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The Pilot's Tale - aircraft carrier pilots
A visit to the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower aircraft carrier is described, along with pilot training in landing exercises. The ship's landing deck is more than three football fields in length, but the siz...(Continue Reading) Dicing With Icing: Smaller Aircraft Still Susceptible
With the number of icing-related accidents thus far this season, the Federal Aviation Administration's (FAA) planned safety meeting on Feb. 18 in Washington, ......(Continue Reading)15TH ANNUAL ARIZONA JET RALLY
A HOTBED OF JET ACTIVITY Close your eyes and imagine a paved runway that's 800 feet long and 85 feet wide. Then imagine a pavilion with plenty of worktables ......(Continue Reading)I brought the jet back
"Just bring the jet back." Those were the words I got from my Instructor Pilot (IP), a quirky Brit and great stick, as I headed out of the ......(Continue Reading)A new crop of turbine jet trainers
For several years now, turbine-powered jet models have been gaining popularity. The development of the engines, support equipment and control systems in recent years has been nothing less than amazin...(Continue Reading)
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