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2700 Miles in a Cherokee Six

AeroSavvy

Cherokee Six instrument panel Like my airline job, I fly nearly paperless using an iPad Mini and the ForeFlight app for navigation charts. Although not a problem for airliners, flying at high altitude airports presents challenges for pilots of small piston aircraft. Santa Fe is located 6,349 feet above sea level. We did both!

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Aspirated Total Air Temperature Probe

AeroSavvy

Static Air Temperature (SAT) – This is the temperature of the undisturbed air around the aircraft; also referred to as outside air temperature (OAT). Supersonic airliner Concorde experienced total air temperatures (and skin temperatures) as high as 127°C (260°F) on the nose of the aircraft during Mach 2 flight.

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American Airlines ushers in a new season of flavors and offerings this spring, both in flight and across Admirals Club lounges

World Airline News

The airlines Admirals Club lounges across the U.S. American Airlines Boeing 737-823 WL N831NN (msn 33211) ORD (Ton Jochems). and Canada will feature new regionalized menus, along with an updated selection of spirits and other beverages. Image: 924921. and Canada lounges by March 17.

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12 Features That Make Business Class Great… Or Not

One Mile at a Time

In the past Ive ranked what I consider to be the worlds best business class seats , and Ive also shared what I consider to be the worlds best business class airlines. While flying business class is just about always better than flying economy, theres a huge amount of variance in terms of the quality of business class between airlines.

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