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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. A Safe Descent About 30 minutes before landing, pilots begin preparations for descent, con figuring flaps and briefing the approach.

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

Charles Ryan's Flying Adventure

This small airport can handle only a terminal and single runway 09/27 and can handle small commercial aircraft up to the size of Airbus A220-100, ERJ-195-E2 and A318. You are able to view the traffic of the tarmac from the windows of the corridor which lead to the end of the pier. Rolling down the runway.

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My First Embraer ERJ 190-E2 Ride: Flying With Scoot From Singapore To Hat Yai

Charles Ryan's Flying Adventure

Cactus Garden allows aviation geeks to view some aircraft at the tarmac. At this point, we started our descent into Hat Yai. We touched down on this single runway airport ahead of schedule. This is the viewing gallery at Terminal 1. This is Terminal 1 Departure hall (Airside) It's quite a pleasant terminal to hang out.

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Turbulence and Triumph: Lessons learned about flying (and about life)

Air Facts

The wind was fierce, and the narrow runway offered little room for error. I communicated my intentions and began my descent. When the wheels finally made contact with the tarmac, I felt a profound sense of relief mixed with frustration. The landing was rough.

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Joyride on Air Do Boeing 767-300ER : Part 1 HND-CTS

Charles Ryan's Flying Adventure

The view of the tarmac while waiting for my aircraft to arrive. We taxied towards runway 16L. Rolling down the runway. Flying past runway 23/05. The city of Tokyo After flying for sometime, there were clouds below us and at this point, we started our descent. We touched down on runway 01R.

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Experiencing Air France Airbus A220-300 (Part 1: LHR-CDG)

Charles Ryan's Flying Adventure

Terminal 4 Observation Deck It is quite small but you get a good view of the tarmac. For the rest of the flight, it was a smooth experience until our touchdown at CDG airport, we hit quite hard on the runway surface, why? The 40 minutes flight went past very quickly and we started our descent soon in this good weather.

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Inaugural Flight: Flying On Scoot's A320ceo From Singapore to Subang!

Charles Ryan's Flying Adventure

Thanks to him, I was able to enjoy the hotel's breakfast and tarmac view in his room. Our taxi to the runway took around 10 minutes. Not long after, we started our descent into Subang Airport. We hit some light turbulence during our descent. On final approach to SZB's runway 15. It was not a bad day for flying.