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Did you Know There Are Four Types of Airspeed?

Feb 11, 2012 00:02 AM | Erica Martin
  If you are thinking about becoming a professional pilot, you’ll find understanding the four different types of airspeed to be interesting — and important to be a safe pilot. What are these types? Groundspeed, true airspeed, indicated airspeed (IAS), and calibrated airspeed (CAS).  ...

What Do Agricultural Pilots Make in Salary?

Jan 08, 2012 00:01 AM | Erica Martin
Have you ever heard of an agricultural pilot? These pilots fly aircraft that fertilize crops on large farms. As an agricultural pilot in the U.S. , you will earn approximately $40,000 a year, plus about $50 extra for each flying hour. After you have about three...
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What’s the Largest Airport in the World?

Dec 11, 2011 00:12 AM | Erica Martin
Did you ever wonder what is the largest airport in the world, in terms of scheduled flights?  No, it’s not London or Dubai: It is Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. with 9 million seats each month available on flights going all over the world. What’s number two? ...

Salaries for Singapore Airlines Pilots

Jul 10, 2011 00:07 AM | Erica Martin
When you first begin flying for an airline as a new first officer, your salary may not be amazing. However, as you become more experienced — and become a captain — your salary will often become quite big. One example is Singapore Air captains flying...

Women Pilots on the Increase

Jun 12, 2011 00:06 AM | Erica Martin
To state a fact: Most pilots in the world today are male. However, the number of female pilots worldwide is increasing.   Some statistics from the U.S. alone: Since 2000 the number of female pilots has increased by nearly 19%. The number of those who...

Phoenix East Aviation: First Flight School

Oct 05, 2010 20:10 PM | Erica Martin
Daytona Beach, Florida, USA –- Phoenix East Aviation, Inc. (PEA) announces the acquisition of Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B) systems on its fleet of training aircraft. Phoenix East Aviation is the first independent flight training academy in the U.S. to have such a system. This technology...

Aviation in the Middle East Skyrockets

Jun 10, 2010 00:06 AM | Erica Martin
Dubai International Airport's Terminal 3 will soon be the largest building in the world by floor space when it opens in 2012. That one terminal alone will be able to accommodate 23 of the jumbo Airbus A380 aircraft at the same time and handle 43 million...