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Aviation Regulator DGCA Suspends License Of Helicopter Pilot For 6 Months
Aviation regulator DGCA has suspended the licence of a helicopter pilot for six months following an incident while landing on an offshore platform in the Mumbai high seas.
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Aircraft Crash Kills Waterbomber Pilot Fighting Australian Wildfires
A helicopter pilot died on Friday when his aircraft crashed while waterbombing rare winter bushfires in Australia that have swept across its drought-stricken southeast, police said.
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Many Dead In Operation To Capture Pilot Who Bombed Venezuela Supreme Court
Several people, including two police officers, were killed in an operation to capture a helicopter pilot who bombed Venezuela's Supreme Court during anti-government protests last year, the interior ministry said Monday.
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Would Love To Fly In A Chopper, He Tweeted. MP Jay Panda Made It Happen
"Would love to fly in a chopper some day..." tweeted Sujay Kalpana Pradhan, who goes by the username @sujay365 on Twitter. The tweet was "liked" by BJD MP Baijayant "Jay" Panda on April 17. A month later, Dr Pradhan found himself posting selfies from inside Mr Panda's personal helicopter.
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UN Rethinks Global Sleep Standards For Helicopter Pilots
A UN aviation task force is updating global standards to ensure commercial helicopter pilots get enough sleep, at a time of broader industry efforts to manage crew fatigue, a technical specialist for the group said on Wednesday.
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Canadian Pilot Injured After Falling Into Antarctic Crevasse
A Canadian helicopter pilot was in critical condition today after plunging 20 metres (66 feet) down a crevasse after he landed on a remote ice shelf in Antarctica, Australian officials said.
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Ukrainian Pilot's Murder Trial to Start September 22
A Russian court today said a Ukrainian female helicopter pilot will go on trial next week over the murder of two Russian journalists, and ruled that she must stay behind bars meanwhile.
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First Women to Pass US Army's Ranger School Speak Out
The first women to pass the grueling training course at the US Army's elite Ranger School said Thursday they hoped their success would open doors for women seeking jobs in frontline combat.
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Mini Helicopter Pilot Charged After Landing on US Capitol Lawn
A protester who landed his mini helicopter on the US Capitol lawn appeared in court Thursday to face charges of flying an illegal aircraft and violating national defense airspace.
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Taiwan Defence Minister Apologises Over Chopper Scandal
Taiwan's defence minister apologised today after a top Apache helicopter pilot sparked a scandal by giving friends and family an illegal tour of an army base, prompting an investigation into military discipline.
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Cheryl Cole flirted with Britain's Prince Harry
Cheryl Cole flirted with Britain's Prince Harry when they met earlier this month.
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New DGCA rule a breather to chopper pilots
Helicopter pilots will not be prosecuted now on if they refuse to fly or undertake unscheduled landings in case of bad weather or an emergency, with the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) issuing instructions to this effect.The DGCA has instructed that "no punitive action would be taken" if there was an unscheduled landing in case of an e...
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Aviation Regulator DGCA Suspends License Of Helicopter Pilot For 6 Months
Aviation regulator DGCA has suspended the licence of a helicopter pilot for six months following an incident while landing on an offshore platform in the Mumbai high seas.
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Aircraft Crash Kills Waterbomber Pilot Fighting Australian Wildfires
A helicopter pilot died on Friday when his aircraft crashed while waterbombing rare winter bushfires in Australia that have swept across its drought-stricken southeast, police said.
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Many Dead In Operation To Capture Pilot Who Bombed Venezuela Supreme Court
Several people, including two police officers, were killed in an operation to capture a helicopter pilot who bombed Venezuela's Supreme Court during anti-government protests last year, the interior ministry said Monday.
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Would Love To Fly In A Chopper, He Tweeted. MP Jay Panda Made It Happen
"Would love to fly in a chopper some day..." tweeted Sujay Kalpana Pradhan, who goes by the username @sujay365 on Twitter. The tweet was "liked" by BJD MP Baijayant "Jay" Panda on April 17. A month later, Dr Pradhan found himself posting selfies from inside Mr Panda's personal helicopter.
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UN Rethinks Global Sleep Standards For Helicopter Pilots
A UN aviation task force is updating global standards to ensure commercial helicopter pilots get enough sleep, at a time of broader industry efforts to manage crew fatigue, a technical specialist for the group said on Wednesday.
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Canadian Pilot Injured After Falling Into Antarctic Crevasse
A Canadian helicopter pilot was in critical condition today after plunging 20 metres (66 feet) down a crevasse after he landed on a remote ice shelf in Antarctica, Australian officials said.
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Ukrainian Pilot's Murder Trial to Start September 22
A Russian court today said a Ukrainian female helicopter pilot will go on trial next week over the murder of two Russian journalists, and ruled that she must stay behind bars meanwhile.
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First Women to Pass US Army's Ranger School Speak Out
The first women to pass the grueling training course at the US Army's elite Ranger School said Thursday they hoped their success would open doors for women seeking jobs in frontline combat.
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Mini Helicopter Pilot Charged After Landing on US Capitol Lawn
A protester who landed his mini helicopter on the US Capitol lawn appeared in court Thursday to face charges of flying an illegal aircraft and violating national defense airspace.
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Taiwan Defence Minister Apologises Over Chopper Scandal
Taiwan's defence minister apologised today after a top Apache helicopter pilot sparked a scandal by giving friends and family an illegal tour of an army base, prompting an investigation into military discipline.
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Cheryl Cole flirted with Britain's Prince Harry
Cheryl Cole flirted with Britain's Prince Harry when they met earlier this month.
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New DGCA rule a breather to chopper pilots
Helicopter pilots will not be prosecuted now on if they refuse to fly or undertake unscheduled landings in case of bad weather or an emergency, with the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) issuing instructions to this effect.The DGCA has instructed that "no punitive action would be taken" if there was an unscheduled landing in case of an e...
