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Win A Car in 2025
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Win A Car in 2025

Gratitude to my Readers! WIN ME! Today Flight To Success is on the Book of the Day Club at a special price for you! I am thankful to the Book of the Day Club, but I am celebrating all my readers this year by offering them a chance to win a really fun car, with special memories, love taps, and a story as to why I purchased this car twice. For every book you purchase during 2025, you will be entered into a drawing to win my 1997 Mitsubishi Eclipse. Last year she got a new clutch and

Flight To Success • Jan 06, 2025
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A Sad End to 2024
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A Sad End to 2024

 The Jeju CrashWhen Pilots PanicFrom a pilot's perspective there is not a damn thing we can do if our plane is shot out of the sky. However, when there is a bird strike, that's a different story. This is when our training takes over. While a bird strike could be catastrophic at the wrong time, pilots should have the emotional stability and requisite training to fly the plane. In my opinion, these pilots panicked. I have not seen footage of their first arrival. Were they configured for

Flight To Success • Dec 31, 2024
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Polar(is) Express: United Brings a 767 Full of Kids to Santa’s Workshop
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Polar(is) Express: United Brings a 767 Full of Kids to Santa’s Workshop

The fine folks of the airline industry work extra hard this time of year so that the rest of us can enjoy the holidays. As if that weren’t enough, some of them volunteer to help share seasonal spirit with people in need. As one example, United operates “Fantasy Flights” that bring children experiencing significant medical […]

AirlineReporter • Dec 24, 2024
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Exploring interesting airports: BCB, Blacksburg, Virginia
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Exploring interesting airports: BCB, Blacksburg, Virginia

We usually cover specific events at airports, often relating to aircraft or airline events, but sometimes about milestones at the airport itself. We’re going to try something new – profiling airports you may not know about, ones that have an interesting history or attribute. First up will be Virginia Tech/Montgomery Executive Airport in Blacksburg, Virginia […]

AirlineReporter • Dec 02, 2024
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SWA Chief Pilot Threatened with Prison Time...
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SWA Chief Pilot Threatened with Prison Time...

Details Alleged In the Naked and Masturbating SWA Captain Haak Case  Public filings recently emerged in the Christine Janning v. SWA and SWAPA case alleging Southwest System Chief Pilot, David Newton, attempted to obstruct the FBI’s Federal investigation. Apparently, in the hours just after learning that Janning had reported Captain Haak’s crimes to the FBI, David Newton wrote an email to multiple employees revealing Janning’s participation in the FBI investigation, sharing both her name an

Flight To Success • Nov 19, 2024
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Calling Fatigued Airborne?
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Calling Fatigued Airborne?

You Can't do that! Last week the world listened to the recording of the Delta Captain of Fight 564 who departed on a redeye flight, lost the autopilot, autothrust, and received a TAT probe message. They wanted to return, and the argument began as to the reason why he was returning, and what was legal to say or not.Delta Flight 564 ReturnThe captain said he was departing Flight Level 1500, but that could have been due to the high stress, or maybe he didn’t know when flight levels began. Airl

Flight To Success • Oct 27, 2024
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Alaska Mechanic Vinidcated
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Alaska Mechanic Vinidcated

The legal battle is over for an Alaska Airlines mechanic and his inadvertent consumption of THC.On October 7th 2023, I posted an article, Airline’s Random Drug Testing, regarding an Alaska Airlines Mechanic who tested positive for THC, the main psychoactive compound in marijuana. The consumption was inadvertent at a neighborhood block party. It was undisputed that he had THC in his system, and Alaska has a zero tolerance policy for drugs. This mechanic lives and works in Washington State, where

Flight To Success • Oct 18, 2024
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Criminal Intent and the ASAP System!
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Criminal Intent and the ASAP System!

How is This Even Possible?The ASAP program at SWA is compromised in more ways that one!!Note to pilots everywhere: Don't believe what you write is confidential in the ASAP system. Pilots at SWA are in fact being disciplined. SWAPA's Casey Murray, President, and Tom Nekouei, Vice President, sent a memo to the pilot group discussing the many challenges and highlighted:"In the case of the ASAP, SWAPA has had to put the Company on notice on multiple occasions due to their propensity to schedule

Flight To Success • Oct 01, 2024
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Training to Blame?
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Training to Blame?

NTSB Investigating!Are they looking in the right place? People want to know why the Delta A350 didn't stop? Did they not see the other plane? The couldn't see the wing from the flight deck. Maybe the first officer was taxiing. The first officer could not see the wing. It was the fault of the other plane for being in the way. All sorts of reasons. But I hope when the NTSB looks into this, they look into training. Delta's 7th ground incursion since January! Durning my return to the

Flight To Success • Sep 13, 2024
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Pilot Training
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Pilot Training

More Not LessWe know what happened to the Brazilian ATR aircraft that killed 61 people. The plane was in a flat spin. What we don't know is why it happened.  Back in the 1979-80, when I was just learning to fly, the FAA had stopped requiring spin training. My instructor said that we only had to learn how to recover from a stall. I asked him if we could still do it? He was pleased to comply. I  cut the power as I pulled the nose up and the plane stalled. He then he jammed in t

Flight To Success • Aug 10, 2024
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Make Your Own METAR Map!
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Make Your Own METAR Map!

A METAR map is a custom-made map with LED lights positioned at selected airports or reporting stations. The lights change color to indicate weather conditions based on METAR reports via internet. I’ve wanted to make [...] The post Make Your Own METAR Map! appeared first on AeroSavvy.

AeroSavvy • Jan 16, 2024
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Centre amends rules, commercial pilot permits now valid for 10 years
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Centre amends rules, commercial pilot permits now valid for 10 years

The government has amended aviation rules to make commercial pilot licences valid for 10 years now. This move is in line with the government’s efforts to further improve the ease of doing business in the aviation sector.Till now, the validity of the Commercial Pilot Licence (CPL) was for five years and after completion of that period, it had to be renewed. The civil aviation ministry amended the

Indian Aviation News • Oct 16, 2023
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Haryana CM Manohar Lal Khattar lays foundation stone for Ambala Cantonment airport
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Haryana CM Manohar Lal Khattar lays foundation stone for Ambala Cantonment airport

In a bid to improve connectivity and spur economic activity, Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar laid the foundation stone of a domestic airport in Ambala Cantonment on Sunday (October 15). This civil enclave project, sanctioned under the UDAN scheme, is set to occupy 20 acres adjacent to the Air Force Station. During the ceremony, attended by officials including Haryana Home Minister

Indian Aviation News • Oct 16, 2023
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Study estimates count of UAVs required for the three Services
🚁 Military & Defense

Study estimates count of UAVs required for the three Services

The Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) Gen Anil Chauhan recently ordered two studies to be conducted on major military platforms used by all three services. According to defence sources these platforms are Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV) and armoured helicopters. The study on UAVs has since been completed with a recommendation to acquire 31 MQ-9B High Altitude Long Endurance (HALE) UAVs and 155 Medium

Indian Aviation News • Oct 16, 2023
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Prayagraj airport records highest footfall in Sept
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Prayagraj airport records highest footfall in Sept

Prayagraj: The Prayagraj airport has recorded a footfall of 55,000 passengers in September this year which is the highest in the past four years since the facility became operational in 2019. This achievement is given the fact that the number of flights during this month as compared to 2019 onwards has decreased. These figures are also important because September is off-season in the airline

Indian Aviation News • Oct 16, 2023
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Odisha: Puri's Sri Jagannath Greenfield International Airport Receives Site Clearance Approval From MoCA
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Odisha: Puri's Sri Jagannath Greenfield International Airport Receives Site Clearance Approval From MoCA

In a significant development supporting the state government's vision of establishing the Sri Jagannath International Airport in Puri, the Ministry of Civil Aviation (MoCA) has granted site clearance approval for the project.This clearance comes exactly one year after the government had submitted all the necessary documentation to the ministry, in line with the Greenfield Airports (GFA) Policy of

Indian Aviation News • Oct 16, 2023
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No Flight Operations At Mumbai Airport For 6 Hours Tomorrow
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No Flight Operations At Mumbai Airport For 6 Hours Tomorrow

New Delhi: The flight operations at Mumbai's Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport (CSMIA) will remain temporarily suspended tomorrow due to routine maintenance work on its two runways. The runways in one of the busiest airports in the country will remain shut for six hours as part of a comprehensive post-monsoon runway maintenance plan."Both runways - RWY 09/27 and RWY 14/32 - will

Indian Aviation News • Oct 16, 2023
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Gold pieces worth 1.8cr found in plane toilet
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Gold pieces worth 1.8cr found in plane toilet

Bengaluru: Pieces of gold worth Rs 1.8 crore hidden inside the toilet of an IndiGo plane that flew from Male, Maldives, to Bengaluru were unearthed by sleuths of the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) at Kempegowda International Airport.The agency is now trying to track the passenger who smuggled in the gold and placed it in the toilet, possibly for an accomplice to retrieve.Sources said

Indian Aviation News • Oct 16, 2023
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India amends aircraft rules, commercial pilot licenses to be valid for 10 years
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India amends aircraft rules, commercial pilot licenses to be valid for 10 years

Commercial pilot licenses will now be valid for ten years, with the government amending rules as part of efforts to further improve ease of doing business in the aviation sector. Till now, the validity of Commercial Pilot License (CPL) was for five years and after completion of that period, it had to be renewed.The civil aviation ministry amended the Aircraft Rules, 1937. Among various changes

Indian Aviation News • Oct 16, 2023
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Assam youths develop AI-driven traffic management platform for drones
🚁 Military & Defense

Assam youths develop AI-driven traffic management platform for drones

Guwahati: As drones revolutionise military, commercial and other activities, an imperative need for 'traffic management' of these flying objects has emerged with a start-up by two entrepreneurs from Assam providing solutions for it.Already working with the Indian Air Force for detection and counter-measures of drones, the duo has now come out with an intelligent airspace management platform,

Indian Aviation News • Oct 16, 2023
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