Ask Captain Lim

MAY 21, 2024

A SIA Boeing 777-300ER taking off at Zurich Photo Credit: Aero Icarus ( [link] ) The Boeing 777 severe encounter with turbulence On May 21, a Singapore Airlines Boeing 777 diverted to Bangkok and made an emergency landing at Suvarnabhumi Airport after encountering severe turbulence, leaving one dead and about 30 injured.

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Pilot's Life Blog

JULY 25, 2024

Before you become a commercial pilot, it’s important to know how to obtain a good weather briefing. Flying in appropriate weather helps make your flight enjoyable and keeps your passengers safe. It includes weather trends. Many pilots reference the weather briefings in their PIREPs.

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Ask the Pilot

JULY 15, 2024

July 15, 2024 Everyone’s talking about turbulence. In one case a passenger died after a Singapore Airlines flight hit severe turbulence over Southeast Asia. Are dangerous turbulence encounters becoming more prevalent, or are they merely getting more attention? People are being injured, flights are diverting.

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AV Web

JUNE 11, 2024

The shattered radome and cracked windscreens of an Austrian Airlines A320 got viral coverage Sunday after the plane encountered hail from a cell on approach to Vienna-Scwechat Airport. The crew issued a Mayday, likely because of the suddenly opaque windscreens, but landed uneventfully.

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Fear of Landing

JUNE 21, 2024

I’ve been intrigued by the photographs being passed around of the Austrian Airlines Airbus A320 that flew into a hailstorm. Austrian Airlines, a subsidiary of Lufthansa, is the flag carrier of Austria. Specifically, that weather radar struggles with very cold/icy storms. .” Photograph by Aeroprints.com CC BY-SA 3.0

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AV Web

JUNE 11, 2024

The shattered radome and cracked windscreens of an Austrian Airlines A320 got viral coverage Sunday after the plane encountered hail from a cell on approach to Vienna-Scwechat Airport. The crew issued a Mayday, likely because of the suddenly opaque windscreens, but landed uneventfully.

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Plane and Pilot

AUGUST 6, 2024

Maybe it’s the Georgia flying weather, or maybe it’s the ever-increasing emphasis on “old” pilot instead of “bold” pilot, but it seems that flight planning these days is a lot more about if and when than about route and altitude. The two considerations are turbulence and headwinds. I scrambled and packed. But there’s even more to it.

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World Airline News

AUGUST 9, 2024

Alaska Airlines today announced the renewal of its partnership with Air Space Intelligence (ASI), creator of Flyways. airlines by 2025. Alaska Airlines aircraft photo gallery (Boeing): Screenshot The savings Flyways delivered helped Alaska work towards its near-term goal of being the most fuel-efficient U.S.

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Pilot Institute

OCTOBER 6, 2024

You’ve checked the weather and planned your route. Now, as you fight turbulence and radio for help, you must make life-or-death decisions. This is the true story of N4467D and its ill-fated encounter with severe weather. Key Takeaways Weather can change faster than your technology can show.

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Greg Brown's Flying Carpet Blog

AUGUST 4, 2024

Whether you’re preparing for turbine ground school, studying for your Airline Transport Pilot (ATP) certificate, priming for a corporate or airline interview, or upgrading into a personal jet or turboprop— The Turbine Pilot’s Flight Manual Fifth Edition is designed for you. Covers all the essentials of turbine aircraft in one book.

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Ask the Pilot

AUGUST 5, 2024

On the most basic level, hot weather affects air travel the way it affects most things: it makes people uncomfortable and wears them down. Aerodynamically, warmer air is less dense than cooler air, meaning that in hot weather a wing produces less lift. Extreme heat is no fun for airlines or their customers.

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Charles Ryan's Flying Adventure

JANUARY 28, 2024

Welcome to my 2nd flight review on Aegean Airlines! Introduction There are 2 airlines operating on ATH-SKG route and since there is not much of a choice, I decided to fly Aegean Airlines once again, this time flying on the Airbus A320ceo version. Economy Class cabin This cabin product is older than the airline's A320neo's.

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Ask Captain Lim

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

(Courtesy of Louisa Lim) Mr Hamdan Mohamed Khamis (left), a senior first officer with the Seoul-headquartered Asiana Airlines, is one of the coaches of Flight Experience Singapore’s Fear of Flying programme. These include the use of composite materials in aircraft construction, improved engine designs and enhanced weather radar systems.

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Pilot Institute

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

Dispatchers are often considered “pilots on the ground” and play an important part in airlines. In an airline environment, pilots have many responsibilities. Flight dispatchers also communicate with pilots and update them about weather, turbulence, and other variables that could affect their flight.

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AV Web

JUNE 2, 2024

He was giggling because we hit a bit of turbulence that was harsh enough to make me almost jam a plastic fork in my head as I tried to fly the plane and eat my chicken salad simultaneously. We hit some severe turbulence, and I flew up and smashed my noggin against the engine anti-ice switches on the overhead. Surf’s Up!

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Flying Magazine

APRIL 26, 2024

Innsbruck is one of the most beautiful and spectacular places on earth with an airport that can support a variety of airline equipment up to a small widebody such as the Boeing 767-300ER. To demonstrate this magnificent place, I chose horrendously gusty winds by manually editing the weather in both X-Plane 12 (XP12) and MSFS2020.

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Simple Flying

JUNE 14, 2024

On April 11th, 2024, Southwest Airlines Flight 2786 was inbound on an approach to its destination, Lihue Airport (LIH), when it experienced a severe drop in altitude, descending hundreds of feet in mere seconds before recovering just 400 ft above the oceans surface.

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Charles Ryan's Flying Adventure

AUGUST 2, 2024

This airline is operating a massive fleet of over 550 aircraft (July 2024) excluding the wet lease aircraft of 2 Turkish Airlines's Boeing 777-300ER and damp lease of 6 Qatar Airways Boeing 737 MAX 8 aircraft. This is Turkish Airlines Boeing 777-300ER painted in Indigo's livery. Welcome to my trip report on Indigo!

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Charles Ryan's Flying Adventure

JANUARY 14, 2024

My ride: SX-NEC in the airline's new livery Introduction Flying with Aegean Airlines has been in my mind for a while and when the chance presented itself, I decided to go for it. However I would be flying Economy Class so will I be impressed with the airline? Welcome to my 2024 New Year trip report! Read on to find out.

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Fear of Landing

JUNE 7, 2024

Sixty-two years ago, on the 22nd of May 1962, Continental Airlines flight 11 broke up at 39,000 feet. The stairs had already been moved away from the airliner, a Boeing 707, but when the gate agent reported that two more passengers had arrived, the stairs were brought back so that they could board.

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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. How is the weather developing? After takeoff, you can use the datalink weather component of NextGen to stay ahead of ATC when flying near convective weather.

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Charles Ryan's Flying Adventure

MARCH 28, 2024

Currently ANA (Not the airline) Aeroportos de Portugal is responsible for the airport and so far it has expanded the airport by building a second terminal which is used exclusively for low cost carriers. This is the area of Rossio Santa Maria Maior The view is absolutely stunning especially in good weather. Airport WiFi is available.

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Charles Ryan's Flying Adventure

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

This is my ride, B-58502, the airline's Airbus A350-900. The airline's website/mobile app The airline's website and mobile app are easy to use, user-friendly and the terms and condition are clearly stated so one should not have any issues navigating them. Meanwhile the airline is working hard to operate more flights to the U.S,

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Flightworx

MAY 1, 2024

This communication is vital as it allows pilots to conduct procedures safely, navigate challenging weather conditions and stay alert to any potential hazards. Advanced Weather Systems : Air traffic control rooms are equipped with advanced meteorological systems to monitor and predict weather conditions.

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Charles Ryan's Flying Adventure

OCTOBER 15, 2024

At this time of blogging) Air India and Vistara will be merged into one airline, with Air India branding continue to exist. Vistara's flight code, UK will no longer exist and so will the airline's website which would direct passengers to Air India's website for booking and redemption. Fortunately, my flight was not affected.

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Charles Ryan's Flying Adventure

OCTOBER 26, 2023

Welcome to my trip report on Singapore Airlines Boeing 737 MAX 8! Checking the aircraft type on this route, most of the flights were operated by 737 MAX 8 and I knew I had to fly on Singapore Airlines' aircraft to compare the difference between the 737-800 and this aircraft model. The weather at Changi was great! Time to board!

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Pilot's Life Blog

APRIL 9, 2024

Aircraft contain all kinds of wonderous indicators and instruments to measure velocity, altitude, weather conditions, etc. Static vents that measure static pressures are usually on the lower side of the plane, where the air stream isn’t as turbulent.

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AV Web

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

Jeremiah FELIX is a pilot for a Canadian airline with concerns about the apparent move toward single-pilot airline operations. From early autopilots introduced in the 1920s to the advanced Flight Management System and fly-by-wire technology used in modern airliners, these innovations have revolutionized aircraft operations.

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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. Prior to takeoff, pilots scrutinize weather conditions and other pertinent data to foresee potential in-flight challenges.

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Charles Ryan's Flying Adventure

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

Introduction I always rated this airline very highly especially after reading trip reports on them and when they announced the merger between this airline and Air India, I had to book and fly with this airline before they disappear from our skies. Your airline may be disappearing but you will always be part of our memories.

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Charles Ryan's Flying Adventure

JANUARY 4, 2024

Introduction This trip came about when I spotted some good airfares from Singapore Airlines thanks to social media. Since I am there, I decided to spend a few days in Thessaloniki before returning home from Athens, trying out Sky Express and flying Aegean Airlines once again. Does this make EVA Air not my favourite airline anymore?

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Charles Ryan's Flying Adventure

OCTOBER 16, 2024

Photo: Scoot) My ride: 9V-TRX Introduction When the airline announced on social media about this flight, I was interested but at the same time the timing wasn't good for me as it was a busy period (work). Let's see how this works out for both airlines after a year or two. More of this airline in my next trip report.

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Charles Ryan's Flying Adventure

DECEMBER 29, 2023

For now, Firefly is the only airline that operates at this airport but I suspect once Scoot starts operating the ERJ-190 E2, we might see them flying out of this airport, giving Firefly some competition. About Firefly Firefly is a subsidiary of Malaysia Airlines set up in March 2007 and started commercial flights a month later.

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Charles Ryan's Flying Adventure

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

Welcome to my Delta Airlines 767-400ER Trip report! Introduction At this time of blogging, Delta Airlines offered 2 daily flights to GRU (Sao Paulo), I can chose either to fly to London Heathrow via Atlanta or New York JFK. Premium Select (2-2-2 seating configuration - 20 seats) This is the airline's premium economy class.

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Professional Pilot

OCTOBER 10, 2024

Few airlines are willing to pay the cost of training pilots to use synthetic vision systems (SVS) effectively, so airliners are rarely equipped with them. Integration with Honeywell’s Interactive Navigation provides information about traffic, airports, navigation aids, and weather.

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Charles Ryan's Flying Adventure

AUGUST 7, 2024

Congratulations to the airline! Introduction When this airline first came out into the aviation world, I kept misreading it as Alaska Air, anyone else has this issue? Today (July 2024), the airline has a massive fleet of twenty-three 737 MAX 8 with one 737 MAX-8200 in operation (197-seater, higher capacity aircraft).

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Charles Ryan's Flying Adventure

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

This is Gulf Air's A321neo-LR in the airline's retro livery special scheme. A9C-XA) Introduction Looking at my options on which airlines to fly me home from Athens. I could have gone back to Frankfurt and fly back with Singapore Airlines, but that is boring so I decided to fly home from Athens. Welcome on board A9C-XD!

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