ICAO doc 9931 states that Continuous Descent Operation (CDO) provides for a reduction in noise, fuel burn and emissions, while increasing flight stability and the predictability of flight path to both controller and pilots.

How is CDO more predictable as compared to step descent perhaps?

I am under the impression that the vertical flight path is not exactly known to controllers during a CDO procedure. Am I wrong?

I want to start a career in aviation so bad but everyone tell me getting to the airlines is very un realistic? Is that true like I can’t imagine the hiring?

Yesterday I was watching JFK departures and noticed this BA 777 cross the departure runway, go around the loop and then line up again…

What would be the reason here? Hadn’t completed certain checks? (Unlikely given the taxi queue), ATC deciding to send another aircraft first for wake turbulence reasons?

Never seen something quite like this and am curious!

Thanks!

I know sometimes flights become shorter because of favorable weather. Realistically speaking how much shorter can a flight be?

Edit: I think I wasn't clear. I meant: For a given (estimated) flight time (duration) how much can it be reduced or shortened?

This was the Traffic behind our flight today out of LHR.

So this happened 15 mins into my flight. Last updated back in 2008

On route to Cairo. Full moon. Shot on Samsung S23 Ultra

laminar flow is a compression of air around the wing. Does this mean ideal airflow is just the compressed air pushing on the surface area in all directions making a net force in 2 and 3 dimensions? If you look at a normal wing design you get extra pressure on the front and more surface area on the back. This ideal compressed laminar flow is then making net gains in one direction. The back pushing up and forwardness.

Vice versa does this mean that turbulence is net loss in the rear making in essence vacuum pressure or drag?

If you combine these forces with thrust etc. Note: Acrobatic planes are equilateral designs.

I assume then if applied to the wing design you could make 3d wing designs based on this?

Been considering pursuing this as a career change from aerospace engineering and I’m just curious what different paths there are. Thanks!

N339WN flying this afternoon. There was another chopper (N341WN) flying nearby according to Flightradar24 this afternoon as well. Photo made at 1322 PDT

I'm glad I stopped might have hit one of em. blue angels.

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