Definitions
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun Art, skill, or ability in the practice of aerial navigation; aircraft piloting.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun Skill in and
knowledge of the work ofnavigating and operating anaircraft .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun the art of operating aircraft
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Examples
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In recent years the very term "airmanship" has almost left the vocabulary of pilots and safety organisations
HEADLINES 2009
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Still to be answered is how seasoned pilots for a top airline, flying one of the industry's most advanced jets, violated such a fundamental rule of airmanship.
Crash Report Shows Confused Cockpit Andy Pasztor 2011
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Both accidents highlighted lapses in basic airmanship and poor manual flying skills, compounded by overreliance on automation.
Panel Seeks an Upgrade in Airline Pilot Training Andy Pasztor 2011
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Disregarding a fundamental rule of airmanship that calls for lowering the nose of a plane to gain speed in the event of an aerodynamic stall, the 32-year-old co-pilot at the controls of Flight 447 continued to pull up the nose of the plane, despite extended stall warnings.
Air France Crash Report Likely to Alter Pilot Training Andy Pasztor 2011
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If the crew of Flight 447 had followed basic airmanship and kept the plane flying level until airspeed indications returned to normal, "it would have been a log entry, instead of a crash," Mr. Voss said Thursday in an interview.
Air France Crash Report Likely to Alter Pilot Training Andy Pasztor 2011
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The goal is to improve the knowledge and caliber of newly hired co-pilots, partly by giving extra flight-time credits to civilian job-seekers who graduate from four-year academic institutions or other advanced-training programs in which they study such things as aeronautics and airmanship.
FAA to Boost Co-Pilot Training Andy Pasztor 2011
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SHAPIRO: The Kirk crew had long forgotten the name of this helicopter pilot, but they never forgot his stunning airmanship.
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SHAPIRO: The Kirk crew had long forgotten the name of this helicopter pilot, but they never forgot his stunning airmanship.
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SHAPIRO: The Kirk crew had long forgotten the name of this helicopter pilot, but they never forgot his stunning airmanship.
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SHAPIRO: The Kirk crew had long forgotten the name of this helicopter pilot, but they never forgot his stunning airmanship.
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