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As a pilot, have you ever had to deviate to an alternate airport? Was it due to an urgent matter? Tell us your story and how you overcame the situation. few years ago, our crew had departed from LBG (le Bourget, Paris, France) to GRU (Guarulhos, São Paulo SP, Brazil).   After 11 hours of […]

VH-92A Patriot fielding complete

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Queensmith50
Congestion continues to grow in the NAS airways and airports. How has your flight department adapted to this new situation? ur pilots try to be mindful and file their flightplans as accurately as possible, and adjust and cancel if necessary. We explain to the passengers the need to adjust the timing on certain days/times to […]

July 2017

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Queensmith50
As an aviation professional, what has been your most challenging experience in the air or on the ground? Tell us about the skills, training, or piece of equipment you used to remedy the situation. ost difficult experience has been taxiing when visibility for runways is down to 150 m or less. Antonio Aranda ATP. Global […]

Inflight connectivity

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Queensmith50
What’s your company’s viewpoint on enforcing a pilot retiring age? What would you suggest regarding such proposal? lthough we don’t have a specific age to retire, this event should come when you can no longer be a top-notch and safe pilot who can perform all the normal duties. In our organization, it is possible to […]

Reviewing 2021 aircraft transactions

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Queensmith50
Is FAA staffing keeping pace with airspace/infrastructure/automation here in the US National Airspace System (NAS)? Are the major ATC centers staffed correctly for an upcoming busy summer season? ost certainly not. FAA is – and admits to being – understaffed by at least 3000 ATC controllers.  This is a known problem, and Oklahoma City is […]

The difference between diminution of value and cost to cure

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Queensmith50
Do you carry a portable electronic device (PED) when flying? To you, what are the advantages of using independent PEDs in the cockpit? Do you have apps that communicate with your avionics directly? e use Apple iPads together with ARINCDirect, ForeFlight, and Jeppesen apps. We also use Dropbox and GoodReader for document storage. No apps […]

August 2017