Category: Pilots
How Pilots Prepare For The Boeing 787
By-Bouke Rypma: “What’s in a name?” – that was my first thought. As a pilot, I’m not particularly interested in the name of an aircraft. Instead, I tend to focus on […]
Emirates to attract more female Emirati pilots with new academy
BY-ALEXANDER: Dubai: Emirates will use the new Flight Training Academy it is building in Dubai World Central (DWC) to increase the number of female Emirati pilots employed by the airline. […]
What are some things that airline pilots won’t tell you?
Here are a few things pilots won’t tell you: -pilots drink the coffee. The potable water the aircraft is serviced with is absolutely disgusting. Chemicals are inserted into the water tanks to […]
What are pilots saying to air traffic controllers and what does it mean?
Let me make up a transcript of the communications for a typical airline flight. This is of course just an example, and may not be entirely accurate because each airline […]
8 things airline pilots won’t tell you
Next time you fly, don’t drink the coffee or worry too much about leaving your phone on during takeoff and landing. That’s according to responses to the Quora question: “What […]
Clutha crash pilot ‘continued flying after low fuel warnings’
By-Auslan Cramb: The pilot of a police helicopter that crashed into a crowded pub killing 10 people did not follow emergency procedures after a fuel warning sounded in the cockpit. The […]
Mexico arrests kingpin’s escape pilot, brother-in-law
Mexican authorities have arrested the brother-in-law of drug baron Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman, who helped in his July jailbreak, and a pilot accused of flying him out of town, prosecutors […]
Four pilots in US Air Force grounded after texting Miley Cyrus lyrics to each other
BY-ELLE GRIFFITHS: The top Air Force general in the US has ordered an investigation into a bizarre case of four pilots being disciplined after exchanging texts with each other that contained Miley […]
How do you land a plane on the Connector? Pilot displayed skill under pressure
BY- JOHN SOWELL: When pilot Jon M. Brinkerhoff heard the engine of his 1970 Cessna 210 Centurion sputter before sunup on Tuesday, he didn’t have a lot of time to react. Hauling […]
The pilots who risk their lives flying tiny planes over the Atlantic
Ferry flying is a lucrative but high-risk industry. Elite pilots deliver small planes across oceans and continents - distances these aircraft were not designed to fly. Flying alone across […]