Cars & Transportation: Aircraft: “Question: How do I become a virginia mandated prescreener?” plus 4 more |
- Question: How do I become a virginia mandated prescreener?
- Question: Does weather affect a flight when the plane is at cruising altitude?
- Question: How do fighter pilots or combat pilots know where to place missles and artilary without friendly fire?
- Question: Airline pilot schedule?
- Question: How much money does it cost to get a pilot s certificate so that I can fly solo (including plane rentals for lessons)? Thank you.?
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| Question: Does weather affect a flight when the plane is at cruising altitude? Posted: 23 Jan 2016 10:35 PM PST Airplanes are subject to the weather at ALL altitudes - but differently - There are clouds extending to high levels as well, to over 45,000+ feet at the Equator - High altitudes can be subject to high speed winds (jetstream) and clear air turbulence - All airplanes report hazardous weather conditions to ATC and other airplanes - Weather forecast charts are accurate - Flight plan routes are selected to reduce flight time, and least amount of turbulence - |
| Posted: 23 Jan 2016 04:58 PM PST It depends on the complexity of the mission at hand. In the case of a surgical strike, where the location of the target has been positively determined in advance (such as a building that will not move), then the pilots will be briefed and review maps and other data before they even take off. The coordinates of their target have already been programmed into their aircraft's navigation database. All the pilot needs to do is get a picture on the target area via use of FLIR camera, and he'll be able to confirm the target and that there are no friendlies in the area. The weapons are very accurate and are guided via laser beam, infrared imaging, or GPS coordinates programmed into the weapon. Sometimes the pilots will have additional help of either airborne or ground reconnaissance teams that can verify a target. If there are any friendlies in the target area, the recon teams will make sure that they have moved to a safe distance before giving the pilots hot clearance to attack the target. Now in the case of a more difficult target... say a moving armored vehicle in a civilian occupied area... the pilot has to be very, very careful. Strike flights have been called off at the last second because JTAC teams either lost visual contact, or the target got too close to friendlies. It can be very tricky. Aircraft do not fire "artillery", that is a term used for ground units that fire shells, mortars, or bombs on other ground targets. |
| Question: Airline pilot schedule? Posted: 23 Jan 2016 12:32 PM PST Possible, but not likely. Junior crew members do not get to choose their days off. Typical schedules for junior crew members usually have them working weekends, holidays, a lot of early mornings or late nights, and usually the schedules and layovers are the least desirable. Schedules are variable and it is rare for a pilot to have the same days off each week. A 28 day schedule might go something like this: 4 days on, 3 off, 4 on, 2 off, 2 on, 3 off, 3 on, 4 off, 4 on. Work days average 10-14 hours long. But not to worry. By the time you have the required education, training and experience to be hired by an airline, you'll probably be in your 30's and by then your hockey injuries will probably preclude you from playing it any more. |
| Posted: 23 Jan 2016 09:05 AM PST In what city and country? Prices are variable and people around the world ask questions here. In the USA, in big round numbers, it will cost approximately $10,000 to $12,000 to earn a private pilots license, and around $7000 to $8000 to earn a Sport Pilot license. You may find cheaper prices quoted, but they are typically based on obtaining a pilot certificate in the minimum amount of time legally allowed. The average student requires about 50% more training and experience than the minimum requirement in order to be competent to pass the flight test. To reduce this it would be best if you fly every day, or at least 3-4 times per week so that you maintain proficiency and advance the fastest. You would be wise to have all the money saved up ahead of time. Having to stop and delay training because you run out of funds will inevitably cost you more in the long run as you will need to regain proficiency after not flying for awhile. If you can afford to fly only an hour per week, it will take about a year and cost about what has been quoted above. If you could fly every day you could obtain a license in under 2 months and the cost will most likely be less. You can solo as a student pilot when the instructor thinks you are ready. For the average student these days, this requires around 15 to 20 hours of dual instruction, which will probably cost between $2,500 and $3500 depending on what type airplane you fly and the rates charged by the school. As a student pilot with solo privileges you will be severely limited as to when and where you can go flying by yourself. Obviously, you cannot carry a passenger as a student pilot. |
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