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A Day in the Life of a Pilot

Ask Captain Lim

Even if it’s sunny at departure and arrival airports, turbulence or storms along the route may necessitate adjustments. Before entering the cockpit, pilots conduct a thorough pre-flight inspection of the aircraft, ensuring everything from the engines to the emergency systems is functioning properly. Weather plays a crucial role.

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Return to Normandy: CAF’s R4D “Ready 4 Duty” Honors VE-Day Promise in France

Vintage Aviation News

Standing on the tarmac that day, Wing Leader Chris Volpe made a promise: Ready 4 Duty would return the following year to honor the 80th anniversary of Victory in Europe Day. It flew in formation with Gruesome and others, while French and American CAF volunteers welcomed crowds aboard for cockpit tours.

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Safety in the Skies: Debunking Myths About Small Planes

Pilot's Life Blog

Weather Challenges for Small Aircraft: Smaller planes can be more affected by weather phenomena such as turbulence, icing, and strong winds. These aircraft come fully loaded with Garmin G1000 glass cockpit avionics. We encourage questions, double-checking, and open conversations about whats happening in the cockpit.

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Flying Sky Express Airbus A320NEO From Athens to Thessaloniki!

Charles Ryan's Flying Adventure

Swiss Airlines Airbus A220-300 Aegean Airbus A320CEO (Old livery) Sky Express Airbus A320NEO Gulf Air Airbus A321NEO (Retro livery) Iberia Airbus A320NEO Aegean Airbus A320CEO (Don't let the racoon style cockpit fool you!) The view of the tarmac. There was a bit of light turbulence during our descent. Beautiful, isn't it?

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Flying on New Year's Day With A New Airline from Frankfurt to Athens!

Charles Ryan's Flying Adventure

What I like about the interior of the terminals at this airport is they offer good view of the tarmac which allow great opportunity to take good photos of the aircraft. Do you like the racoon style cockpit? The racoon style cockpit Time to experience my first Aegean Airlines flight! Let's go to Greece! Goodbye Frankfurt!