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Why do airline pilots rely on latitude and longitude coordinates?
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∙ 14y ago
Well, let's see.
When you have the lives of a couple hundred passengers in your hands, and a limited amount of fuel on board,
it's often comforting to have some idea of where you are and how to get where you want to go.
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∙ 14y ago
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∙ 11y agoSo that they Know where they are exactly
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What type of jobs use lines of longitude and latitude?
Some of the people who regularly use latitude and longitude in their jobs are: geographers, cartographers, members of the Armed Services or military, geologists, aviators, travel agents, historians and social studies teachers.
What type of map projection is used by airline pilots?
The type of map projection used by pilots is called a Polar Projection. It shows the Earth from one of the two poles, which helps show what is known as The Great Circle Route. This states that if you live on a rounded object such as the Earth, you travel on a curved line. This makes a Polar Projection the best choice and most commonly used map projection used by pilots.
Why are latitude and longitude important on maps?
Those numbers are used by soldiers, sailors, pilots, and drivers, for two major purposes: 1). To be able to explain exactly where they are in the world, when they phone in to the office. 2). To know which way to steer when the office calls and tells them where to go to.
What type of map shows Louisiana's rivers?
Barway pilots guide
Why do pilots get more accurate when they adjust a barometer for the current temperature and humidity?
the answer is yes
Why is latitude and longitude important to us today?
If you never leave home, then that system is not important to you at all. It is the method used by today's ship and airline pilots to get them to their destinations, and by today's crab and lobster fishermen to return to the places in the ocean where they planted their pots.
Are airline pilots called captains?
No, however some airline pilots are captains.
Why are the lines of latitude and longitude important?
It helps keep the continents in order and helps pilots and boaters keep an accurate path.... :)
When was Caribbean Airline Pilots Association created?
Caribbean Airline Pilots Association was created in 1997.
When was US Airline Pilots Association created?
US Airline Pilots Association was created in 2007.
When was Norwegian Airline Pilots Association created?
Norwegian Airline Pilots Association was created in 1977.
When was British Airline Pilots' Association created?
British Airline Pilots' Association was created on 1937-06-27.
What language do airline pilots use to identify themselves?
Airline pilots identify themselves in English, the international language of aviation.
Do women become airline pilots?
yes, women do become pilots
What is the best airline pilot shoes?
airline pilots should wear loafers
Are pilots unionized?
US airline pilots have formed into a couple of unions. The largest is ALPA - Air Line Pilots Association.
Are Irish pilots good pilots?
they're just average.I think there airline crashed twice.
