Aerotime

JULY 19, 2024

A violent and destructive engine failure on the aircraft, one of United Airlines ’ McDonnell Douglas DC-10s, caused the loss of all standard flight controls through the fracture of all three hydraulic syst ems on the aircraft. While fatalities resulted, the majority of those onboard survived.

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Flying Magazine

MAY 15, 2024

READ MORE: FAA Reauthorization Bill Exempts Boeing 767 From 2028 Production Cutoff That said, a controversial measure adding airline slots to Washington Reagan National Airport (KDCA) was among the more prominent provisions of the bill. Members of Congress were divided for and against the measure, dependent on their homes.

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Ask Captain Lim

FEBRUARY 24, 2024

A Delta Airlines Boeing 777-200ER at Tokyo Narita Airport. To aid pilots’ recall, they act on the 5 C’s (CCCCC): C rew: Inform all cockpit crew members. C ontroller: Communicate with air traffic control and declare a distress call. The captain opted to return to the Los Angeles International Airport.

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Ask Captain Lim

AUGUST 18, 2024

There are some air crash investigations that have remained unsolved, The most notable one is Malaysia Airlines MH370. The main wreckage, including the flight data recorder and cockpit voice recorder, remains missing. On September 27, 1977, Japan Airlines Flight 715 also crashed near the Elmina Estate.

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One Mile at a Time

MAY 29, 2024

It seems that a few potential causes are most likely: Were the takeoff calculations just not done correctly, or was there a miscommunication in the cockpit, regarding takeoff performance, and how much power had to be applied? As mentioned above, Azul is now investigating this incident, and we’ll see if the results are made public.

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iPad Pilot News

OCTOBER 22, 2024

It’s a little more airline-focused (standard airplanes include three Boeings, two Airbus models, and a CRJ-200), but the app includes a Cessna 172, Cirrus SR22, and a CubCrafters XCub. The cockpits and scenery are both highly detailed, with the option to fly a heads-up display, a cockpit view, or a variety of exterior camera angles.

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Pilot's Life Blog

MARCH 15, 2024

Most Crucial Aircraft Components, From the Flight Crew to the Cockpit, Are in the Fuselage The body of an airplane is known as the fuselage. Pilots navigate the airplane forward in glass cockpits, which are located just over the aircraft’s nose. This long, metal tube connects all the main components of an airplane.

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Pilot's Life Blog

JANUARY 6, 2024

Full Understanding of Air Traffic Control When flying an aircraft, good pilots must have a clear understanding of air traffic management. Ground training will cover the basics of air traffic control and the lingo that pilots and controllers use.

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Fear of Landing

MARCH 22, 2024

This is an exploration of how NASA research has influenced modern airliners through research and technology. Traffic Management Advisor (TMA) – 1990s: TMA software forecasts arriving air traffic to help controllers plan for safe arrivals during peak periods. You can click through for a larger version of the image.

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Airspeed Junkie

AUGUST 1, 2024

Daily responsibilities include pre-flight checks, weather analysis, creating and filing flight plans, coordination with ground crews and air traffic controllers, and continuous in-flight monitoring and communication. Obtaining a Commercial Pilot certificate is a fundamental requirement to become a commercial pilot.

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Inflight Pilot Training

MAY 14, 2024

Becoming a commercial airline pilot is a dream for many people who are looking for a challenging and rewarding career. If you’re considering pursuing this career, you may be wondering about the salary and qualifications required for different types of airline pilot jobs.

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Air Facts

JUNE 12, 2024

Joe was just short of celebrating his 50th anniversary as an employee of Hawaiian Airlines when he was diagnosed with a rare form of cancer. He asked to be taken home to Kona on his own airline, but the only aircraft available was one of our 304 seat Trans-Pacific DC-10s. But this was Hawaii, and we not the usual airline.

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Plane and Pilot

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

He was in contact with Cleveland Center Air Traffic Control and told them on the radio: “I’m looking at my NEXRAD here, and I’m thinking about doing a 30-degree left right now to get over the top side of this stuff. The controller polls other ATC positions to find out if they’ve seen or heard from the Piper.

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Air Facts

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

However, I had forgotten that we live in a cynical culture where the news media and Hollywood movie producers have convinced their audiences to trust no one in positions of authority, including airline captains! When he got back to the cockpit, he told me he did not think the passengers had bought his explanation.

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Inflight Pilot Training

AUGUST 6, 2024

Private aviation refers to the use of private aircraft, either owned or chartered, for air transportation. Private aircraft are not operated by commercial airlines and are instead owned by private individuals or companies, or by charter companies that offer their services to clients on a per-flight basis. What Is Private Aviation?

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Flight Training Central

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

The two most useful benefits have been ADS-B datalink weather and a real-time traffic display in the cockpit, delivered by the network of ADS-B ground stations in the U.S. Both ForeFlight and FltPlan.com offer GA pilots convenient access to the Pre-Departure Clearance system that the airlines have been using for years.

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Captain Laura

OCTOBER 25, 2023

To learn of this airline captain who was dealing with mental health issues try and attempt to shut off the engines of a regional flight aircraft is truly unbelievable. The airlines would prefer if we lived close to our bases but these hubs are usually in large metropolitan cities and in some cases, we cannot afford to live close in.

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Pilot's Life Blog

JULY 3, 2024

Other roles available in the industry include air traffic controllers, aircraft maintenance engineers, airport operations managers, and avionics technicians. At Leopard Aviation, we train students interested in becoming pilots , but our curriculum also provides a solid foundation for no-less-important careers beyond the cockpit.

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Inflight Pilot Training

AUGUST 6, 2024

Private aviation refers to the use of private aircraft, either owned or chartered, for air transportation. Private aircraft are not operated by commercial airlines and are instead owned by private individuals or companies, or by charter companies that offer their services to clients on a per-flight basis. What Is Private Aviation?

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Inflight Pilot Training

JULY 23, 2024

Airlines around the world are struggling to fill cockpit positions with qualified candidates, leading to a massive surge in demand for pilots. Regional airlines, in particular, have been struggling to find pilots, as many pilots move up to better, empty positions at major airlines.

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Ask the Pilot

JANUARY 9, 2024

January 8, 2024 POOR ALASKA Airlines. This is the plane that spent two years on hiatus after the crashes of Lion Air flight 510 and Ethiopian Airlines flight 302, until its twice deadly stall-avoidance system was redesigned. In decades past, multiple airline crashes were the norm every year, with hundreds dead at a time.

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Aviators of Tomorrow

JUNE 16, 2023

They pursued careers in aircraft design, mechanics, air traffic control, and even entrepreneurship, founding their own aviation companies and flight schools. airline, American Airlines. However, she faced numerous challenges due to gender discrimination and eventually left the industry.

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Inflight Pilot Training

MARCH 26, 2024

However, it does not qualify the pilot for a job at a major airline, which requires an airline transport pilot (ATP) license. A cargo pilot’s duties may include performing pre-flight checks and inspections, communicating with air traffic control, loading and unloading cargo, and flying the aircraft.

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Inflight Pilot Training

JULY 23, 2024

Airlines around the world are struggling to fill cockpit positions with qualified candidates, leading to a massive surge in demand for pilots. Regional airlines, in particular, have been struggling to find pilots, as many pilots move up to better, empty positions at major airlines.

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One Mile at a Time

OCTOBER 6, 2024

A Frontier Airlines aircraft had a terrifying flight yesterday. Frontier jet lands in Las Vegas in flames This incident happened on Saturday, October 5, 2024, and involves Frontier Airlines flight F91326, flying from San Diego (SAN) to Las Vegas (LAS). Air traffic control of course gave this aircraft priority for landing.

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Tradewind

MAY 17, 2022

Like lawyers gunning for partner or professors aspiring to tenure, the ultimate career goal of many professional pilots is to fly for a major airline or corporate jet operator. In April 2021, for instance, United Airlines announced a noble goal of training 5,000 new pilots by 2030, half of whom would be women or minorities. The result?

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Inflight Pilot Training

MAY 7, 2024

Pilots must be able to work effectively with air traffic controllers, ground crews, and other pilots to ensure safe and successful flights. It’s been shown that being humble contributes to better outcomes with the learning process, as it allows you to be honest with your abilities and progress in the cockpit.

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Cranky Flier

MAY 17, 2024

Airlines and airports are already positioning themselves to stake claim to the new slots before the bill is signed into law. American Flies South for Winter American Airlines AAnounced eight new routes to Latin America and the Caribbean this winter including daily service to both Bridgetown and La Romana. Yeah, me neither.”

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One Mile at a Time

OCTOBER 8, 2024

BREAKING : Two Delta Airlines planes collide on runway at Georgia airport. After all, there were four pilots in the cockpit of the A350, including a captain, a first officer, and then a whole additional relief crew. The pictures of the damage to the CRJ-900 are kind of wild. What do you make of this incident, and the NTSB findings?

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Jetwhine

JULY 1, 2024

If the co-pilot was lucky, the captain might let them work the radios and help with a few navigational duties, but the phrase “Gear up and Shut up” was considered a normal cockpit environment. And there were plenty of accidents; a few airliner crashes a month, while tragic, were not unheard of. The question of course is why?

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AV Web

MAY 15, 2024

That said, a controversial measure adding airline slots to Washington’s Reagan National Airport was among the more prominent provisions of the bill. The bill faced much less contention in the House than it had in the Senate, where a string of unrelated controversial amendments threatened to scuttle passage.

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AV Web

MAY 15, 2024

That said, a controversial measure adding airline slots to Washington’s Reagan National Airport was among the more prominent provisions of the bill. The bill faced much less contention in the House than it had in the Senate, where a string of unrelated controversial amendments threatened to scuttle passage.

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Photographic Logbook

OCTOBER 10, 2023

Among General Aviation pilots, there was great fear that private aircraft would be permanently barred from controlled airspace, particularly around the epicenters of those attacks in New York City and Washington DC. I shut down the Warrior, tidied up the cockpit, and met him at the nose of my airplane. That cannot happen in the FRZ.

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Flying Magazine

MAY 17, 2024

It will expand critical protections for air travelers, strengthen safety standards, and support pilots, flight attendants, and air traffic controllers.” The package includes language with a requirement for airlines to install 25-hour cockpit voice recorders on new and existing aircraft, up from two hours currently.

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AV Web

MAY 17, 2024

It will expand critical protections for air travelers, strengthen safety standards, and support pilots, flight attendants, and air traffic controllers.” The package includes language with a requirement for airlines to install 25-hour cockpit voice recorders on new and existing aircraft, up from two hours currently.

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Fear of Landing

SEPTEMBER 27, 2024

On the 9th of July 2024, flight LA8073, operated by the Chilean airline LATAM, departed from Milano Malpensa for a passenger flight to São Paulo, Brazil. The crew gives the final fuel figures to the load controller. The air traffic controller asked them to move their holding pattern further to the west.

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Professional Pilot

APRIL 10, 2024

In reality, FAA has broken its own “sterile cockpit” rule, and unless the mature and experienced voices in the room stand up for reason and the cold, hard rules of aviating, navigating, and communicating, the system will continue its “graveyard spiral” to the inevitable consequences. It’s not a social science laboratory. Jason Meister ATP.

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