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- What do you mean by "Fly Neighborly" or "Friendly Flying"?
- Flying on airlines is such a hassle, what about small planes?
- What do you mean by "Fly Neighborly" or "Friendly Flying"?
- •We use the terms interchangeably to indicate a conceptual thought process to be applied by pilots during their planning and flying. Pilots have a large amount of responsibility and trust placed in them to conduct safe flights, which is any pilot's first priority. Before each flight, pilots must familiarize themselves with a lot of information regarding their flights, and update it and their associated decisions throughout the flying day. Friendly flying involves planning and flying, workload permitting, with consideration of the effects of aircraft sound waves at ground level.
- •"Fly Neighborly" is a term that was coined by operators and industry in the early 1980s and has been applied to training programs and operational techniques by all manner of operators around the world. Manufacturers join the effort by conducting research and development of quieter aircraft and sound reduction flight techniques.
- •ERHC was awarded the first ever Fly Neighborly Award in 1982 for its efforts at community-focused solutions to citizen concerns.
- Flying on airlines is such a hassle, what about small planes?
- •Personal air travel may be more available than many people realize, either by chartering an aircraft or becoming a pilot and renting or owning your own aircraft. Some people travel all over the U.S. in small planes.
- •Go to your local airport and start up a conversation. Aviation people tend to be pretty friendly. Costs vary with location and type of aircraft, but ask around several sources and crunch some numbers and you might find aviation is for you.
- •The Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA) is a good source of information about general aviation, and with about 400,000 members, is the nation's largest aviation association: GA Serving America; Learn to Fly; AOPA.
- •For some aviation history, visit the Smithsonian's Centennial of Flight.