable, whether you are an aviation enthusiast, or just interested in my funny life experiences and weirdo character!!

I hope in the next few weeks and months to come to develop this little blog into two parts:

1) Aviation/Professional blog
This part […]

By |August 18th, 2009|Uncategorized|0 Comments
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