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Airline Database and API

Aviation Edge

Airline Database and API August 3, 2023 If you are looking for the best database of all airlines in the world, we are the best of all airline data sources that you will find. Our airline dataset download or airline flight data API is set at an affordable price with detailed and actual information. You’ve come to the right place for your world airline directory including detailed airliners aircraft data.

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Vacuuming the Cockpit

Inspire

How does an airplane find its way? Modern aircraft use satellite navigation but what if the computer goes down? And what happened before satellites were invented? The post Vacuuming the Cockpit first appeared on Hangar Flying.

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Train train train

NAFI

NAFI NOTAMs #45 Train train train ~Guest Blogger Randall Williams, CFII/MEI Mentally we train emergencies so that we’re ready when they happen. As an active multiengine instructor, I had signed off more than three dozen multiengine applicants by the time I had my first engine failure in a twin engine airplane. That means that at least four times in preparation for each checkride we had simulated the failure of an engine, and at least twice, we had shut one down and restarted it.

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Fat Fingers

Inspire

We all have them. Fat fingers. Some have bigger hands compared to others, but the term “fat fingers” is not just about the size of your mitts. It is about how you use your hands and how accurately you press, flip, toggle, pull, or twist the controls within an airplane while in flight or on the ground. The post Fat Fingers first appeared on Hangar Flying.

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Aircraft Partnerships

Inspire

Financially, aircraft ownership is not for the faint of heart. Some general aviation pilots have deeper pockets and longer arms, but many pilots have shorter pockets and short arms. Total cost of ownership (TCO) is comprised of the one-time acquisition of the aircraft, annual fixed costs, variable operating costs, and unforeseen one-time costs. Partnerships are an effective way to help reduce TCO.

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Ruffled Feathers: Scrounging and Cleaning House

Inspire

Bits and Pieces contributor John Wyman talks about the importance of spare parts in his latest piece. The post Ruffled Feathers: Scrounging and Cleaning House first appeared on Hangar Flying.

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Double Milestone: 50 Years Apart

Inspire

Two members of EAA Chapter 64 have recently reached milestones. Diane Earhart, 66, of Belleville, Illinois, has earned the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Wright Brothers Master Pilot Award, and her student, Mia Petruso, 16, of Waterloo, Illinois, made her first solo flight. The post Double Milestone: 50 Years Apart first appeared on Hangar Flying.

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If It Fits, It Will Haul It!

Inspire

In a recent column for EAA Sport Aviation, contributor Steve Krog discusses weight and balance issues. The post If It Fits, It Will Haul It! first appeared on Hangar Flying.

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