Aircraft carrier

I was zooming through the air in a plane at rapid speeds, yet I was at a point in my life where everything was at a standstill. Nothing significant was happening. I was an aspiring soccer player, but at the moment I had no team to play on. I was growing more anxious day by day, and I began to wonder what the future had in store for me after my vacation. It wouldn't take long for me to find out. I would have never thought that my vacation to Thailand in June of 2017 would change my life. It…

Chapter Seven “The Ethnic Theory of Plane Crashes” #14. Gladwell uses plane crashes as an example for why communication is so important. On page 184, Gladwell says, “The kinds of errors that cause plane crashes are invariably errors of teamwork and communication.” This philosophy applies not only to plane crashes, but also to school projects, or relationships, or even something as small as playing a board game with a group of friends. In situations where people are expected to work together and…

Many people are drawn to the thrill seeking risk of skydiving, and some people become overconfident in their next jump and forget to pull their parachute (as seen in Star Trek The Future Begins). In Into the Wild, Krakauer displayed many themes. The importance of risk taking, one of the main themes, is constantly brought up throughout the book. Through into the wild, krakauer demonstrates the importance of slight risk taking to develop confidence and happiness, while being wary of taking…

programs as “…a means to measure an organization in a proactive way, independent of a specific event that would trigger an investigation”. An audit is typically comprised of inspections of the check-in and gate areas and processes, as well as the aircraft turnaround procedure. Arguably, the most accurate method of appraisal of a ground handling agent’s competency is by using the ‘mystery shopper’ method, since it does not allow for them to prepare, and as such, provides airlines with authentic…

Chapter 4: Dynamics of aircraft degradation The dynamics of the number of failures is accumulated to help predications of mechanical failures especially basing on last repairs or periodic inspections. Factors are related to procedures and the time as well as extent of maintenance being the variable under control as the methodology is applied. The aircraft system is designed with an intended or expected life period, where period refers to time units (hours) of being used. Failed state, is reached…

It was regular ordinary day, as I sat in my seat with my seat belt fastened and the wheels of the plane just about to lift it to take off to Nairobi, Kenya. The pilot announces that the flight will be 3 hours from Ethiopia to Kenya. The plane’ s engines roar like a lion and were about to take-off VRUMMMMM!! We took off and I could not wait to get to Kenya already it was like another life and adventure was awaiting me. The seat was very comfortable and we were already 1 hour into the flight and…

many processes the small details can be often over looked. Often the flight crew and ground crew from the airlines are rushed in preflight check. For some small planes used in recreational flying, it takes about 30 minutes or more to fully check an aircraft that seats up to 4 people (Fowler). It should take over an hour to fully check a gigantic plane such as the Boeing 474 which is often used in most commercial flights. This is a plane that can seat over a hundred people and the crew squeezes…

1. There is insufficient evidence to show the applicant met the criteria for award of the Air Medal. 2. The applicant served in Vietnam from 28 January 1967 to 8 January 1968. He was assigned as a rifleman to Company C and Company E, 4th Battalion, 47th Infantry Regiment, as well as Company E, 3rd Battalion, 47th Infantry Regiment. According to the statements provided by the former members of his chain of command, the unit operated in the Mekong Delta and that dozens of their patrols were…

Jimmy M Park Died on Sunday night at the age of 85. Jimmy was flying a C172 (small propeller plane) from Northwest Regional to Houston William P. Hobby to visit his sister at the retirement home. When then tragedy struck when he was 5 miles north of Madisonville, TX His engine started to leak oil. The dial that shows oil was stuck so Jimmy did not know that the plane was low on oil. Then his engine started to overheat shortly after his plane’s engine stopped working. He attempted to land the…

until a serious error has been made” (“FAA AIM”, 2015, p. 8-1-2). The issue with fatigue is that it reduces the pilot’s ability to preform and is known to have impacts on memory which can cause a pilot to forget items and some limitations of the aircraft. This is especially concerning for student pilots who have little flight time and therefore are more susceptible to forget limitations and memory items increasing the possibility…