“Lightning only happens in big cells,” says Line Operations Manager Captain Tony Pringle. “So even if you don’t have a great weather radar picture, you can still see areas where there is convective activity.” For tactical adjustments once the flight is underway, pilots can ...
A: There are always two (or more) of us in the flight deck. Both of us can fly alone if needed. Finnair pilots have to earn their licenses in a strict school that monitors and keeps records of their training. Twice every year, two days at a time, Finnair pilots go to simulato...
Discusses the variation in cockpit operating procedures within the airline industry. Why pilots say some variation in standard operating procedures is necessary; How several accidents have focused attention on cockpit practices; Efforts that are under way to statistically document whether one set of ...
根据第一段China's first female pilots for the J-11 B fighter jet have recently completed their first solo flight.(中国首批歼-11 B战斗机女飞行员最近完成了首次单飞。)可知,中国首批歼-11 B战斗机女飞行员成功地完成了第一次单人飞行。故选B。(2)细节理解题。根据第二段"We...
In stalling, no air flows over the wing so the glider can't fly. Hang-gliding Equipment Parts of a hang glider The basic equipment for hang gliding consists of the glider itself, the harness and a helmet. In addition, some pilots have instruments and an emergency reserve parachute. ...
“Since we started hosting fly-ins in 2011, nearly every house that’s sold in Brookeridge with runway rights has been sold to active pilots. It’s worked out really well for us and we’ve also gotten a younger crowd here now. There are a lot of young kids that weren’t here before...
On landing Austrian Airlines pilots taxi to the gate using just one engine, a measure which has, according to the airline, saved 11,000 tons in CO2 each year. Austrian Airlines has also reduced onboard weight by removing some newspapers, replacing carpets and life-jackets with lighter models ...
5, 1945. It was a routine exercise, in which they were to fly 150 miles (241 kilometers) due east, then north for 40 miles (64 kilometers), and then return to the base. All five pilots were experienced aviators, and the planes had been checked out mechanically prior to takeoff. ...
Pilots essentially fly the computers, which fly the shuttle. To make this easier, the shuttles have a Multifunctional Electronic Display Subsystem (MEDS), which is a new, full color, flat, 11-panel display system. The MEDS, also known as the "glass cockpit", provides graphic portrayals ...
Derrick has been flying and fixing RC helicopters for years. After a crash he’d tinker with the machine until he got it to fly again, and out of this hobby grew a natural interest in drones. When drones first incorporated GPS tracking, this was a game changer for Derrick. All of a ...