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jaishankar @Shivram59 (50131) • India 12 Jun

I couldn't have a good sleep last night. The pics and whatever I saw on the news were flashing across my mind It was so horrific and tragic. Yesterday a flight from Ahmadabad was leaving for London.It was a A 787 dreamliner. Both...

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No Perfumes for Pilots in India: Whoah!?!

Shavkat @Shavkat (141906) • Philippines 22 Nov 23

This morning, I was having a daily news lesson with my online Japanese student, and the topic was banning the Indian pilots from wearing perfume, which includes mouthwash and any brand of toothpaste.It was being proposed in...

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A Dream Came True for a Friend

James Higgins @JamesHxstatic (29410) • Eugene, Oregon 25 Mar 23

Many years ago, in the 1980s, interest rates were very high (up to 14%) and the real estate insurance business that I was a manager in was very slow. The board of directors I reported to was unhappy, so they fired me. I took a...

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Does Anyone Remember Skywriting?

James Higgins @JamesHxstatic (29410) • Eugene, Oregon 10 Oct 21

It was usually a small airplane flying around with a smoke generator and a skilled pilot who could fly precisely enough to form big white smoke letters in the sky. I recall seeing them pretty often when I was growing up in Texas....

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The Ytterbium Eastercon Convention 2019 Thursday 18th April 2019 Pre Con Registration

Arthur Chappell @arthurchappell (44941) • Preston, England 30 Apr 19

Tourism time largely over I head to the Park Hotel near Heathrow Airport, where the 70th annual Eastercon, run by the Ytterbium Committee this year, was due to officially start on Friday afternoon. I knew that many early arriving...

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Amazon Premiere Time

Sue H. @CinnamonGrl (7086) • Santa Fe, New Mexico 21 Aug 16

Well it seems like it's always premiere time at Amazon, where they show you the pilots of several proposed new series. I am pretty impressed with the originals that come out of both Amazon and Netflix. I love Transparent, House...

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Psych Testing

Nanette Piotrowski @nanette64 (20363) • Fairfield, Texas 12 Jun 16

I hate flying and have only done so 4 times in my entire life. I mean, if something goes wrong, you can kiss your butt goodbye; unless of course you're wearing a dress that can also be a parachute. (Sorry guys, you're...

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Volunteer Pilots in South Carolina

marcyaz @Marcyaz (35316) • United States 17 Oct 15

A dozen pilots have spent the last three weeks helping fly 100 animals from flood ravaged South Carolina to rescue groups in the northeast, where the animals will be placed in permanent homes. A Pediatric neurosurgeon insisted...

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Pilot nosedives 400 feet because...

mysticmaggie @mysticmaggie (2498) • United States 18 Apr 12

he thought he was going to run into Venus! Okay, he thought Venus was another plane. That really doesn't make me feel one whit better. Who mistakes a planet for a plane??? Then there's the pilot that went nuts recently because...

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Safest way to travel is by flying. Why?

deodavid @deodavid (4147) • Philippines 27 Mar 12

Hi there people, hope everybody is having a great day lotting or just doing some other thing. Something came to mind just now about flying and why it is the safest way to travel, safest is because according to statistics...

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Aviation in Africa, Asia and how to become a pilot.

aviatrix @aviatrix (4) 2 Feb 12

A couple of years ago, I started to fly with a dream of becoming a pilot. As you all might know it is a very expensive venture - education-wise that is. Today I am still pursuing that dream, with the many lessons learnt on the...

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Miraculous escape from the Sudanese terrorist captivity

iDivision @iDivision (1412) • Latvia 21 Dec 10

Yes - you read discussion title correct! In the couple of past weeks there was huge agiotage in my country media about 3 pilots from Latvia who "was saved" from captivity in Sudan. That what our government and army officials...

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Air Travel The Bare Truths

skysuccess @skysuccess (8857) • Singapore 11 Nov 10

I know a number of you would have the experience of traveling by air and like you I am sure you would have gained numerous invaluable experiences to share. However, I just have to share this article which really bears a lot of...

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Philippine Airlines in BigTrouble!

LetranKnight25 @LetranKnight25 (33117) • Philippines 3 Aug 10

I guess no wonder International Flight Associations had rated PAL down for some reason. not just poor equipment and gadgets but also bad treatment against airline personnel. Most specially Pilots... there had been...

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Pilots! Flying a Plane While Taking Anti-Depressants, Okay??

artistry @artistry (4151) • United States 9 Apr 10

Recently the FAA lifted the ban on pilots flying airplanes, while they were taking prescribed anti-depressants. Would you feel comfortable traveling on a plane being flown by a pilot, who was taking anti-depressant medication?...

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Men & Women in Uniform

rachel999 @rachel999 (210) • India 5 Mar 10

I have always loved men in uniform, whether it is Pilots, Navy or Military they all fascinate me till date. Women today are accepted as Pilots & Military jobs, previously women and till date also are seen in air hostess uniforms....

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Air Safety

skysuccess @skysuccess (8857) • Singapore 4 Mar 10

An air traffic controller in John F Kennedy is being reprimanded with a possible sacking for letting his 9-year-old son direct planes at JFK - and repeating the stunt with the boy's twin sister the next day. But I just don't...

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The mystery of Northwest flight 188

dragon54u @dragon54u (31633) • United States 24 Oct 09

You may have heard about this flight that zoomed right past its destination and traveled 150 further than it was supposed to. Air traffic controllers could not raise the pilots on the radio and the flight recorder was old and only...

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Indian Aviation News.

bipinrshah @bipinrshah (2) • India 14 Aug 09

Discussion about the situation of Indian Aviation which it is facing now.Indian Airlines making huge loss and reducing their manpower.Many Pilots, Co-pilots, Trainee Pilot, Cabin Crew became unemployed.Also many have got a notice...

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bipinrshah @bipinrshah (2) • India 14 Aug 09

Discussion about the situation of indian aviation which it is facing now.Indian Airlines making huge loss and reducing their manpower.Many Pilots, Co-pilots, Trainee Pilots, Cabin Crew became unemployed.On other hand they are...