Sentences with phrase «flight controllers in»

«There was a little bit of competition... between flight controllers in the MOCR and the occupants of the MER: «We thought we were hot shit, and they thought that we weren't!»

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I plan to stay here in Houston for the next several months performing my debriefs, passing on the knowledge and experience I've gained through my six - month expedition to flight controllers, scientists and engineers.

Over the course of the summer, air - traffic controllers in the U.K. will likely manage 770,000 flights, which is 40,000 more than last year.

But when Ronnie Ray - Gun started the «squash unions» movement by crushing the Flight controller's union and implementing «free trade» to kill the manufacturing unions... things started to go to h — l in this country.

The load cells transmit weight gain information to the controller, which steps down the feed rate to a trickle and stops the conveyor immediately before reaching the target weight to compensate for material in flight.

A recent NTSB report revealed that sleep - deprived air traffic controllers played a role in at least four near - fatal incidents on the nation's runways since 2001, and the controller on duty in one of the worst U.S. accidents in five years — the 2006 crash of a Comair flight that killed 49 people in Lexington, Kentucky — was working on only two hours of sleep.

Later in the afternoon, NASA reported that the Russian flight controllers were unable to send commands to Progress 59, and that it was spinning uncontrollably.

Per the plan, the spacecraft currently is in data - gathering mode and not in contact with flight controllers at the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physical Laboratory (APL) in Laurel, Maryland.

«It's been an incredible ride,» Ferguson radioed NASA astronaut Dan Tani and the room of flight controllers working at NASA's Mission Control room in Houston.

On top of the greater safety this offers airlines if a plane gets into trouble, say, it will also let controllers pack planes in closer together along optimal flight paths, which will cut carbon emissions.

Suddenly, flight controllers found themselves working blind, unable to access key information on the dozens of aircraft in the sky above them.

In November and December 2013, the team of engineers, technicians and pilots completed two series of test flights to assess the adaptive augmenting controller software planned for the rocket on a modified NASA F / A -18 at NASA Armstrong.

Flight controllers for the European Space Agency's (ESA) Mars Express probe halted plans to deploy the second boom in a series of antennas that comprise the spacecraft's subsurface radar instrument after detecting an anomaly on May 7.

While flight controllers at ESA's European Space Operations in Darmstadt, Germany had hoped to deploy all three booms by May 12, the unfurling of the remaining antennas will not resume until engineers fully understand the current anomaly, as well as its implications to future boom deployment.

Flight controllers at the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory in Laurel, Md., sent commands to the spacecraft in advance for the course change.

Once Cassini arrived at Saturn in late 2004, flight controllers at NASA began to steer it past one moon after another to get some closer looks.

Soon afterward, Paul Maley, a former NASA flight controller turned amateur astronomer, captured a video of what appeared to be an out - of - control Hitomi, spinning wildly in orbit.

• may be successfully taken by drivers, flight personnel and traffic controllers, as well as other professional people who are engaged in work or activities that require increased attention and stamina.

Congress moved quickly this week to give the Federal Aviation Administration flexibility to end air traffic controller furloughs that resulted in flight delays at several airports.

Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 disappeared in the early hours of March 8, local time, which was midday March 7 on the East Coast of the U.S. Bound for Beijing from Kuala Lumpur with 239 passengers and crew, it was over the Gulf of Thailand between Malaysia and Vietnam when the last message from the cockpit to air traffic controllers was heard.

ERAM will increase air traffic flow, allow air traffic controllers to handle traffic in greater geographic areas, and set the stage for more efficient flights brought about by Data Comm.

Ms. Gilligan leads the organization responsible for setting, overseeing, and enforcing safety standards for all parts of the aviation industry — airlines, manufacturers, repair stations, pilots, mechanics, air traffic controllers, flight attendants, and any person or product that operates in aviation.

Free NASA e-book offers inside look at space station flight controllers 15 April 2018 (The Statesman) For every hour of 6,371 days and counting, a team of people on the ground has been watching over the space station's crews and systems from the Mission Control Center at NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston.

To control the in - flight entertainment you can use the traditional controller, which you'll find beneath the armrest.

Best of all, the planes will get the newest version of Singapore's excellent Krisworld in - flight entertainment, which will feature touch screen hand controllers.

In the Wii U version of the game, players can control their ship from inside the cockpit using the Wii U GamePad controller, as well as create flight plans with the touch screen and steer with motion controls.

It has better video quality, longer flight time, and includes a controller, but it's also better than the Pro in some ways too: it's lighter and more portable, and it's supposed to have even better video quality, which is a critical feature for a product that's often used by filmmakers.

But a few years back, Volocopter was interested in using the flight controllers being developed by a company called Ascending Technologies.

They're in my Xbox One and PlayStation 4 game controllers, my laptop (even MacBooks, I might add), my desktop, and every flight I take.

Five months later, the company shelled out $ 13 million to purchase the Saitek brand and line of flight, space and farm simulation controllers from Mad Catz for $ 13 million in cash.

There are various new job avenues in this field such as air traffic controller, flight instructor, aircraft cleaner, aircraft engine specialist, Ferry pilot, helicopter pilot, crew scheduler etc..

Whether you have your heart set on becoming a member of an air cabin crew, managing the flight of aircraft on the ground as an air traffic controller, or joining one of the leading graduate schemes in your chosen business area, there are plenty of jobs for graduates to choose from.

Their role is flying the plane in safety conditions; typical resume samples mention duties such as creating flight plans, checking safety systems, collaborating with air traffic controllers, interpreting flight data, handling emergency situations, and communicating to passengers using the public address system.

A typical resume sample for Pilots emphasizes duties such as developing flight plans, overseeing aircraft fueling, giving instructions to cabin crew, transmitting messages through the public address system, keeping in touch with air traffic controllers, and handling emergency situations.

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

Yes, I'm an old controller from my second hitch in the Army, allowed to fly with pilot on orientation flights in the UH - 1s.