From below sea level to a Colorado high in a light jet

Leadville is the highest elevation airport in the USA at 9,927 feet

John Hayes just published a very good article on the Pilot Journal Website. In it he says “making the transition from piloting a TBM 700 turboprop to becoming a jet pilot; a process that has taken me through an ATP rating, two type ratings, a lot of simulator time, a jet trip to Paris, a bit of mentoring, one or two scary moments, some frustration and piles of cash. I started the process 17 years after soloing, with about 3,400 hours in my logbook and five years of turboprop experience. I’ve finally cleared the magic number of 100 hours of single-pilot jet time, but I’m not quite ready to be called a superhero.”
Read the full article here.