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The company, based in Framingham near Boston, has just won a contract with the US military to make helmets for aircraft pilots and tank drivers which cancel out background noise with antisound.

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Actual operational and financial results of SkyWest, SkyWest Airlines and ExpressJet will likely also vary, and may vary materially, from those anticipated, estimated, projected or expected for a number of other reasons, including, in addition to those identified above: the challenges and costs of integrating operations and realizing anticipated synergies and other benefits from the acquisition of ExpressJet; the challenges of competing successfully in a highly competitive and rapidly changing industry; developments associated with fluctuations in the economy and the demand for air travel; the financial stability of SkyWest's major partners and any potential impact of their financial condition on the operations of SkyWest, SkyWest Airlines, or ExpressJet; fluctuations in flight schedules, which are determined by the major partners for whom SkyWest's operating airlines conduct flight operations; variations in market and economic conditions; significant aircraft lease and debt commitments; residual aircraft values and related impairment charges; labor relations and costs; the impact of global instability; rapidly fluctuating fuel costs, and potential fuel shortages; the impact of weather - related or other natural disasters on air travel and airline costs; aircraft deliveries; the ability to attract and retain qualified pilots and other unanticipated factors.

Isaacman developed an affinity for aircraft early on and trained to be a jet pilot, an acrobatic flyer and certified flight instructor.

«Icon is looking to «invent» a powersports category for aviation that reaches beyond the existing pilot base to introduce entirely new people to the opportunity to become a pilot,» says Charlie Becker, communities director at the Experimental Aircraft Association.

Different aircraft require different licenses for pilots, and flight engineers will need the Flight Engineer License from Transport Canada.

With more and more aircraft in the skies, the demand for pilots is set to soar.

Before getting on an aircraft for the first time, pilots practice in simulators.

With a donation to Project Orbis attendees are able to «take the controls» of an aircraft in one of the state - of - the - art flight simulators that, in some cases, are used by NetJets ® pilots for training.

While he's an experienced pilot and flies his own turbine aircraft for A-to-B transportation, his true passion is for the adventure of sport flying, which is why he fell in love with the A5.

The Nigeria Employers» Consultative Association (NECA), which is an umbrella body for private - sector workers, as well as the National Association of Aircraft Pilots and Engineers (NAAPE) have also said they would not participate in the strike.

For instance, the British MoD recommends that when «working with an uninformed audience» or «when talking to the media» not to use the term «unmanned» but, instead, «remotely piloted aircraft» — which emphasises that drones are still controlled by soldiers.

The U.S. Department of Transportation announced May 9 that 10 applicants had been selected for the Unmanned Aircraft Integration Pilot Program from among 149 applicants.

«I am writing to express my complete disappointment that the proposal from New York State, Oneida County, Amazon and other partners for the U.S. Department of Transportation's Unmanned Aircraft Systems Integration Pilot Program was denied,» Picente wrote in his letter to Chao.

«For the U.S. Department of Transportation not to select our UAS Test Site at Griffiss International Airport as one of the participants in its Unmanned Aircraft Systems Integration Pilot Program isn't just extremely disappointing, it's quite frankly baffling,» Picente said.

U.S. Reps. John Katko (R — Camillus), Claudia Tenney (R — New Hartford), and Elise Stefanik (R — Willsboro) this week urged President Donald Trump, the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT), and Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to support New York's application for the FAA unmanned - aircraft systems (UAS) integration pilot program (IPP).

But it was a cold, late fall day, just below freezing on the ground at Fort Drum, where the Air National Guard launches its remotely piloted aircraft for training missions over upstate New York.

It is a similar situation in planes where the aircraft are manned by a pilot and co-pilot but are regularly controlled for a majority of the flight by the automatic pilot.

Sen. Charles Schumer says Central New York could become a national research center for remotely - piloted aircraft if the FAA chooses the region as one of six national test sites.

ACAS uses radar on board the plane to look for approaching aircraft, and advises pilots to dive or climb out of trouble.

Electronics modules: videotape editing system and uplink transmitter, still - imaging with scanner, printer, dual CD burners, Jaz and Zip drives, pilot consoles for unmanned aircraft and unmanned submersible, HF transceiver, computer - controlled RF - spectrum - analysis receiver, AM / FM / CD stereo, 50 - inch plasma - panel video / graphics display

The company gives its aircraft control system a bad result — such as the aircraft nose going in the wrong direction when the pilot pulls up on the stick — and asks the D - Wave machine to look for input scenarios that might lead there.

Choppy seas and short runways are dangerous for pilots trying to land multimillion - dollar aircraft.

«Remotely piloted aircraft are enhancing NASA science investigations and serve as a platform to expand technology development for aircraft, cubesats and other platforms,» said Wallops Director's Office official Mike Hitch.

Honeywell will test the technology in two of its planes as well as install ADS — B systems in JetBlue Airways and Alaska Airlines aircraft for pilots from those companies to evaluate.

If the pilot wanted such an aircraft to move to the right, he or she would increase power to electrodes on the left side of the craft and vice versa for moving to the left.

As a sensor operator for these remotely piloted aircraft, or RPAs, it was his job to coordinate the drones» onboard cameras, and, if a missile was released, to laser - guide the weapon to its destination.

After the war, he joined the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (NACA), which later became NASA, as a test pilot, flying over 200 different aircraft, including the famous X-15, which traveled at 4,000 miles per hour.

The book is studded with explanations of common but uncelebrated objects — those dumbbells that hang from the undersides of power conductors (to absorb wind - induced vibration); the odd holes in barns (for owls invited in to eat the mice); and the colorful globes on power transmission lines that cross rivers (to alert pilots of tall - masted boats and low - flying aircraft).

American Aerospace Technologies Inc., a Pennsylvania - based company that creates Unmanned Aircraft Systems for industry use, provided and piloted the test aircraft — an RS - 16 UAS, which can be equipped with a special sensor package to identify threats to pipeline inAircraft Systems for industry use, provided and piloted the test aircraft — an RS - 16 UAS, which can be equipped with a special sensor package to identify threats to pipeline inaircraft — an RS - 16 UAS, which can be equipped with a special sensor package to identify threats to pipeline integrity.

This means that the airspace is reserved for research activities between September 1st and December 31st to accommodate Remotely Piloted Aircraft System (RPAS) operations.

Of the world premieres, the major gets for Toronto include Freeheld, Peter Sollett's LGBT drama starring Julianne Moore and Ellen Page; Stonewall, Roland Emmerich's drama about the birth of the gay rights movement; Alan Bennett's The Lady in the Van, which is rumored to feature an awards - worthy performance from Maggie Smith; Jay Roach's film Trumbo, starring Bryan Cranston as the famed Hollywood screenwriter Dalton Trumbo, who was blacklisted in the 1940s; Terence Davies's anticipated follow - up to The Deep Blue Sea, Sunset Song; Charlie Kaufman's first stop - motion film, Anomalisa; and Eye in the Sky, Gavin Hood's thriller about piloted aircraft warfare, starring Aaron Paul and Helen Mirren.

It's not as homoerotic as Top Gun, then, but it does feature pretty boy Josh Lucas as lead pilot Ben Gannon, point man for an experiment by evil Capt. George Cummings (Sam Shepard) to introduce a robot brain into the body of a state - of - the - art fighter aircraft.

Inexplicably, the verdant glow alights on Hal Jordan (Ryan Reynolds), a womanizing hot - dog pilot who's just been fired from his job testing state - of - the - art military aircraft for an aviation contractor.

Airline pilots have a pre-flight checklist that the go through that helps them not only check the aircraft, but ensures they are mentally ready for takeoff.

AVS is the FAA organization responsible for the certification, production approval, and continued airworthiness of aircraft; and certification of pilots, mechanics, and others in safety - related positions.

Commercial pilots fly aircraft for other reasons, such as charter flights, rescue operations, firefighting, aerial photography, and crop dusting.

The new rule prohibits U.S. airlines operating domestic flights from permitting an aircraft to remain on the tarmac for more than three hours without deplaning passengers, with exceptions allowed only for safety or security or if air traffic control advises the pilot in command that returning to the terminal would disrupt airport operations.

The new tarmac delay rule prohibits U.S. airlines operating domestic flights from permitting an aircraft to remain on the tarmac for more than three hours without deplaning passengers, with exceptions allowed only for safety or security or if air traffic control advises the pilot in command that returning to the terminal would disrupt airport operations.

The same is true for a 300 - passenger aircraft guided by an alcohol - impaired pilot attempting to land under minimum - visibility conditions.

There are so many distractions.After being released by his tug plane, a pilot struggles to keep his emotions in check while he is responsible for thirty elite, airborne troops in the back of his aircraft.

With a donation to Project Orbis attendees are able to «take the controls» of an aircraft in one of the state - of - the - art flight simulators that, in some cases, are used by NetJets ® pilots for training.

With a donation to Project Orbis attendees are able to «take the controls» of a NetJets aircraft in one of the state - of - the - art flight simulators that their pilots use for training.

For the last five years, Pilot Rork has been the knight in shining aircraft, rescuing thousands of dogs and cats from overcrowded shelters were they face euthanization.

Alicia served nine years on Active Duty in the Air Force and is now a part - time Air Force Reservist at Vance AFB in Enid, OK; she is currently a pilot and Flight Instructor in the T - 1 aircraft for Undergraduate Pilot Traipilot and Flight Instructor in the T - 1 aircraft for Undergraduate Pilot TraiPilot Training.

The CVR transcript reveals the pilots» continuous attempts for the duration of the dive to regain control of the aircraft.

Thai Airways International Public Company Limited (THAI) sent pilots to receive training in Toulouse, France, for a period of 5 weeks in preparation to operate Airbus A380 aircraft that will enter the fleet in 2012.

The 30 new aircraft will support the ongoing growth at Jet2.com and Jet2holidays, which has seen the company launch its biggest ever flights and holidays programme for 2017, and recently announce almost 1,000 roles in pilot, cabin crew and engineering positions in support of this growth.

This includes reconstructing a new aircraft stand with state of the art equipment including an advance docking system, which guides the pilot onto the stand and into the correct position for the unique double airbridge to connect.

United pilots will then fly the aircraft to the airline's Houston hub for additional flights before it is expected to enter domestic service in late September.