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Girls, Girls, Girls

AV Web

When I became an airline pilot at the beginning of 1979, the training classes and flight decks were male only clubs. How would you feel if you were one of the first three women flying for an airline and had to live on the flight decks I described? I gave tons of type rating, and ATP check rides in that box.

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

Aerotime

Yakobchuk Viachelev / Shutterstock One of the last activities you may notice before the doors close will be the flight dispatcher entering the flight deck to hand over any last-minute paperwork, the final passenger and fuel figures, and a finalized load sheet to the flight crew.

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35 years ago: How a United Airlines crew landed an ‘unflyable’ DC-10

Aerotime

Captain Haynes ran through the emergency engine shutdown checklist with the First Officer Records while the flight engineer continued to scan his instrument panel. Following further discussion and analysis of the flight’s route, Flight 232 was given instructions to divert to Sioux City Gateway Airport (SUX) in Iowa.

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The Six Pack: Basic Flight Instruments

Pilot Institute

This article will explain the six primary instruments of every flight deck, often informally referred to as the six-pack. Key Takeaways The six-pack includes the core flight instruments for navigation and control. For example, when the ball is displaced to the left, this informs the pilot that left rudder input is required.

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The National Naval Aviation Museum Birdcage Corsair Nears Completion

Vintage Aviation News

Standing on the port side of the deck adjacent to the arresting wires was the Landing Signal Officer (LSO), who carefully observed Johnson’s approach. The rudder and elevators both had some internal work done to the ribs prior to re-covering the surfaces, but not much. We had to do some welding on that. They were also in good shape.

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Avoiding the Stall

Plane and Pilot

The airlines use their high-fidelity flight simulators to great advantage, and when combined with stick shakers, multicrew flight decks, and low-speed and stall-warning systems, the training is excellent. Second, excessive bank and bottom rudder are not your friends.

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Dream Aircraft: What Can You Fly?

Flying Magazine

But if what you want is a nostalgic meander through beautiful VFR days, honing your stick-and-rudder skills while feeling the wind in your hair, the Cub can be a great model to turn to. On the avionics side, it is equipped with the Garmin G1000 NXi flight deck. This isn’t the one for you. gallons per hour.

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