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    The best aviation schools in South Minnesota Do you dream of flying a plane in the sky? If yes, then you have to decide whether you want to take it up seriously. Once you decide on the license, you can start looking into curriculum at the neighboring aviation school that will get you certified. Look for organizations that are permitted by the Federal Aviation Administration and that employ only the certified flight instructors. These are basic credentials every school should have. Beyond that, do

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    Bessie Coleman was the first African American to hold a pilot license.She was handed her license in 1921. She was born January 26,1892 in Atlanta Texas. From the time Bessie was a little girl she knew she wanted to be different,to be noticed to be special. On June 15, 1921 Coleman became the first woman of African American native American culture to earn an aviation pilot's license and the first person of African-American and Native American culture to earn an international aviation license from

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    Generally, human fatigue is a cause of other deficiencies, such as poor judgment and decision-making, slowed reaction time, increased lapses in memory, difficulty focusing, loss of situation awareness and poor performance. Fatigue is a serious issue can impair every aspect of pilot capability and affecting the safety of air transportation (Lerman et al., 2012). In this experiment, fatigue experienced by pilots was compared between a flight mission with multiple take-offs and landings versus a flight

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    There was a time in my life where I had no idea what I was going to do with my career. I was lost and confused until one day I realized that I love airplanes. In this short essay, I'm going to discuss a time where I succeeded my accomplishments in the aviation industry. It was the summer of 2016, I was going to be a junior at Broken Arrow High School, when I learned that my local school was having a year long vocational tech class for a Private Pilot's Certificate at Tulsa Technology Centers. As

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    Amelia Earhart is a major figure in American history. She broke many of the gender barriers that existed during the early 20th century, becoming the 16th woman to be issued a pilot's license, the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic, the first woman to be awarded the National Geographic Society’s gold medal, the Distinguished Flying Cross, and the first woman to fly nonstop from coast to coast. Born in Atchison, Kansas Amelia Earhart was an inquisitive young child. She was the second child

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    Women Airforce Service Pilots of World War Two “You and more than 900 of your sisters have shown that you can fly wingtip to wingtip with your brothers. If ever there was doubt in anyone’s mind that women can become skillful pilots the WASPs have dispelled that doubt.”-General Hap Arnold. The Idea to have women flying planes in World War two started when a pilot named Jacqueline Cochran sent a letter to the first Lady of the United States, Eleanor Roosevelt. Another woman named Nancy Harkness

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    One example of bias is all the theorists and skeptics about why Amelia Earhart’s plane disappeared in 1937. In 1928, Amelia Earhart was the first woman to cross the Atlantic as a passenger on a plane with two other pilots. In 1937, Amelia Earhart planned on flying around the globe with Navigator Fred Noonan, flying near the equator. This trip would have lasted 40 days and been 29,000 miles. When the plane they were going to use, The Electra, and them were ready to take off from California, it was

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    There are many theories on what happened to Amelia Earhart but which ones are true? Nobody really knows for sure what happened to her but there are many theories on what happened. Amelia Earhart was an experienced pilot. she was the first female pilot to fly across the atlantic ocean. That by itself is a very long flight for back then, but she wanted to step it up by flying across the whole world. (Crouch) Amelia Earhart disappeared on July 2, 1937. To this day nobody knows for sure what happened

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    Pilot Fatigue Essay

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    In todays society it is no longer a question but a fact that pilot fatigue is a major threat to flight safety. Fatigue has been cited as a factor in several accidents and serious incidents in recent years. Over the last decade a substantial amount of research and case studies have been conducted on fatigue and pilot performance. All of which have scientifically proven that fatigue reduces the physical and mental awareness of one’s ability to operate a plane safely. This is due to the long duty days

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    Personal Narrative Essay

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    FADE IN: EXT. CHESAPEAKE BAY - DAY A PIPER PA 28 161 WARRIOR II, flies above the Chesapeake Bay. GEESE splash in the water below. A large, dark shadow casts on the water. Geese ascend as the plane cascades overhead. EXT. SCOTT FIELD RUNWAY - DAY An empty 1980s runway is in sight. A small Piper PA 28 161 Warrior II airplane flies towards it. INT. PIPER PA 28 161 WARRIOR II - DAY MORRIS, is an insurance agent. He is in his mid-thirties, wearing a business casual outfit for his first flight lesson

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