The staff on-board an airplane, including pilots and flight attendants.
Questions tagged [crew]
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What is a "cross check"?
Shortly before take-off, and again before landing, the cockpit (no way to tell whether it was the Captain or First Officer) came on over the speakers, stating:
Flight Attendant's, prepare for take-off/landing and cross-check
What is a cross-check?
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Are there any active aircraft remaining that require a 5 person flight crew?
Are there any active aircraft still in service (bar for historical air shows etc) that still require the following roles?
2 pilots
1 Flight Engineer
1 Navigator
1 Radio Operator
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What DAL are Humans?
I am no expert at the Development Assurance Process, but hypothetically speaking what Design Assurance Level (DAL) would a human pilot receive if they were classified as one (i.e. DAL A, B, C, D, E). It seems absurd to try and answer this question…
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What's the purpose of airline CREW tags?
I see it sometimes on airline crew luggage, but not always. I see these come with airline name, sometimes airline base code and large CREW.
What is the purpose of these airline crew tags? After all, I got one in Crew Outfitters store as…
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Pilot age limit to serve as required crew on an FAR 135 flight into Mexico?
Curious to know if Mexico has filed a difference to the ICAO Annex 1 limitation of age 65, which would permit pilots over age 65 to operate a commercial flight into Mexico.
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