Tag: pilot
Want to be a pilot and not pay anything for it? British Airways is now taking applications!
It is the dream of many a young girl or boy to become a pilot. I certainly wanted to be one when I...
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Do you know this secret feature of the Lufthansa Douglas DC-10?
The first Lufthansa Douglas DC-10 was delivered on 12 November 1973, part of an initial order for...
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Pilots, are NOTAMS sometimes really this irrelevant?
Flying can be a perilous occupation, considering all the various things that could potentially...
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Hello Captain! My British Airways pilot turned out to be someone I know
I booked to fly from Dublin to London Heathrow to connect to a trip to Hawaii to see friends. Who...
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Which airline made the world’s first autoland in passenger service?
It’s difficult to fathom there was once a time where fog at an airport meant you were unable...
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Check out this cockpit video of a Boeing 747 landing in Tokyo in gusty conditions
While sometimes disparaged as overpaid bus drivers of the sky, anyone with an actual clue knows...
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Do you know the famous Kai Tak airport checkerboard in Hong Kong has been restored?
One of the most demanding places to land in the past was Hong Kong’s Kai Tak Airport....
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Do you know you can fly a Boeing 737 flight simulator in Dublin?
Opportunities to fly a plane for a non-pilot are few and far between. A flight simulator is not...
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Do you know Ireland has two ghost airports, built and never used?
Airports are expensive facilities, so it’s very uncommon for them to be built and then never...
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Check out this British Airways ditching training film from the 1970s
A British Airways training film has surfaced from the 1970s, dealing with the procedure when an...
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