Pilot Job Central

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

Image: Stages in a turbine engine Geared Turbofan – A New Class In recent years a hybrid engine has entered airline service. Flight Controls: often hydraulically moved, and with many modern airplanes are fly-by-wire. In particular, new hire airline pilot training is equated to trying to get a drink of water from a fire hose.

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Pilot Airplanes Weather Air Traffic Control 52

Pilot's Life Blog

MARCH 15, 2024

Its design plays an integral part in keeping the flight crew, cargo, and passengers safe because it can withstand changes in atmospheric pressure. The cockpit, also called the flight deck, is where pilots use electronic flight instruments as part of a primary flight display.

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Horizontal Stabilizer Aileron Air Traffic Control Lift 52

Fly with Eva

MARCH 20, 2018

The flight today is a special training flight, without delivering any cargo. After all preparations are done, we go out to pass security, and a bus takes us to the cargo apron of Hong Kong airport. I peek quickly at the empty belly , as I climb further up to the flight deck. There she is.

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Jet Flight Deck Cargo Thrust 52

Charles Ryan's Flying Adventure

MAY 20, 2024

Currently this airport is a hub for Air China, China Cargo Airlines, China Eastern Airlines, China Southern Airlines, DHL Aviation, FedEx, Juneyao Air, Shanghai Airlines, Spring Airlines, Suparna Airlines and UPS Airlines. One of the airline's check-in area.

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Runway Descent Airlines Airline 59

Fly with Eva

FEBRUARY 24, 2018

To join the worldwide Boeing 747 cargo operations is something I have been much anticipating. The fire hose In my previous airline I never got to see the head office or any of the operational departments. But the new airline has all of its departments, including the simulators and management, at one location. Adios, gracias.’

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Approach Flight Deck Cargo Pilot 52

Captain Laura

AUGUST 28, 2023

If you are a commercially trained and rated pilot, meaning that you are allowed to get paid for operating professionally, whether you fly small cargo planes, charters, banner towers, crop dusting, or as a co-pilot on mid sized aircraft or larger domestic only operations, you are required to pass a second class medical every 12 months.

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Pilot Flight Deck Cargo Airline 52

Aerotime

MAY 1, 2024

On April 22, 2024, an Air Atlanta Europe Malta Boeing 747-400 freighter operating on behalf of Saudi Arabian Airlines was scheduled to depart from Riyadh King Khalid International Airport (RUH) and fly to Nairobi (NBO) in Kenya.

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Tarmac Runway Cargo Air Traffic Control 300

Pilot Institute

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

From the inexpensive thrill of soaring in a glider to the massive expense of a commercial airliner, there is a lot to consider regarding the cost of the flight. Large Private Jets / Regional Jets: $10 million – $80 million Commercial Airliners: $80 million – over $400 million How Much Do Airplanes Cost? million – $8.8

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Airplanes Jet General Aviation Hangar 92

AeroSavvy

MARCH 26, 2022

Passenger and cargo aircraft look the same when flying over head. Most of the popular Boeing and Airbus passenger jets, like the 767, 747, A330, and A350, have cargo counterparts. Most dedicated cargo aircraft are military transports, e.g., C-17 Globemaster, C-130 Hurcules, Antonov’s heavy-lift family.

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Flight Deck Cargo Weight-Shift-Control Pilot 52

Plane and Pilot

OCTOBER 11, 2024

In 2022, I jumped to one of the legacy airlines. I quickly realized that despite being the lowest-paying airframe at the airline, it had more than a few redeeming qualities: You can’t do red-eye flights in a short-haul airliner. We all say to avoid politics, religion, and touchy social issues on the flight deck.

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Wind Shear Flight Deck Pilot Airplanes 75

Adventures of Cap'n Aux

DECEMBER 13, 2023

Airline Security in Today's Crazy World LEOs and FAMs and FFDOs, oh my! At times, I may have to be deliberately vague on data, in order to protect the integrity of airline security. Tod Beamer, United Flight 93 In the case of United Airlines Flight 93 , passengers quickly learned of that paradigm shift, and retaliated.

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Flight Deck Cockpit Pilot Airplanes 52

Vintage Aviation News

JULY 12, 2024

Destined for Eastern Airlines, the United States Army Air Corps (USAAC) stepped in and drafted the aircraft into military service on January 24, 1941. Given the nomenclature ‘C-49,’ it’s service with the USAAF included ferrying VIPs, troops, and cargo throughout the United States. It remained in service with North Central until 1965.

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Cargo Hangar Ferry Flight Weather 101

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. Then 383 passengers boarded for the flight, making for a total of 398 people on board. I still can’t watch the video without wincing.

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Tail V Speed Knot Runway 72