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Student pilots’ shoulder patch: EOPN 2008C
As I have been craving for displaying some badges and patches online, it is high time I started up a new category dedicated to this kind of arts, and it is an honor for the FIRST patch I have added on this purpose comes from student pilots – namely the excellent EOPN 2008C entry, recovering the famous motto « NO BRAIN, NO FEAR! ». Good luck to them all as they are compelled to pass several exams (by the way, a minimum of TOEIC 550 is required) and ratings through a long and demanding curriculum.
FEMMES PILOTES dans l’ARMEE DE L’AIR
A NE MANQUER SOUS AUCUN PRETEXTE:
Ce soir, mercredi 24 juin 2009
sur FRANCE 3 à 20h35
Un magnifique documentaire consacré aux portraits de 5 femmes pilotes de l’armée de l’air. Elles ont été suivies tout au long d’une année lors de différentes opérations et situations.On ne souligne jamais assez le courage de ces femmes qui ont décidé à un moment de leur vie de partir à la fois à la conquête de l’air et à la défense de leur pays. Il n’existe dans ce blog qu’un tag consacré aux femmes et seuls quelques articles les mettaient en valeur. Dans la future version de Prepa PLS Anglais, une section entière de la branche « Topics » sera consacrée aux femmes qui ont marqué l’histoire de l’aviation et toutes celles qui oeuvrent dans l’aéronautique ou/et les armées. Pour tout ce qu’elles ont déjà accompli, on ne peut que dire « Chapeau bas, mesdames! »
Ne manquez pas à 20h35 sur la 3 le reportage de ce soir. Certainement TRES INTERESSANT !
CONCORDE 002 Maiden Flight
THANKS TO GIFTED PILOT ALL PASSENGERS AND CREW HAVE SURVIVED !
It has happened today: a commercial aircraft – US Airways jet (A320) – has been compelled to land or ditch into the Hudson river as you can see on the last three videos. The aircraft has lost both engines after passing into a flock of birds. The pilot then carried out a perfect – as smooth as possible – ditching. Just a leg broken reported, a few injuries, nothing more even though the passengers had to walk along the wings in the frigid waters… That is the good news of the day!
Very special thanks to « Chacko » who added further information in the comments: « This guy Chelsey B. « Sully » Sullenberger, who put the plane in the water today is is an US Air Force Academy graduate who served in the Air Force from 1973 to 1980. He was an U.S. Air Force F-4 Phantom II fighter pilot who served as a flight leader and training officer in Europe and the Pacific. He was also the Blue Force mission commander during Red Flag exercises at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev. This is as per the USAF press service. »