He spent 25 years flying aircraft for the U.S. Navy and is now program director for American Express.
Tall buildings pose an obvious danger to low-flying aircraft, but here too there are strict rules to minimise pilots' risk.
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Under safety regulations, tall buildings must have navigation lights on top to make them visible to low-flying aircraft, he said.
As a massive security operation swung into operation, the Federal Aviation Administration barred low-flying aircraft from within 3.5 miles (5.6km) of the site.
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An aircraft pilot has said he is "seriously concerned" for the safety of low-flying aircraft if a wind farm is built near Bristol.
Rogers said stable meant the United States can carry out operations -- including search and rescue, distribution of aid, moving people in and out of the capital and flying aircraft.
At approximately 11 o'clock as I was getting ready to take my friend home I heard what sounded like a large lorry pull right up outside my home, or possibly a low flying aircraft.
So it opened up a number of what are called combat service support positions to women, particularly in the Army and the Marine Corps, and acknowledged that women would be flying aircraft engaged in combat missions.
Many of the affected areas include rich and sprawling suburbs east of Tampa Bay, where residents do not like to see their playgrounds, lakes and even their children doused with spray in the wake of low-flying aircraft.
Military surveillance aircraft scoured the battlefield -- from the lowest-flying aircraft such as the Army's Hunter and the Marines' Pioneer, to the Predator, to the higher-flying Global Hawk and U-2 -- and on up to the information-gathering satellites.
But I think, practically speaking, that the Army and Marine Corps and the Navy SEALs, which would also be engaged in this kind of combat, did not see at the time a significant support amongst American people for putting women into those kinds of positions, whereas flying aircraft and serving aboard combatant ships there was strong support for.
An aircraft flying at a faster speed consumes more fuel per distance than the same aircraft flying at a slower speed.
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The rushed, Treasury-driven defence review left Britain without aircraft flying from an aircraft carrier for a decade.
It kept costs further in check by flying used aircraft on long-term leases.
Bill Clinton was president, and Defense Secretary Les Aspin had ordered an end to the ban on women flying combat aircraft.
In addition to flying several aircraft, the software mogul won the America's Cup in 2010 after sailing in the clinching race.
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U.S. airlines also require a flight attendant to be in the cockpit when the pilot or first officer take bathroom breaks, in case the person flying the aircraft becomes incapacitated.
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The trend toward smaller jets is quietly occurring over the Atlantic, too, as new advances now allow airlines to fly over the ocean with two engines instead of three or four, which makes flying smaller aircraft on the routes more feasible.
These professional aircraft management firms are in the business of scheduling, dispatching, flying and maintaining aircraft, and the good ones have systems in place to increase safety and efficiency.
In this case, ignoring aviator input on topics other than flying of the aircraft, is no different.
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They are most effective when fired at aircraft flying at low altitudes, as at take-off or landing.
Japan had authorized passenger airlines to resume flying the embattled aircraft in the country starting Friday, authorities said.
For example, aircraft flying to Kosovo might be allowed to fly over Serbia, which they cannot do now.
Moving at 10 knots, the sub develops the same wing forces as an aircraft flying at 280 knots.
This week Japan authorized passenger airlines to resume flying the embattled aircraft in the country starting Friday, officials said.
American was operating humanitarian flights, with three American Eagle aircraft flying 30, 000 pounds of supplies into Haiti on Thursday.
Video obtained by the BBC from an aid group shows military aircraft flying close to the trenches of the rebels.
Flying a small aircraft may never be child's play, but it is coming closer and closer to resembling a video game.
Compounding the military's embarrassment was the attempted hijacking on November 17th of an El Al aircraft flying from Tel Aviv to Istanbul.
The airport was also considered the first to have infrastructure compatible with the colossal Airbus A380 -- the biggest passenger aircraft flying today.
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