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The anatomy of a commercial flight – all you ever wanted to know:   Part two   

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We will also examine the next most critical phase of our flight, from descent and deceleration to the approach and landing phases, even touching upon what happens when the aircraft arrives safely at the gate. Mario Hagen / Shutterstock The announcement will also be one of the first items on the pilots before-descent checklist.

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This Incredible Pilot: Carlos Dárdano

Plane and Pilot

Its almost unthinkable in an airliner, and surely tensions were high in the flight deck. By 29, he was a captain with TACA and had logged over 13,400 hours of flight time. On May 24, Drdano, along with first officer Dionisio Lopez, was operating TACA Flight 110 from Belize City to New Orleans. Both engines were out.

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A dream comes true: flying the jumbo jet

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I peek quickly at the empty belly , as I climb further up to the flight deck. Cleared for takeoff! ‘Set thrust.’ I remember a moment on the 737: it was an extremely long 4-sector day with lots of delays, issues and returning from our last flight hours too late. Today’s training will be done on an ERF.

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From Challenges to Rewards: The Path to Your First Turbine Pilot Job

Pilot Job Central

A significant amount of thrust generated by the engine comes from the fan rather than the core. Anti-Ice, Rain: flight deck window heat, windshield wipers, probe heat, and anti-ice/de-ice systems that either prevent ice from accumulating on lift generating surfaces and engines, or break the ice off after it’s accumulated.

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One of the last in the air on 9/11

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As I walked up the darkened aisle toward the flight deck, I noticed several flight attendants huddled together in the mid-galley talking in hushed tones. Arriving at the flight deck door, I performed the normal cockpit entry procedure but received no response. I couldn’t believe what I was hearing.