California's XCOR Aerospace also is developing a reusable vehicle that will take a pilot and a front-seat customer to the edge of space -- for pleasure or to transport scientific payloads that would benefit from microgravity.
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It seems to indicate that Hummel has emerged as a leader with ability to take the pilot group in a direction that benefits all of its members, and that McKee is able to make a deal when he needs to.
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Remember, every surgeon has to make a first cut, every lawyer a first opening statement to a jury, every pilot a first take off and landing.
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One system lets a pilot take evasive action with the click of a mouse, which triggers a new flight plan that also tells him how much fuel is required as well as optimal speeds and altitudes.
Take Nobody's Watching, a WB pilot about two television lovers who get to make their own sitcom.
He said air traffic control contacted the pilot after noticing an unusual manoeuvre minutes after take-off and the pilot said his plane had hit a vulture.
Flights longer than eight hours require a relief pilot on board to take over when pilots sleep.
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Channel 1 will take a month to decide whether or not to green-light a weekly series after viewing the pilot.
Each country has regulations governing the number of hours a pilot can fly before having to take a rest.
Now with the Razer BlackShark, gamers will be able to take to the skies feeling like a genuine attack helicopter pilot with complete circumaural ear cups designed to facilitate an authentic auditory in-game experience.
He sustained himself financially by giving flying lessons and barnstorming around the country before becoming the chief pilot for Queen City Flying Service and eventually a pilot for Pan Am, where he would take on the responsibility of flying the company President and Founder, Juan Trippe.
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"Request climb to FL360, " meaning the pilot wanted to take the flight from London to Minneapolis up a bit to 36, 000 feet above sea level.
The goal of the pilot program was to evaluate how long it would take to vaccinate a community in the event that mass vaccinations (from a flu pandemic) were required in a short period of time.
When flying using instruments alone, a situation in which clouds and turbulence can confound a pilot's sense of up and down, being able to take in all this information in one glance, instead of three, simplifies the pilot's task.
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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Experts fear the result will be a temporary shortage of airline pilots, which might force airlines to take on the cost of pilot training.
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