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Guest Post: The “Miracle on the Levée”

Fear of Landing

TACA flight 110, 24 May 1988 TACA (Transportes Aereos Centro Americanos) was El Salvadors national airline. It had a complicated history, starting in 1930s Tegucigalpa, Honduras, as a cargo airline. The First Officer, Dionisio Lpez, was nearly as experienced as Carlos with 12,000 flight hours.

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The anatomy of a commercial flight – all you ever wanted to know:   Part two   

Aerotime

While many believe that down-pull blinds are simply more susceptible to turbulence or heavy landings, making them more likely to simply drop down, there is an even more logical explanation than this. This is when passengers may notice what seems to be the sound of a barking dog emanating from the cargo hold.

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From Challenges to Rewards: The Path to Your First Turbine Pilot Job

Pilot Job Central

Anti-Ice, Rain: flight deck window heat, windshield wipers, probe heat, and anti-ice/de-ice systems that either prevent ice from accumulating on lift generating surfaces and engines, or break the ice off after it’s accumulated. Flight Controls: often hydraulically moved, and with many modern airplanes are fly-by-wire.

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Conair: Aerial firefighting’s gold standard continues to evolve

Professional Pilot

The multirole aircraft is capable of quick configuration changes between airtanker, medevac, cargo, and passenger combined missions. Flying for Conair Conair has invested more than $20 million into its simulator systems to prepare its flight crews to be safe and successful within unique and challenging mission profiles.

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Discovering ITA Airways Airbus A220-100 (Part 2: LIN-LCY)

Charles Ryan's Flying Adventure

Once the engines were started, announcement from the flight deck was heard and we were on our way. We had a bit of turbulence during our climb and for most parts of the journey, the flight was smooth. The best thing about this flight? However, like the previous aircraft, the window was dirty!

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Trying out Juneyao Air 787 Dreamliner Economy Class (Part 2: PVG-SIN)

Charles Ryan's Flying Adventure

Currently this airport is a hub for Air China, China Cargo Airlines, China Eastern Airlines, China Southern Airlines, DHL Aviation, FedEx, Juneyao Air, Shanghai Airlines, Spring Airlines, Suparna Airlines and UPS Airlines. Once again, no announcements from the flight deck and the flight purser did the job.

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Anatomy of a Freighter

AeroSavvy

Passenger and cargo aircraft look the same when flying over head. Most of the popular Boeing and Airbus passenger jets, like the 767, 747, A330, and A350, have cargo counterparts. Most dedicated cargo aircraft are military transports, e.g., C-17 Globemaster, C-130 Hurcules, Antonov’s heavy-lift family.