Airline Fuel Costs Mount
Fuel costs are higher than even the cost of the aircraft. The modern Aircraft carriers use nuclear power, like the submarines, but the rest of the world's greatest arsenal uses fuel of various types. The airline industry is under extreme pressure now. If they keep raising their fees to passengers then the passenger per plane ratios drop off, meaning flight are unprofitable. Generally Airlines too are a 24-hour business.
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Common Cockpit Concepts and Convenient Configurations
Often we see drivers in cars sitting too low and can barely see over the steering wheel, when we rent an aircraft everything is in the wrong place. Taken to extreme this would mean your automobile or a commercial truck would be similar to a war fighting tank, jet airliner, private boat, fighter jet, helicopter and school bus. Now then I am not criticizing the lack of cranial capacity in the modern day human, rather simply suggesting a reality check is needed. We spend too much time in training of soldiers, drivers, pilots, operators with increasingly more complicated equipment. If we borrow a friend's car we are constantly looking for where stuff is, where is the hood release, fuel hatch release and how the hell do I turn off this G-Dang windshield wiper? As machines get more complicated and humans become more brain dead due to bad use of natural selection, we will need counter these issues with better designed standardization such is being done in the CCI.
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Laser Beam Guidance for Oshkosh Air Show
This system would be used when the aircraft in question cannot be contacted on VHF voice radio by ATC. Each year at Oshkosh Wisconsin is the annual Experimental Aircraft Association, the largest event of its kind in the world. Because general aviation aircraft often fly at relatively low altitudes, today's strongest lasers may pose a threat to the safety of the flight in all flight regimes. To do this is will use a laser beam pointed at the aircraft in a certain color. According to NORAD officials, the ground-based laser system uses safety-tested low-level beams of alternating green and red laser lights to alert pilots that they are flying without approval in designated airspace.
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The History of the Aircraft Wash Guys, Part Two
The Founder of LA Title company liked the synergy of aircraft sales and aircraft washing for built in clientele. Later he changed the name of the business to Aero-Auto Wash to encompass all types of washing, from Aircraft to Cars. One day after having lunch in Lance's office they started doodling on a napkin the basic idea for the franchise in aircraft washing. Both loved the idea, Lance because it was his dream and Dave because he loved the aircraft washing services, which he contracted through Lance after he bought the plane from him. Without any success in finding venture capital, Lance continued his business, got into politics and at nights, sometimes all night writing up plans to fulfill his mission.
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Young Men Trying to Imitate the 9-11 Scenario, Part II
If you will go to the Midland TX airport you will see many war birds and antique aircraft at the Confederate Air Force Museum, many of those types of aircraft are registered in the CAP and are used on missions. Of course within 20 years aircraft will fly themselves like commuter trains in metro areas do now. Without the tax write off they could not be flown as often creating a terrible array of accidents in older aircraft. At Oshkosh (World's biggest air show and aviation gathering) he had more orders for kits of his composite aircraft than he could fulfill in a lifetime. Also private enterprise gave us more innovations, people like Burt Rutan came onto the scene with the Vari Eze, Long Eze, Vari Viggen.
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Airline Security; Stewardesses The Last Line Of Defense!
Who endangers the safety of co-passengers and the aircraft due to mental disturbances, alcohol consumption, stress or disregard for airline regulations, such as remaining seated during takeoff and landing etc. This is a fact that is evident by the many cases of persons carrying weapons onboard aircrafts anyway. This fact has repeatedly been proven by security inspections, where security agents, have boarded aircrafts with weapons and explosives etc. There is also the real threat, of terrorist co-operators working within the Airline service industry, which has access to the Aircrafts and could place weapons or bombs onboard the Aircraft, to be used by the terrorists. Dan currently acts as the International Director of the World Federation of Bodyguards and has a private business as a Security & Protection Consultant.
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Entering Business Aviation, Part II: Pay Rates for Flight Attendants
New York and Los Angeles are the two most trafficked areas for private flying. I have heard of flight attendants flying for $0 just to get the experience and hours [how could a company conscientiously allow that to happen? Okay, stupid question!] I've also heard of a flight attendant making $600 per day flying internationally. Contract rates vary widely and depend, again, on your location, responsibilities, experience, etc. If the company insists on paying 35K, guess what? You won't make anything near 60K, you'll be crossed off their list and the person settling for 35K will get the job. Generally, never expect anyone to reveal their salary to you.
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Entering Business Aviation, Part IV: Crafting a Resume
As a private flight attendant, your résumé should fall somewhere in between. If you want to work internationally, you must respect local laws and customs. I have heard objections from some about this particular practice. College and universities are key institutions where many get their first try at crafting a résumÃ. I like what the University at Buffalo School of Management has to say about writing a résumÃ.
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The History of the Aircraft Wash Guys, Part Three
This allowed the Car Wash Guys to sign Aircraft Wash Guys agreements or in some cases where they bought specialized equipment made verbal agreements for them to continue. He kept building the business washing cars and aircraft and renamed it The Car Wash Guys. Of course Aircraft Wash Guys has always been the favorite of Mr. Today the Aircraft Wash Guys team has washed for Millionaire Aviation, Executive Jet, etc. The goals today include having 35 Aircraft Wash Guys in 2007 and 50 by 2009 and 100 by 2011.
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Airlines, Price Wars, and Branding
An Industry that takes wartime aviation advances and a few years after to allow for the new technology to reach the private sector with new and efficient aerodynamics and electronic positioning and fuel allocation devices. Surely this example cannot be used in modern context, because at the time each airline was flying both McDonald Douglas, Boeing and Lockheed Aircraft. CREATE A MASSIVE DIVERSION RIGHT BEFORE YOU START SO THEY WILL NOT SEE IT COMING. HAVE CAPACITY RADY TO TAKE ON NEW CUSTOMER BASES AS COMPETITORS LEAVE THE MARKET. LOWER PRICES BY ONLY 60% OF WHAT YOU CAN, SAVING FORTY FOR LATER, WHEN THE REAL WAR BEGINS.
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