Airspeed Junkie

JUNE 17, 2022

How airlines become banks How is it that the airlines can give away the farm as far as low ticket prices or vouchers and still stay alive? If you ever wondered how airlines can make money when they seem so dysfunctional, then you will enjoy this well thought out video. Below are several questions that I invite you to respond to if you like. Questions give us the ability to apply what we learn and add some value to our career choices.

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Inspire

JUNE 15, 2022

A gathering was held recently to honor the memory of Gail “Hal” Halvorsen, the pilot who became famous as the heroic “candy bomber” during the Berlin Airlift. The post Remembering the Candy Bomber first appeared on Hangar Flying.

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Inspire

JUNE 13, 2022

In a recent column for EAA Sport Aviation, contributor Steve Krog discusses different methods for entering the traffic pattern and when each is appropriate. The post Entering the Traffic Pattern first appeared on Hangar Flying.

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Inspire

JUNE 13, 2022

A closer look at some memorabilia donated to the EAA Aviation Museum by the family of Bill Odom, a CNAC pilot during World War II. The post EAA’s Attic — Bill Odom Memorabilia first appeared on Hangar Flying.

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Airspeed Junkie

JUNE 17, 2022

Is Pilot Training Relaxing? When I first started professional flight training in an airline flight school environment there was a certain amount of discomfort involved. Being a new hire airline pilot was kind of like taking a drink out of a firehouse because everything was new. Simulator training was more difficult then because the FAA and individual airlines never thought about the human factors involved during flight training.

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