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Across the pond

Professional Pilot

Flying to Europe is well within reach for many executive jet types. Modern executive jets have the capability to fly from the Americas to Europe. This is where the North Atlantic Organised Track System (NAT-OTS) guides your flight planning. Over the north Atlantic, we usually have to deal with the polar front jet stream.

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Across the pond

Professional Pilot

Flying to Europe is well within reach for many executive jet types. Modern executive jets have the capability to fly from the Americas to Europe. This is where the North Atlantic Organised Track System (NAT-OTS) guides your flight planning. Over the north Atlantic, we usually have to deal with the polar front jet stream.

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From the archive: A Pleasant Time

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In June I made a transcontinental flight in Big Sam , my Cessna Skylane. It was interesting and a lot of fun for a lot of reasons, with most of them having to do with not flying a jet and not being restricted by ATC and all the regulatory stuff that makes an airline pilot feel like he’s roped and tied. Why am I free?

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