Sentences with phrase «determine flight safety»

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PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE AMERICAN AIRLINES, Bethany Beach, DE Mar 2012 — Present Pilot • Successfully thwart a potential terrorist attack from one of the passengers while onboard, by recognizing the signs and alerting the authorities before landing time • Maneuver the aircraft away from harm by avoiding the path of a hurricane which descended without warning • Manage pre-flight checks of instruments and engines to ensure compliance with set aviation rules • Ascertain that all safety systems are up and running and that any glitches are taken care of • Determine best route to reach destinations based on weather reports and other concrete information from air traffic controllers • Oversee fueling duties to ensure that they are properly being carried out • Prepare aircraft for take - off and communicate status of flight to crewmembers and passengers • Monitor in - flight data and make adjustments to deal with changing weather patterns • Handle flight emergencies by ensuring passenger safety first and ensure that no panic is created onboard • Create flight plans detailing altitude, routes and amount of fuel needed • Communicate with ground staff to obtain clearance for landing • Ascertain that noise regulation is handled properly during take - off and landing

Oversight in troubleshooting defects, diagnosing malfunctions, and determining extent of maintenance and / or repairs required to train and lead other mechanics in effective use of standard and specialized tools and test equipment, techniques, materials, measuring devices, precision instruments and safety devices Key Highlights: • Instrumental in rebuilding of an F / A -18 C following 18 months of non-mission capable status in which 150 maintenance discrepancies were discovered and corrected and all flight control systems were repaired two weeks ahead of schedule.