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The secrets of Turboprops. .

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Propeller driven aircraft have golden history. The greatest dream of mankind to fly like a bird was fulfilled by propeller driven engines only. In Earlier days, almost all the aircraft' s were propelled by the piston engines until turbine engines  were developed. When the jet engines were invented, it brought a new age of aviation, called the jet age! The combination of propeller and jet engines were named as 'Turboprop'. Still, there are many airlines in the world who have their entire fleet of turboprop e. g. Truejet.  In older days, flying in a propeller driven aircraft was much challenging job because of their message vibration and sound. But as technology progresses, the state of art systems improve the engine noise and vibration level so that passengers can feel more comfortable during the flight. This situation could get very critical when flying over long range. Bombardier Q400 have an artificial noise inducer, which produces a similar pattern of noise within the ca

Aircraft Bogus Parts - Threat to Aviation safety.

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  "Aviation is considered as the most disciplined industry; where time and money is considered as most important factor for the growth of the industry" .  ‑ Some Airlines follows special tactics to save time and money like hiring multitasking employees instead of single ability employee.  ‑ Each year airlines has to face new challenges due to costly spare parts; delays and maintenance activity of the aircraft.  ‑ In aviation, safety is considered as most important target, but since last 10 years bogus parts become one of the headache to both operator and aviation watchdogs.  ‑  Bogus Parts  means any part / equipment that does not manufactured according to aviation regulatory guidance or they do not meet the aviation standard.Such parts can  jeopardize safety of the aircraft and its occupants.  ‑ Both  bogus parts and bogus pilots  are threat to the aircraft safety.  ‑ Two years ago one Charter aircraft Beech craft King C-90  was crashed in Ghatkopar (Mumbai,India ).After DG

AME / Tech interview : Do & Dont's.

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always remember : ' First impression is the last impression '. 1.Basically interviewer person will observe two things in you: a. Your confidence. b. How you represent yourself. 2.Let the interviewer complete his sentence. Don't stop him in-between. 3.If you don't know answer say 'sorry sir, i don't know' immediately. Don't waste their time. There should be a minimum time gap between question asked by the interviewer and response from candidate.  4.Before entering in the interview room knock the door and ask whether to come inside or not and before sitting take permission to seat. 5.Always wear white shirt with full sleeves(no design or logo on it). It creates positive feeling towards interviewer. Trouser : either  black / blue. 6.There should not be any bad smell coming from your body. Therefore, we recommend you to keep either pocket deo or perfume along with you always. 7.Always ready with good answer for introduction ("Tell me about yourself"

Resume tips for Aircraft Technician.

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 ' Resume' is a reflection of your personality and attitude. 1.Resume should not be more than two pages. Human resources department don't have enough time to look at your huge menu cards , so make it simple. 2. You should not write on the heading as  resume or curriculum vitae . Instead of that write your full name in bold.    3.Highlight your educational achievements as per company requirement. e.g. Passed paper 1 & 2. 3. On the Second page, at the bottom, there should be your personal information. Following information should be there : Your full name    Email id     Date of Birth   Permanent address.   Contact number and alternate contact number.   Aadhar card and passport number . 4.Photo should be there in the first page. 5.Resume should be updated regularly . 6.Font size should be between 11 to 14 clearly . Do not use cursive font. 7.Cover letter should  always be address to HR manager . 8. There should be 1 inch space around each page of resume. 9. The resume pap

The historic Decca/ VLF Omega navigation

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Conventional VOR/DME have one disadvantage in that they are land base and unable to navigate over coastal region. Long-range radio navigation system based on hyperbolic navigation where introduce in the 1940's to provide for en-route operations over oceanic and on populated areas.  Several hyperbolic system have been deployed  since, including Decca, omega and LORAN-C.  The operational use of omega and decca navigation system ceased in 1997 and 2000 respectively. And it was replaced by GPS and INS system. LORAN - C system are still very much available today as stand-alone system, they are also being proposed as a complimentary navigation aid for GPS.  the LORAN-C system is based on a master station and a numbers of secondary stations(slave), the use of very low frequency radio provides increased area of coverage.   Frequency : very low frequency (vlf) 10 -14 khz. System consists of ground-based fix master and several slave stations  (located at different location). OMEGA/ DECCA

How do the fighter planes jettison?

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Dumping fuel from the aircraft (in flight)  is called jettisoning. On ground , it is called defuelling. Fighter planes are capable of refulling  in flight.Since commercial passenger aircraft carries passenger, they are not allowed to refuel during flight due to safety reasons. More ever, commercial planes have very big fuel tanks(in their wing) so they don't require in flight  refueling.They always carry additional fuel for holding or taxing. Every commercial pilot calculates their  usable fuel in his plane in the following manner : Departure to  Destination + 30 minute extra (for holding and taxing). If an aircraft has to do 'air turn back' (return to airport ) then the aircraft has to dump certain amount of fuel which is called jettisoning. It is calculated by flight management computer and executed by the pilot's manually   Pilots cannot dump fuel anywhere, they have to take permission from air traffic controllers.  after that they (ATC) will inform a specific area w

How to avoid 'a window seat without window'?

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We travel through bus, train or plane, we always look for a window seat so that we can enjoy the glimpse of the nature.   Nowadays, through web check in, we can choose our favorite seat. Some  passenger like window seat while some like aisle seat. But, if you are travelling on an airplane, there is something that you should always be very careful - it is called a 'window seat without a window '. Yes! It may sound weird, but it does exist.  This is because some electrical vertical conduits pass from that area. Unfortunately, if you select this seat through web check in or normal check in on the airport, then your journey will be a nightmare for you. There are some tactics through which you can prevent this seat being selected by you. So, Whenever you select a seat always check aircraft configuration. You can do it through the company website or in seat guru website.  Look for a special colors. If you find a red color on the window seat, then you aren't supposed to select tho