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Aircraft Systems and Flight: The importance of the Pitot-Static System

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  Pitot-Static System (by  Diego Llorente)                                The human being is composed of systems that contain organs. Airplanes are also composed of systems that contain fundamental elements for the performance and proper operation of the airplane. In the previous blog, I mentioned the importance of performance and every pilot must have knowledge of those details. By the way, every pilot must know how an airplane is composed, its systems and how each one of them works. One can find several systems such as the fuel system, the electrical system, and many others. In this case, my example is directly connected with the Cessna 172. An aircraft widely used for pilot training and contains, like all aircraft, a system that I consider the relevant system to be analyzed and considered for every pilot worldwide, the pitot-static system.               ...

Environmental Factors that affects an aircraft's performance and safety.

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Environmental Factors in Aviation: Performance and Safety.  (by Pilot Diego Llorente)                  In aviation, as an introduction, the study, and analysis about the impact of environmental factors are very important, not only because it will affect aviation safety but also the aircraft's performance. As I always mention, Safety first and preparation help to reach a better performance. In this case, it is not only important pilot's performance. The aircraft's performance is mandatory too. Therefore, It is necessary for this analysis mitigates all possibles risks because over time aviation became not only the safest means of transportation, aviation plays an important role for economies worldwide. What do environmental and safety factors have to do with aircraft's performance in aviation? It has to do a lot for the following reasons.                 First, if I talk about environmental factors i...

What Does Ethics in the Aviation Profession Mean? by Pilot Diego Llorente

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Ethics in the Aviation Profession (by Pilot Diego Llorente)        Let's talk about the term "Ethics in Aviation."  The Merriam-Webster dictionary defines this term as the discipline that deals with good and bad. linked to duty and moral obligation. In my opinion, whenever we talk about Ethics, we must talk about morality. Therefore, I believe that Ethics is defined as a decision that is made, whether correct or incorrect in the face of a fact and/or an event, where this decision must be based on its correct morality. By linking the term Ethics with morality is the right way or thing to do. The aim is because without morality there can be no ethics, and without ethics, there can be no morality. The moral principle gives correspondence of our words, thoughts, and actions of the discernment of what is correct or wrong.            Ethics and morality are of utmost importance for the development and course of our actual or future decisi...