by Karina Moisejenko | Jun 20, 2019 | Did You Know, Did You Know, Did You Know, Did You Know
Whether you love your window seat or choose to stay farther from the window and forget you’re flying, you have surely noticed that all airplane windows are round. However, those windows are round not only for aesthetic reasons. It’s a life-saving engineering...
by Karina Moisejenko | Jun 14, 2019 | Uncategorized
The thought of a smooth flight is probably on every passenger‘s mind before taking off. So, what is a smooth flight? The concept usually consists of a calm and easy departure and landing as well. However, a successful landing does not depend on how smooth the...
by Karina Moisejenko | Apr 23, 2019 | Articles
We all know the pilot profession is highly competitive and a pilot himself / herself is sometimes described as a movie star of an air transportation show. However, being a pilot means being visible all the time by everyone, especially on social media. It’s not a...
by Karina Moisejenko | Mar 29, 2019 | Uncategorized
If you like watching the ground handling processes around the aircraft while waiting for your flight, you may have noticed red “Remove before flight” tags on various aircraft parts. Do you know why they are there and what these tags are for? “Remove...
by Karina Moisejenko | Mar 13, 2019 | Did You Know
Probably, most of you have seen sheepskin seat covers in almost every cockpit you have ever been to. If you are still a newbie in aviation world and haven’t tried any cockpit yet, you have surely seen those grey or white fluffy pilot seats in films. However, the...
by Karina Moisejenko | Feb 28, 2019 | Uncategorized
Every pilot follows a number of rules, procedures and regulations during their daily operations. One of the rules pilots follow several times during each flight is called the Sterile Flight Deck Procedures rule. Have you heard of this important rule? The term Sterile...
by Karina Moisejenko | Feb 25, 2019 | Uncategorized
Every aspiring pilot needs to know about type rating. Simply put, you will need to get type rated on the aircraft you are going to operate for your future employer. Probably, you already know, that training and obtaining a licence by accumulating flying hours is...
by Karina Moisejenko | Feb 25, 2019 | Uncategorized
The language used in the cockpit sounds technical and only aviation professionals understand it. Pilots communicate with each other and air traffic control in English, regardless of their own native language or any other languages they speak. Aviation English is in...
by Karina Moisejenko | Feb 21, 2019 | Articles, Articles, Articles
Global aviation is booming, the demand for pilots is skyrocketing and a global shortage for pilots is looming. However, pilot shortage varies among different regions and this is not only because of the growing numbers of passengers and airlines’ fleet. Working and...
by Karina Moisejenko | Feb 20, 2019 | Press releases
BAA Training, one of the TOP 3 biggest independent aviation training centres in Europe, becomes one of the first training providers to add a new non-technical module into its training syllabus – NTS training. With this module pilot training moves away from factual...