Rickie C. is a current dispatch student pursing an FAA Dispatcher License and pursing a career in the dispatch industry. He created AviationSixty to help himself and other potential aviation enthusiast to learn more about aviation topics.
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As an aircraft dispatcher and pilot, it is important to know the definitions of domestic, supplemental, and flag. If you are working or operating a Part 121 airliner, you will be operating in one of these three categories. In order to qualify as a domestic…
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The FAA has announced that during the Spring of 2026, they are going to switch NOTAMs from the domestic format to ICAO (International Civil Aviation Organization) . ICAO NOTAMs are separated into "series", which each series or lines contain categorical information on the NOTAM. This…
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Turbulence is the irregular motion of an aircraft in flight due to high winds. Turbulence is dangerous due to the potential of sharp dropping and increasing of altitude and structural damage to the aircraft. There are three types of turbulence: convective, mechanical, and wind shear.
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A Minimum Equipment List (MEL) is a legal binding document authorised by the airline which allows a list of inoperative equipment in an aircraft to be still flight operable. A MEL is enforced on the ground, anything that malfunctions in flight will be handled by…
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Operational control defined in §1.1: With respect to a flight, the exercise of authority to initiate, conduct, and terminate a flight. The definition of operation control is important because it is the chain of responsibility on every step of flight in regard to your operation.
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