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Alex Parker

The world's longest runways - 1 views

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    The rising popularity of mammoth aircraft has led to a drastic need for runways long enough to cater for them. As airports adjust to handle aircraft such as the Airbus A380, airport-technology.com profiles some of the world's longest commercial runways. Whether constructed out of asphalt or concrete, runways across the world are getting longer.
anonymous

FL95.de - 0 views

shared by anonymous on 23 Apr 08 - Cached
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    Online flight preparation tool for VFR flights in Germany. Sorry, in german only!
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Thomas Sullivan

Private Jet Charters - A Directory and More - 0 views

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    Are you looking to charter a private jet? If so, then this site, "Private Jet Charters" should be useful. Provides a listing of companies in the United States that provide private jet chartering services. Here you will also find industry news and an interesting online store designed for upper level management.
anonymous

Airliners.net | Airplanes - Aviation - Aircrafts - Aircraft Photos & News - 0 views

shared by anonymous on 24 Apr 08 - Cached
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    the best photo site for airplane photography...not only airliners, also small planes like Cessna 172 and so on...
Warplanes .com

F18 Super Hornet Model Airplane - 0 views

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    Wingspan: 11.5" Fuselage Length: 15" MODEL COLLECTORS AND MILITARY ENTHUSIASTS WILL MARVEL THE QUALITY OF OUR F18 SUPER HORNET MODEL AIRPLANE The F18 Super Hornet model plane's paint scheme, markings and parts are extremely complete, reflecting the original airplane. This F18 Super Hornet model airplane is definitely the ideal piece to every aviation enthusiast and avid aircraft collector, reviving the good, old flight memories and perfect display. This top-quality F-18 Super Hornet model plane will surely be appreciated by anyone who receives this elegant desktop display as a gift. This F-18 Super Hornet model plane is definitely the ideal gift to every aviation enthusiast and avid aircraft collector, reviving the good, old flight memories for it displays perfect resemblance to the actual F-18 Super Hornet. To ensure a damage-free product straight to your doorstep, the F-18 Super Hornet model plane with its base stand is safely covered with foam and carefully packed in a box.
Warplanes .com

Space Shuttle Fleet to retire in museums - 0 views

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    The shuttle Atlantis returned to Earth for the final time today (July 21), but the orbiter has one more mission left on its docket - teaching and inspiring the public as a museum showpiece.
Thomas Sullivan

How to Select a Flight School | eHow.com - 0 views

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    How to Select a Flight School. For many, flying an airplane fulfills one of mankind's archetypal dreams. Here you will find the information you need to help fulfill that dream. The information presented here will help you make...
Ben Lovegrove

UK Fights For The IMC Rating - 0 views

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    Will common sense prevail?
Alex Parker

LFV operates air navigation services for civil and military customers - 1 views

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    LFV operates air navigation services for civil and military customers
anonymous

WEYHRAUCH LAW GROUP Provides legal support to the aviation community & pilots in the HI... - 0 views

  • Anyone who requests to see your Medical Certificate (e.g., a future employer, the FAA, a Check Airman, etc.) will know you are operating on a Special Issuance Medical Certificate.
  • Bottom line, 'think twice' about participating in HIMS if you are under the age of 40 and/or you anticipate switching employers.
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    Human Intervention Motivation Study (HIMS) Related Documents: 1st Class FAA Medical Certificate DISCRIMINATION & POTENTIAL FOR INVASION OF MEDICAL PRIVACY
anonymous

B. Weyhrauch's (of Weyhrauch Law Group, LLP) Interview with, "Two Moms on a Borough." |... - 0 views

  • B. Weyhrauch’s (of Weyhrauch Law Group, LLP) Interview with, “Two Moms on a Borough.”
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    We discuss the need for a programmatic overhaul of the Human Intervention Motivation Study (HIMS) sponsored by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).
anonymous

WEYHRAUCH LAW GROUP Provides legal support to the aviation community & pilots in the HI... - 0 views

  • one of this airline's 'finest aviators' (aka flight qualified supervisors) known as a 'management pilot,' was put in charge of performing the equivalent of (or something close to) a mental status exam every month on pilots participating in the HIMS program
  • At this airline, one of these REQUIRED monthly meetings between "management" (quotes used due to the fact that most managers at this airline have little to no actual management training) and the HIMS pilot COULD PUT HIS OR HER MEDICAL CERTIFICATE (read: career) AT JEOPARDY.
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    Human Intervention Motivation Study (HIMS) Related Documents: Management Pilot or Medical Doctor? "Medical school, or any kind of medical training for that matter, is obviously overrated..."
Alex Parker

Nuclear powered aircraft: Cold War fission to new-age fusion - 1 views

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    Inspired by the promise of vastly increased flight durations, the Russian and American militaries experimented with nuclear powered aircraft for two decades, but the concept never progressed beyond a handful of trials. Lockheed Martin's Skunk Works claims to have the solution in its grasp, unveiling plans for a compact nuclear fusion generator that could power everything from aircraft to naval vessels within ten years.
anonymous

The Disease of Addiction is on Trial - 0 views

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    Steven Kassels has been Board Certified in Emergency Medicine and Addiction Medicine. He is a Co-Founder and Medical Director of Community Substance Abuse Centers, with treatment facilities located throughout New England. He has served as the Chair of the Massachusetts ASAM Public Policy Committee; a member of the ASAM Medical Specialty Advisory Group; and as CARF Expert Medical Consultant for Opioid Treatment Programs. When giving talks, he frequently donates his author proceeds to local treatment centers and he has personally subsidized the publishing costs to keep the price affordable. "Medicine has been very good to me and it is my way of trying to give back." Steve will Skype into book groups and they can be scheduled through his website. The book is available at Amazon, iBooks and Barnes and Noble online.
anonymous

WEYHRAUCH LAW GROUP Provides legal support to the aviation community & pilots in the HI... - 0 views

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    Notwithstanding current evidence, the FAA continues to rely on last century's medical model (traditional 12-Step programs, et al.) in outlining protocols for its HIMS program. When will they discontinue practicing "bad medicine?"
anonymous

Psychiatrists Describe Trends in Medications to Treat Addiction: When Will the FAA List... - 0 views

  • More evidence that the FAA is misguided in their ‘one-size-fits-all’ approach in administering the HIMS (Human Intervention Motivation Study) program…
  • and stressed that “there is no ‘one-size fits-all’ treatment, … [and] efficacy of the treatments may vary from person to person.”
  • since drug addictions are very common disorders in both general and psychiatric patient populations, she hoped the session succeeded in “conveying some important messages about the treatment of addiction” that psychiatrists could take home and use in their practices.
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  • “Pharmacotherapies for AUD are highly underutilized. Only 8 percent of adults with AUD are currently being treated for the illness” with these medications, said Steven Batki, M.D., a professor of psychiatry at the University of California, San Francisco, who pointed out that there is no universal treatment that is as effective in all patients with AUD.
  • Though there are multiple pharmacotherapy options available to treat substance use disorders, some addiction experts maintain that these medications are often underutilized
  • these disorders are too seldom treated with pharmacotherapies approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), some addiction experts maintain.
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    Psychiatrists Describe Trends in Medications to Treat Addiction: When Will the FAA Listen?
anonymous

WEYHRAUCH LAW GROUP Provides legal support to the aviation community & pilots in the HI... - 0 views

  • 'Special Issuance,' may take several YEARS to accomplish. During this time, there is almost always NO salary, the costs associated with it are NOT reimbursed
  • It is, quite literally, the FAA's way, "or the highway." In effect, the pilot is beholden to his/her assigned medical providers (about whom she has no choice) and treatment philosophy.
  • this becomes the pilot's only mode of maintaining sobriety, and the only method about which she can be forthcoming; other modes of maintaining sobriety will elicit suspicion, and delay issuance of the below:
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    Human Intervention Motivation Study (HIMS) Related Documents: FAA Special Issuance Allowing ONLY Alcohol Breathalyzer and/or Blood Testing for Alcohol and/or Liver Function
Thomas Sullivan

How to Become a Pilot in the United States - Tips, Tricks, Helpful Guide, News and Info... - 2 views

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    Human flight has always been one of mankind's archetypal dreams. This article provides useful information for anyone who is thinking about learning how to fly. More specifically, the information presented here provides the steps you need to know in order to become a certified Private Pilot in the United States.
Thomas Sullivan

How to Understand the Hardship of a Regional Airline Pilot | eHow.com - 2 views

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    How to Understand the Hardship of a Regional Airline Pilot. In this article we examine the question, is regional airline flying worth it to the aspiring professional pilot who hopes to fly for the major airlines? We will look at conditions regional airline...
Alex Parker

EU-funded software, AIRCOM Server Flight Tracker in India - 2 views

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    European researchers developed a new software and sensor system to lower carbon emissions and energy costs in airports, while SITA planned to deploy its AIRCOM Server Flight Tracker in India for efficient aircraft tracking.
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    European researchers developed a new software and sensor system to lower carbon emissions and energy costs in airports, while SITA planned to deploy its AIRCOM Server Flight Tracker in India for efficient aircraft tracking.
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