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Frozen ATPL
The Airline Transport Pilot Licence (ATPL) is the highest aviation certificate one can hold, and gives the privilege og being able to command commercial flights. In other words, a “captain’s licence”. There are, however, rather extensive experience requirements to obtain that licence. While I am working towards the European edition of the second highest level [...]
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Today is really the day which supersedes every other day in importance. It started off quite normally with dragging myself out of bed quite early in the morning, heavily deprived of sleep due to a combination of intense work the day before preparing for the checkride and a general sense of excitement about what the [...]
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- Sitting at "Roald Hilton" watching the snow fall. #
- Heading home to Norway. Soon to board N512NK to Myrtle Beach. #
- "En dag kommer Microsoft-PCer til å sitte på museum, og folk vil peke på dem og le" -sitat Daniel #
- Updated the NAIA article on Wikipedia from a single-sentence stub to a proper entry, complete with an infobox, three paragraphs, external links and references. It can be found here. #
- "[It] reminds me of the Facebook groups I've seen for procrastinators... "don't worry, you can join tomorrow" .." -Daniel #
- From a pilot's operating handbook detailing the dangers of a non-recommended procedure: "..a stall may occur which may cause uncontrolled contact with the ground..." #
- "Maintain high airspeed, lest the Earth should rise up from below and smite Thee!" -Barry Schiff #
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ozwegian [ɔz-wē'jən] adj. of or pertaining to Arthur Haakonsen; noun – Arthur Haakonsen; an Australian-Norwegian student pilot residing in Oslo, Norway.
Arthur grew up in Oslo with Norwegian and Australian parents. He spent a sabbatical in Sydney, graduated from high school with an International Baccalaureate and served in the Royal Norwegian Air Force. After receiving his initial pilot’s licence in Norway, he moved to the United States to pursue a professional pilot education. Having returned, he is now in the process of converting his licences and completing his studies.
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