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A Day in the Life of a Pilot

Ask Captain Lim

Pilots also review NOTAMs (Notices to Airmen), which report temporary changes such as runway closures or airspace restrictions. Passengers might notice the plane moving slowly on the tarmac. Pilots must align the aircraft perfectly, control speed and safely touch down, often while dealing with crosswinds.

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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. Window shot photos After pushed back, we took about 15 minutes to reach the runway. We arrived into ATH Airport, landing on runway 21L.