This blog reviews the human factors implications of Air India’s acquisition by Tata’s on the operation of Air India, Air India Express, Vistara and Air Asia India and its potential impact on flight safety.
Welcoming Back, Air India!
Tag: aviation
Contrails: White crayons on Blue canvas
On a clear sky, one time or other you would have seen white contrails streaking across the sky. As if sky blue is canvas for these aircrafts or as if they are announcing true love, up high where our dreams meet. They look beautiful to one and all except for military pilots for they point like signposts. On some occasion they disappear in seconds on other they persist for very long after aircraft has passed. What are these white contrails and how are they formed?
HAND OF GOD
Most pilots are sometimes faced with an emergent situation wherein the responses need to be prompt, correct and precise. A first-hand ditching story by Islander aircraft pilot of Indian Navy.
What is Kollsman window?
Weather conditions greatly affect the pressure of the atmosphere (the barometric reading). Altimeters report altitude as a function of atmospheric pressure. Typically pilots will obtain a local barometric reading from the nearest airport. They will then set the Kollsman window to the setting that they received.
Pre-Monsoon season and Aviation Hazards- Indian Subcontinent
This article explains various weather hazards which include thunderstorms, dust haze, and line squall that affect flight operation during the pre-monsoon period. The article is not only useful in understanding weather but also can enhance interpretation and appreciation of changes that take place during the day or season or with the physical location which is very common in aviation.
Avoiding landing at the wrong airport; is it so demanding?
Geographic disorientation in aviation operations results from the failure of an aircrew to recognize and/or maintain the desired position relative to the external ground and airspace environment. Becoming lost during flight, intruding inadvertently into unauthorized airspace, selecting a wrong airway, landing on the wrong runway, and approaching the wrong airport–with or without actual landing–are some examples of inflight geographic disorientation.
Career as a Flight Steward/Cabin Crew
A job that takes you across the globe while supporting, caring for, and ensuring the safety of passengers on board aircraft. Does that inspire you? As a Flight steward or Cabin Crew, traveling becomes more than your part of the job, it becomes your lifestyle. The most surprising thing is that you don’t need higher education in this field to become one. You just need to complete your secondary education with any stream. The most important criterion in this industry is your personal appearance.
Flying at Night
This article provides generic guidance on flying at night for pilots.
Radio Telephony Restricted – 2
The professional license RTR(A) or Radio Telephony Restricted (Aeronautical) required for the use of communication equipment in an aircraft is the prerequisite for issue of pilot license in many countries.
Radio Telephony Restricted- 1
The professional license RTR(A) or Radio Telephony Restricted (Aeronautical) required for the use of communication equipment in an aircraft is the prerequisite for issue of pilot license in many countries.