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A Day in the Life of a Pilot

Ask Captain Lim

At the same time, they coordinate with cabin crew, dispatchers and engineers to confirm all systems are in order. During take-off, pilots rely on calculated thrust settings and critical speeds such as V1, the decision point after which take-off must continue. They also deal with unexpected issues, like unruly passengers.

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Jeju Air flight 2216

Fear of Landing

There were 175 passengers, four cabin crew and two flight crew on board. The collision killed all 175 passengers and four of the six crew members. The only survivors were the two cabin crew seated in the aft jump seats. The 737 does not use Weight on Wheels (WoW) to enable the thrust reversers.

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Wingtip Vortices and Wake Turbulence

Pilot Institute

The exhaust coming out of aircraft engines looks pretty dangerous, generating huge amounts of thrust and pushing back tons of hot air. There have been numerous incidents of passengers and cabin crew suffering injuries ranging from mild to severe after their aircraft bounced around after getting caught in someone elses wake.

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Discovering ITA Airways Airbus A220-100 (Part 1: LCY-LIN)

Charles Ryan's Flying Adventure

After reaching our flight level, the cabin crew started their duty and soon we were given a packet of snack and a choice of beverage. The inflight service was ok and apart from the crampy legroom space, the comfort level of the A220 is great as I find the cabin to be quite spacious and roomy. An ITA Airways cabin crew's uniform.

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Flying Home With Singapore Airlines A350-900 (BCN-MXP-SIN)

Charles Ryan's Flying Adventure

The meal selection for the MXP-SIN sector (Breakfast and Lunch) You can request from the cabin crew for one of the snacks available anytime during the flight. Do take note As I have covered this 3-class A350-900 in my previous SQ trip report, I won't go too much into details with this aircraft's cabin products.

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Experiencing Air France Airbus A220-300 (Part 2: CDG-BCN)

Charles Ryan's Flying Adventure

After a smooth climb towards our assigned flight level and direction, the friendlier cabin crew (compared to my previous flight) came around to start the service and once again we were given a snack and a choice of beverage. Spoilers were armed while the reverse thrust was deployed to slow the aircraft. Touched down!

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“Shocking” Video Of Air India Boeing 787 Cabin Before Crash: Yeah, No…

One Mile at a Time

For example, the New York Post (I know, sort of a tabloid) posted a story with the following headline: Shocking video reportedly shows power failures inside Air India plane hours before it crashed: ‘Nothing is working’ In the videos, he claims “nothing” in the cabin was working, including lights, air conditioning, and seat back monitors.