Oli and Ashleys Flight Inquiry !!!

How do you control a plane and how do air traffic know if you have had an accident???

We have found out all our inquiry information from Neil Miss France's brother.
here are the questions and  answers to our inquiry. 
 

This is a picture of Neil in his back garden with his pilot uniform.

                                                                                   This is a picture of Neil and his wife Michelle.Michelle is a flight attendant.

 

 

This is the message we got back
Hi Ashley and Oli

It sounds like you both have chosen something exciting to study?! Hopefully I can help you with your questions.

1 How do you control a plane?

1. The pilot controls the aircraft by the control wheel, or in some cases a control stick which moves the elevator, or horizontal tail and ailerons on the wings. There are also foot pedals which control the rudder, or the 'tail' of the aircraft. 

 

2 How much training did you need

2. I first learnt to fly microlights when I was at school, then I went on to train in larger aircraft at a local aero club and do a commercial pilots licence. This took about two years and a total of 250 flying hours. When I finished my training I got my first job flying tourists around the mountains.

 

3 How much time do you have to wait before you are allowed to land if a couple of planes are in front of you?

3. Different size aircraft have different requirements when it comes to landing after each other. Generally, at a large airport such as Christchurch a passenger aircraft can land about every three minutes.

 

4 How do you know where to land?

4. Pilots know where the airports are because they have books which contain information on all airports and airfields around New Zealand, and also of other countries if they fly overseas. 

 

5 Do you have a favourite country to land in, if so which airport is it?

5. Auckland is my favorite airport to land at, because I know that when I land there it means that I'm almost finished work and heading home :-). Wellington is the most fun, because of all the bumps!

 

6 What airline do you work for?

6. I am a Captain and fly the Boeing B737-800 airliner for QANTAS.

 

7 How long approximately are most flights you fly for?

7. Most of our flights are across to Sydney, Melbourne or Brisbane in Australia, and normally take about two and a half, to three hours to get there.

 

8 How many planes are allowed to take off and land at once?

8. Only one aircraft is allowed to take off or land on a runway at once, but some bigger airports have several runways so a number of aircraft can be taking off and landing at the airport at once.

 

9 How do you prevent an accident?

9. The are many ways that accidents can be prevented. Good pilot training is one of the main ways; the aircraft also have sophisticated equipment on board to warn the pilots if they are flying too close to the ground, other aircraft or turbulent weather.

10. How many planes can land in Christchurch airport?

10. On a busy day, there could be over one hundred aircraft landing and taking off at Christchurch airport including international and domestic flights, aero club training aircraft and privately owned planes.
 

I hope this answers all your questions? Please send me another email if you have any more

Bye

Neil