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Airlines
Taxiing an Airplane: How Planes Move on the Ground
How do pilots taxi a big airliner? To taxi (move) an airplane on the ground the pilot uses a combination…
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Airlines
Why are Thunderstorms Potentially Dangerous to Flying?
Thunderstorms are potentially very dangerous to flying. But that’s only IF you fly into one, or if you fly too…
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Airlines
Are Pilots Allowed To Sleep During Flights?
Whether airline pilots are allowed to sleep during long-haul flights seem to be an eternally asked passenger pilot-question. Yes, pilots…
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Airlines
List Of Airlines Banned From Flying In the US and European airspace
Some airlines don’t meet the stringent safety, technical, and regulatory requirements for being approved for flying in the US and…
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What is Flying Magazine? World’s most widely read Aviation Magazine!
Describing what Flying Magazine, simply called “Flying”, is all about in one word is very simple: Flying! However, the magazine…
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How To Recover From Jetlag – Tips from an International Airline Pilot
There are no such things as a “quick fix” for the age-old question of how to recover from jetlag. If…
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