Pilot Institute

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

Flight dispatchers also communicate with pilots and update them about weather, turbulence, and other variables that could affect their flight. Your shift will begin with you gathering the current and forecasted weather for the day. The weather is used to plan the route, calculate the cruising altitude, and more.

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Aviators of Tomorrow

JUNE 19, 2023

The safe transportation of passengers and cargo is the responsibility of pilots, and they must possess a range of technical, cognitive, and interpersonal skills to excel in their role. Pilots must continuously monitor the aircraft’s instruments, scan the surrounding airspace, and assess weather conditions.

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Pilot Institute

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Gliders, for example, are not powered and therefore require favorable weather conditions to fly. Ultralights typically have a shorter range and lower altitude capability compared to other aircraft and are also more susceptible to weather conditions. They can also be used for flight training.

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Charles Ryan's Flying Adventure

MAY 20, 2025

The layout of the airport (Photo: Airportguide.com) During my time at LIN Airport The view outside the airport Gloomy weather greeted me when I arrived. Initially I was seated at this aisle seat and with the improved weather, I knew I had to get myself into a window seat if possible. Rolling down the runway in this beautiful weather.

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Charles Ryan's Flying Adventure

MARCH 13, 2025

The Captain made his announcement and gave us update on the weather on route and for the announcments by the cabin crew, it was done in 5 languages including the Taiwanese dialect. Take off was slightly turbulent but eventually the weather improved after flying out of Japan. At the threshold, we were cleared to depart.

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Charles Ryan's Flying Adventure

DECEMBER 29, 2023

The weather was not good that day. Greeted by the not-so-friendly crew, I made my way to the seat with about 90% of the seats taken. I checked the weather radar and fortunately for us, the weather was good until evening time. The crew came around to serve us snack and for the rest of the ride, it was a comfortable ride.

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Charles Ryan's Flying Adventure

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

Currently the airport has 4 terminals with 3 passengers terminals and 1 cargo complex. Blue Dart's Boeing 757-200F was being towed to the cargo hanger. It took a while before the seatbelt sign was turned off and the crew started preparing for in-flight service. The 2 hours flight in this cabin was certainly comfortable.

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Charles Ryan's Flying Adventure

OCTOBER 15, 2024

When we reached our aircraft, we were the first batch to board so that gave me a chance to explore the cabin. Anyway, once I settled down, the cabin crew came to distribute the menu and also an amenity kit. Once all the passengers settled down and the crew completed the pre-departure checklists, we were on our way.

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Charles Ryan's Flying Adventure

JANUARY 14, 2024

Once on board, I noticed a cabin crew was serving champagne on a plastic cup and was pleasantly surprised I was given one, I suppose because of the occasion (New Year's Day). Once we were on our way, we flew through a bit of turbulence but once the weather was better, the seat belt sign was turned off. That's a good idea!

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Pilot Job Central

OCTOBER 1, 2023

Airline operations stress teamwork between flight crew, cabin crew, and available external resources. Crew resource management is an area of emphasis in training and checking in airline operations. Flight schools associated with cadet programs integrate crew resource management into every facet of their training.

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Charles Ryan's Flying Adventure

OCTOBER 26, 2023

The weather at Changi was great! The weather that day in Singapore was great and we took off smoothly into the friendly skies. The captain made a couple of announcements including the welcome and thank you speeches and he also mentioned about some weather along the way. This is where my flight departed from. Time to board!

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Aerotime

MARCH 20, 2025

In cold weather, the cabins are warm and comfortable and with the interesting feature of scenic observation of the surrounding country, afford the ideal means of modern travel.” The cabin crew was even tasked with handing out bottles of a product made by another well-known Atlanta-based company Coca-Cola.

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Charles Ryan's Flying Adventure

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

On that day, there were three commercial flights and a cargo flight flying from Taipei to Singapore and would return to Taipei after a short layover. The cabin crew were waiting for us. I wonder whether was it because of the bad weather on route that caused us to push back late. Time to board Starlux's Airbus A350-900!

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Pilot Institute

MAY 26, 2025

These weather events are fierce and brutal, and whats worse is that you never see them coming. Weather reports, forecasts, and PIREPS are the best way to identify and warn others about CAT. Even in less intense turbulence, parts inside the aircraft can sustain damage, especially if loose cargo or luggage crashes into them.

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Charles Ryan's Flying Adventure

OCTOBER 19, 2023

This airport also handles more A380 aircraft than any other airports and the city of Dubai also has a secondary airport (DWC) Al Maktoum International Airport which serves just a handful of airlines and is a hub for Emirates Cargo. It was good weather at Singapore as our approach and landing was smooth.

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Aerotime

DECEMBER 30, 2024

In August 2024, a Korean Air A330 ran into turbulence, injuring 10 passengers and four cabin crew. DHL B737-476(SF) cargo plane crash near Vilnius Airport (VNO), Lithuania shows no issues reported by the pilots before the terrain impact, according to Lithuanian officials.

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World Airline News

JUNE 10, 2025

Air China Cargo added a new cargo route on June 3 from Guangzhou to Glasgow Prestwick Airport. Wizz Air has been facing significant issues with its Pratt & Whitney PW1100G-JM geared turbofan (GTF) engines, leading to widespread aircraft groundings. The problem stems from powder metal. 104 Dove de Havilland DH.114 27 Fokker F.28

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