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Archive for May, 2007

How important is eyesight in trying to attain a pilot slot for the USAF?

Tuesday, May 22nd, 2007

raybrant12904 asked:

Also the same question for trying to get into AFROTC.
I’ve heard that eye corrections are allowed but sometimes can be a disqualifier.
If your eyes are past a certain point uncorrected then there’s no chance in becoming a pilot?

Tags: Eyesight, Pilot Slot, Usaf
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How do I go about being a commercial pilot?

Monday, May 21st, 2007

Flipper asked:

I’ve never had any kind of training, either on flying or ground school. I have no information. The information I’ve been getting online looks like it is for someone who already has some form of training. Can you please tell me step by step on what I need to do, starting from scratch, to become a commercial pilot? Also which ground school pack can I buy to start learning from home?

Thank you in advance.

Tags: Commercial Pilot, Ground School, School Information
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If an organization publishes automatic pilot software for aircraft, how would it avoid recruiting a?

Saturday, May 19th, 2007

michel foucault asked:

“whack job” to their computer programming team ?

(A “whack job” would be likely to program the system so when a pilot tries to land a plane a message comes up “the plane has already landed, try some other option”)
To Future Pilot.

Thanks.

I seem to read about AirBus overriding the pilot’s commands.

I was wondering if a “whack job” had programmed the AirBus program.

Tags: Automatic Pilot, Job, Organization
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