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For the non-specialists out there: ELT stands for “emergency locator transmitter“, which is a device that is found in many aircraft. It is activated by sudden motion, like in the event of a crash and sends off an emergency radio …

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I think the difference between a “Read and Do” checklist and a “Challenge and Response” checklist is probably self-explanatory. The bigger the aircraft, the more motors and systems you are dealing with, the more extensive the checklists become. When you …

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Here we have another comic that came out of my bin of “not invented” stories. Two fire seasons ago, we needed the brain box for our Cruise Guide Indicator system since ours was broken. It just so happened that one …

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