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What is a SQUAWK Code?
by Captain Joe What is a SQUAWK code? As you get your IFR (Instrument Flight Rules) departure clearance, the ATC controller will give you a pre assigned four decimal code. After acknowledging the clearance you use the little numbered keyboard on your transponder to enter the give four decimal code and depending on your airline…
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Here’s why most planes are white
Every airline has their own branding on their planes, but for the most part, they’re all painted white. Why? The light color reflects sunlight and solar radiation while the plane is in flight and keeps the cabin cool. “It’s basically like putting sunblock on,” MIT Aeronautics and Astronautics professor R. John Hansman told Business Insider.
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Aer Lingus DC-3
Aer Lingus celebrates Irish aviation history as Douglas DC-3 takes to the skies at Dublin Airport. Aer Lingus welcomed a piece of Irish aviation history into its hangar at Dublin airport today as it received a Douglas DC-3 aircraft hailing from the 1940s and 50s and freshly painted in the Aer Lingus livery of that…
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Do Airplanes Have Keys?
by Captain Joe “Joe, do airliners have an ignition key?”. Let’s work from bottom to top, starting with gliders. Gliders are first and foremost locked up in a hangar or car trailers, and most of them don’t have a lock at all, to enter the cockpit you grab the release handle through the fresh air…
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Mysterious giant barcodes across the US
If you fly over certain parts of the US, you can look down and see massive “barcodes” spread throughout the land. Most of the barcodes are about 78′ wide and 53′ long, and their origin dates back to the late 1950s. Here’s how they got there — and what they’re used for.
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Facts you need to know about Airbus A320
by Captain Joe The Airbus A320 family consists of short- to medium-range, narrow-body, commercial passenger twin-engine jet airliners manufactured by Airbus. The family includes the A318, A319, A320 and A321, as well as the ACJ business jet. The A320s are also named A320ceo (current engine option) after the introduction of the A320neo.
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Supersonic Flights Promised By 2023 As Boom Announces Airline Orders
This supersonic aircraft may cost $200 million but it’s bringing supersonic air travel back to consumers.
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Electric Planes Are Here!
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GE Aviation at the 2017 Paris Air Show
Join GE Aviation and its joint ventures as they take you through a recap of the 2017 Paris Air Show. Follow along with all GE Aviation news and announcements throughout the show at geaviation.com/shows!
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10 reasons NOT to become a Pilot
by Captain Joe Today’s topic is the result out my recent video about “10 good reasons why to become a pilot”. I got so many comments and complaints, that I should mention the negative aspects of being an airline pilot as well. So this is today´s video topic. 10 negative mentions on why being an…
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2017 Current Market Outlook by Boeing
Boeing’s long-term airplane and services demand summarized in one minute. Single aisle market leads the way with biggest growth in Asia. http://bit.ly/BoeingCMO2017
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Do planes have a steering wheel?
by Captain Joe How do airplanes steer around the apron? So in today’s video we will discuss how a little Cessna steers it’s nose wheel compared to a big airline jet. The nose wheel on a Cessna is mechanically connected to the rudder pedals which you use to move the rudder attached to the vertical…