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  2. Skyrocket - Wikipedia

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    The time interval between the images is about 0.1 seconds. A skyrocket is a type of firework that uses a solid-fuel rocket to rise quickly into the sky; a bottle rocket is a small skyrocket. At the apex of its ascent, it is usual for a variety of effects (stars, bangs, crackles, etc.) to be emitted. Skyrockets use various stabilisation ...

  3. List of NASA's flight control positions - Wikipedia

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    The duration of operations for Space Shuttle flight controllers was short and time-critical. A failure on the Shuttle could leave flight controllers little time for talking, putting pressure on them to respond quickly to potential failures.

  4. Rocket (firework) - Wikipedia

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    1.4 Consumer Display Rocket. A rocket is a pyrotechnic firework made out of a paper tube packed with gunpowder that is propelled into the air. Types of rockets include the skyrockets, which have a stick to provide stability during airborne flight; missiles, which instead rotate for stability or are shot out of a tube; and bottle rockets, smaller fireworks – 1½ in (3.8 cm) long, though the ...

  5. Norad Santa tracker – live: Follow Father Christmas and his ...

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    New Year's Eve fireworks light up the sky over the Sydney Opera House (L) and Harbour Bridge during the fireworks display in Sydney on January 1, 2023. (AFP via Getty Images) Santa goes down under

  6. Pilot logbook - Wikipedia

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    The European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) provides a sample logbook format in which all flights should be logged. [1]: FCL.050 Information to be logged includes location and time of departure and arrival, the aircraft registration, the aircraft make, model and variant, the name of the pilot in command, whether the flight was single-pilot or multi-pilot, and for single-pilot flights whether ...

  7. In-flight crew relief - Wikipedia

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    A prominent intention for the utilization of in-flight crew relief is in the interval(s) the pilots of the relief crew have aircraft command, the pilots of the primary crew are permitted to exit the flight deck (cockpit) for extended periods of time and be able to regain energy from sleep or rest in the aircraft cabin or dedicated crew rest ...

  8. U.S. Air Force aeronautical rating - Wikipedia

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    Flight time Alternative flight time Command Pilot: 15 years as rated pilot, and; Permanent award of senior pilot rating, and; 3,000 total hours, or:

  9. Pilot decision making - Wikipedia

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    The maneuvering process to approach and landing combined only accounts for 17% of the average flight time but is responsible for 70.2% of total aviation accidents. [33] Statistics prove a significantly larger number of accident occurrences during the phases where pilots are in stressed and pressured situations.