airmanship

• “In recent years the very term "airmanship" has almost left the vocabulary of pilots and safety organisations”

  HEADLINES

• “Both accidents highlighted lapses in basic airmanship and poor manual flying skills, compounded by overreliance on automation.”

  The Wall Street Journal: Panel Seeks an Upgrade in Airline Pilot Training

• “The goal is to improve the knowledge and caliber of newly hired co-pilots, partly by giving extra flight-time credits to civilian job-seekers who graduate from four-year academic institutions or other advanced-training programs in which they study such things as aeronautics and airmanship.”

  The Wall Street Journal: FAA to Boost Co-Pilot Training

• “Still to be answered is how seasoned pilots for a top airline, flying one of the industry's most advanced jets, violated such a fundamental rule of airmanship.”

  The Wall Street Journal: Crash Report Shows Confused Cockpit

• “Disregarding a fundamental rule of airmanship that calls for lowering the nose of a plane to gain speed in the event of an aerodynamic stall, the 32-year-old co-pilot at the controls of Flight 447 continued to pull up the nose of the plane, despite extended stall warnings.”

  The Wall Street Journal: Air France Crash Report Likely to Alter Pilot Training

• “If the crew of Flight 447 had followed basic airmanship and kept the plane flying level until airspeed indications returned to normal, "it would have been a log entry, instead of a crash," Mr. Voss said Thursday in an interview.”

  The Wall Street Journal: Air France Crash Report Likely to Alter Pilot Training

• “SHAPIRO: The Kirk crew had long forgotten the name of this helicopter pilot, but they never forgot his stunning airmanship.”

  NPR: 35 Years On, Vietnam Heroes Reunited, Decorated

• “In airmanship class Mr. Rigby had taught them about how riggers “belayed,” which was Service-speak for sliding down a rope without breaking your neck.”

  Simon & Schuster: Behemoth

• “Pattie was simultaneously stunned and impressed: “It was not a show of flamboyance but a highly professional maneuver, executed with superb airmanship.””

  Simon & Schuster: Whirlwind

• “In one airmanship lecture Mr. Rigby had filled a wineglass to the brim—even during hard turns not a drop had spilled over.”

  Simon & Schuster: LEVIATHAN

Show 10 more examples...