News tagged with aviation pilot
New research to help safer emergency aircraft landings
Queensland University of Technology (QUT) aviation researchers are developing an information system to help Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) make safer emergency landings and better enable their wider commercial use.
Jan 05, 2012 |
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Automation in the air dulls pilot skill
(AP) -- Safety and industry officials worry that there will be more deadly airline accidents traced to pilots who have lost their hands-on instincts as planes become ever more reliant on automation to navigate ...
Aug 30, 2011 |
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United pilots to use iPad for navigation
United Airlines said Tuesday it was replacing the hefty flight manuals and chart books its pilots have long used with 11,000 iPads carrying the same data.
Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets
Aug 23, 2011 |
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Research may change course of flight instructor training
(PhysOrg.com) -- A new aviation training device in use at Arizona State University may help researchers develop rigorous new methods of training for both civilian and military instructor pilots.
Feb 25, 2010 |
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Greek pilots see red from laser pen pranks
Greece's civil aviation pilots on Wednesday called for a crackdown on laser pen pranksters who have endangered a growing number of plane landings around the country.
Aug 19, 2009 |
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