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The Crucial Role of Flight Planning, Buffer Time, and Fuel Management in Optimising Operational Efficiency in Aviation

Flightworx

In the aviation industry, where profit margins are slim and operational excellence is critical, flight planning, buffer time, and fuel management are key to improving operational efficiency. This approach distinguishes successful airlines in the competitive aviation market.

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How to Get an Aircraft Dispatcher Job

Pilot Institute

Key Takeaways An aircraft dispatcher coordinates flights, ensuring safety and efficiency from the ground. This includes checking the weather, creating flight plans, and communicating with pilots. Aircraft dispatchers work for passenger and cargo air carriers. A flight dispatcher’s day begins with checking the weather.

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Air America: Anything, Anywhere, Anytime, Professionally

Vintage Aviation News

This airline had more than 30 twin-engine cargo aircraft, two dozen STOL aircraft such as the Helio Courier, more than 30 helicopters, and more than 300 employees. All of this was done with absolutely no flight plan!” Right as we arrived at the DZ, I pulled up and dropped our cargo. There were really no navaids.

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Pilot Safety Simplified: Proficiency vs. Currency Explained

Pilot Institute

FAA Requirements for Currency You can find one of the key regulations about currency in 14 CFR 61.57Recent Flight Experience: Pilot in Command. To act as PIC of an aircraft carrying passengers or cargo, you must have completed at least three takeoffs and landings within the last 90 days. How can you set yourself up for success?

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Ready To Help

AV Web

I’d actually filed to fly to Anderson, South Carolina, on an instrument flight plan, figuring that I’d cancel IFR and continue past Anderson to the destination. I flew my first LPV approach to near-minimums in the Mooney, which was a bit of a gut check.

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Mastering the Skies: Key Considerations When Applying for Permits

Flightworx

These intricacies are often intensified by evolving regulatory frameworks, geopolitical dynamics, and the unique requirements of different flight operations, whether they cater to passengers, cargo, or private journeys. The meticulousness of flight planning forms the bedrock for successful permit acquisition.

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Across the pond

Professional Pilot

This is where the North Atlantic Organised Track System (NAT-OTS) guides your flight planning. Touchdown in Europe is planned somewhere between Scotland and Norway as you approach the Netherlands and Germany from the North Sea. BGR (Intl, Bangor ME) is a preferred tech stop for transatlantic flights.

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