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How airlines make sure pilots are fit to fly before every flight

Airlines ensure pilots are fit to fly with medical exams, daily self-checks, fatigue management, and mental health monitoring ...
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Military pilots gather for the Checkered Flag exercise

PANAMA CITY, Fla. (WJHG/WECP) - To fly like this takes a lot of training. Training that we got to see firsthand. “Checkered Flag is the D.O.Ds largest air-to-air exercise,” Major Keranen, Checkered ...
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Pilots raised the alarm after Chinese navy warned of live-fire drills off Australia, forcing dozens of flights to divert

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Twin Air Force pilots connect in refueling flight over the Pacific

Capt. Jordan Wesemann, a KC-135 tanker pilot, refueled his twin brother Jared's F-35 fighter jet during an exercise in Japan. Their father is a former Air Force rescue pilot.
Rapid City Journal

Training exercise brings mission into focus pilots, crews say

B-52 Str atofortress, F-15E Strike Eagle, F-16 Fighting Falcon, F-35 Lightning II, E-3 Sentry, E-8 Joint Stars, RC-135 Rivet Joint, KC-135 Stratotankers and KC-46 Pegasus aircraft also are ...
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Fighter pilots can black out in seconds during high-G flying. Here's how flight experts say they train to stay conscious.

Air Force pilots are extensively trained to prevent loss of consciousness during high-acceleration flights. The Anti-G Straining Maneuver helps pilots maintain consciousness when they fly. Technology ...
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Airline pilot mistakenly detained by federal agents during training exercise at hotel

>> GOOD MORNING. AND THIS MORNING WITH TRAINING RAID GONE WRONG IS THE SUBJECT OF AN INVESTIGATION. WE KNOW THAT IT HAPPENED HERE AT THE REVERE HOTEL AND A DELTA AIRLINES PILOT WHO WAS THE VICTIM OF ...