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Beta Completes Historic Passenger-Carrying Flight at JFK Airport

Flying Magazine

Jack Daleo/FLYING] Typically, Clark said, Beta does not need to alert air traffic control (ATC) about demonstration flights. But controllers were expecting Tuesdays flight because the Port Authority informed them. The Alia is piloted using advanced flight computers and fly-by-wire controls.

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Is It Hard To Be A Pilot? – The Surprising Truth

Pilot Institute

Computation Tools and Calculators And heres some more good news: There are plenty of tools available to help you with the math! Pilots use the E6-B, a traditional flight computer that will help calculate wind correction angles, fuel burn, and ground speed. You can also work for private, charter, and cargo companies.

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Airlines and Pilots Don’t See Eye to Eye on Autonomous Flights

Flying Magazine

Three flight computers manage the flight controls and aircraft state. Below them, four more computers vote on decisions made by the main three computers. A further two computers handle communications and plan flight paths. These will be our first operations.

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