Sentences with phrase «on aircraft pilots»

The work was inspired by extensive military research on aircraft pilots.

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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.

They pilot and navigate the flight of fixed - wing aircraft on nonscheduled air - carrier routes or helicopters.

The Federal Aviation Administration announced on Monday a new drone registration process requiring owners of remotely piloted aircraft to register online with the government by early next year.

An amateur drone pilot landed on Britain's new Queen Elizabeth aircraft carrier without anybody noticing.

Therefore, it gives an idea of the g - forces on André Brännström, Saab test pilot, as he performs extreme aerobatics with the JAS - 39 Gripen C light single - engine multirole fighter aircraft.

Pilots must hold licenses on the specific types of aircraft they intend to fly, and flight engineers need a license issued by Transport Canada.

The aircraft features an advanced data link system, HOTAS (Hands On Throttle And Stick) commands, three radios, a latest generation Targeting Pod, and also a sophisticated HMCS (Helmet Mounted Cueing System), that alongside the rest of the aircraft's sensors, allows the pilot to effectively employ the weapon in a matter of seconds.

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

When an aircraft has a malfunction, pilots press the «reset» button on the alarm dashboard.

Pete went on to serve in the Navy as an award - winning aviator and instructor pilot, honing his leadership and decision - making skills as commander of a large multi-engine aircraft and 12 - member crew during the height of Cold War tensions.

They also gave new details on the direction in which the unidentified aircraft was heading - following aviation corridors identified on maps used by pilots as N571 and P628.

The footage below shows a recovery to the carrier in low visibility conditions of a Super Hornet (or «Rhino» as the aircraft is nicknamed aboard supercarriers) with the VFA - 143 «Pukin Dogs» (based on the badge that can be seen on the pilot's flight helmet).

Mr. Legeay is a member of the Aircraft Owners & Pilots Association, and has served on the boards of a number of community organizations.

Why spend all that money on the best firepower if your pilot is blind and flying a world war 2 aircraft.

He went on to serve three tours in Vietnam, and, according to his son Ray flew more air hours (in both helicopters and fixed wing aircraft) than any pilot in any service.

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.

His life was saved by the pilot returning the aircraft to London and the fact that there was an Automated External Defibrillator on board.

In continuation of the operations to dislodge remnants of Boko Haram from the North East, a Nigerian Air Force (NAF) remotely piloted aircraft (RPA), on Tuesday 6 February 2018, successfully destroyed an artillery gun belonging to the Boko Haram Terrorists (BHTs) in the vicinity of Sambisa Forest.

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

Gradually being deployed worldwide, ADS - B improves upon the radar - based systems that air traffic controllers and pilots rely on to find out the location and velocity of aircraft in their vicinity.

Investigators later discover that the pilot was running from a «ghost» — a phantom aircraft created by a hacker intent on wreaking havoc in the skies.

This attack mimics the format of ADS - B data packets to create fake aircraft signals, either on the ground controller's screen or on the pilot's tracking 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.

Normally, pilots feel resistance in steering and must exert significant force when the loads induced on the aircraft become too large.

Chinese authorities have told pilots who fly to Beijing they must be qualified to land their aircraft in the low visibility bought about by smog, state media said on Thursday, as the government tries to reduce flight delays due to pollution.

Even passengers and pilots on aircraft flying over the poles are at risk.

Earth and environmental scientists have often had to rely on piloted aircraft and satellites to collect remote sensing data, platforms that have traditionally been controlled by large research organizations or regulatory agencies.

With radar, pilots rely on air traffic controllers and a see - and - avoid strategy that literally entails looking out the window to avoid wandering in the way of — or colliding with — other aircraft on the runways.

NASA scientists working on the Small Aircraft Transportation System (SATS) project are making inroads on the two main problems holding back personal air travel on a massive, nationwide scale: midair collisions and complicated piloting mechanisms.

ADS — B — first conceived in the early 1990s by the FAA and a variety of government agencies and businesses that build and / or rely heavily on airplanes, including NASA and delivery giant United Parcel Service (UPS)-- relies on the proactive communication between global positioning system (GPS) satellites and transponders placed on board aircraft to inform pilots, other aircraft and air traffic controllers about an aircraft's location, identity, speed and altitude.

A pilot sits in the cockpit of a Diamond DA42 light aircraft, mentally working through the steps needed to safely land on the runway ahead.

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.

«When you operate a remotely piloted aircraft, even though you're there virtually, you have a lot of information about what's going on, on the ground.»

But so far all these drones have had human pilots; the difference is that their pilots are on the ground and fly the aircraft remotely.

Floreano believes that the jacket gives drone pilots a more intuitive way to control their aircraft, letting them focus on other tasks at the same time.

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).

Dating back to 1968, TSTC's Aircraft Pilot Training program offers you several unique advantages: top - notch equipment, a dual runway operational control A pilot who wrote a conspiracy theory book about 9/11 is dead after he shot his two teenage children and family dog before turning the gun on hiPilot Training program offers you several unique advantages: top - notch equipment, a dual runway operational control A pilot who wrote a conspiracy theory book about 9/11 is dead after he shot his two teenage children and family dog before turning the gun on hipilot who wrote a conspiracy theory book about 9/11 is dead after he shot his two teenage children and family dog before turning the gun on himself

Meanwhile, Hawk, a pilot and suspected smuggler, tries to flee on an aircraft.

The V - 1 know as the flying Bomb a pilot less aircraft, The first V - 1 was launched at London on 13 June 1944, one week after (and prompted by) the successful Allied landing in Europe.

Director Clint Eastwood explore the story behind the headlines in his bio-pic of pilot Chesley «Sully» Sullenberger (played by Tom Hanks), the man who heroically landing a crippled aircraft on the Hudson river in 2009.

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.

With TWA's most experienced pilot flying a 10 - month - old aircraft on a clear night, why did the flight crash into the side of a Nevada mountain?

On the other end, an aircraft pilot only requires a minimal level of knowledge about avionics and flight theory in order to be able to fly the plane, and this knowledge will continue to increase as he gains experience flying a simulator or an actual plane.

Students will investigate how Navy pilots launch and land high - speed jets on the flight deck of an aircraft carrier.

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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.

Inside the «aircraft - style cockpit» there are «fighter pilot - style» buttons on the roof console to start the engine, and steering - wheel mounted paddles to operate the six - speed automatic «box.

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.