Archive for the ‘Cruise’ Category
Sunday, September 10th, 2006
"A sonic boom is the audible component of a shock wave in air. The term is commonly used to refer to the air shocks caused by the supersonic flight of military aircraft or passenger transports such as Concorde (Mach 2.03, no longer flying) and the Space Shuttle (up to Mach ...
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Saturday, July 15th, 2006
Why do we need a normal procedure? Cant the pilot just get in the plane and fly off? Why waste 20 mins with the entire checklist? What are the pilots doing in the flight deck?
Anyway, the B737 New Normal Procedures verify for each phase of flight that the airplane condition ...
Posted in FAQ, Videos, Takeoff, Landing, Cruise, Boeing | 2 Comments »
Wednesday, July 12th, 2006
“Good morning ladies and gentlemen. This is your captain speaking…”
Im sure you have heard this before. Normally the captain will make the announcement. But can a first officer do an announcement?
Sure they can. Below is an example of a full announcement made by a first officer for a typical short ...
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