A: First of all, the businesses at the airports provide service to pilots and aircraft owners, and having additional aircraft will help their businesses.

He says, "On more than one occasion I've provided tech support to friends and fellow pilots."

Jeppesen provided copies of his notebook to fellow pilots - not, he said, to make money, but "to stay alive."

These provide cues to pilots during the flight via actuation systems.

Practice interceptions, run almost daily provided significant experience to ground officers and pilots working under simulated combat conditions.

Air traffic controllers also can provide information to pilots.

Air traffic controllers are also permitted to provide flight information services to pilots.

Its weather conditions and isolation provide a significant challenge to pilots.

Originally it was seen as a very difficult task: ground controls used visual aides to provide signals to pilots in the air.

This strategy, he said, allows the radar units to provide earlier warning of a microburst to pilots and air-traffic controllers.