Sentence examples for pilot rating from inspiring English sources

Rick Garza, a flight instructor at Sorbi's, said Mr. Almihdhar spoke little English but was able to communicate that he wanted to obtain a private pilot rating, one of the lowest levels of flying competence.

You don't need a license from the Federal Aviation Administration to fly a paraglider, though Ushpa has established a voluntary pilot rating system that is followed at most domestic sites.

After graduating, Loring was commissioned as a second lieutenant in the Army Reserve with a pilot rating.

A pilot rating phase following rater training may be one way to improve agreement.

The correlation between accident severity and pilot rating is barely significant (χ 2, p=0.044; 95% confidence).

We also explored the correlation between injury severity and pilot rating, and between injury severity and accident dynamics.

A 35-year-old technical projects manager in Raleigh, N.C., Mr. Trappe is an F.A.A.-certified private pilot, rated to operate hot-air balloons.

As a pilot for over 40 years (airline transport pilot rated, former flight and simulator instructor) and as a consultant to the health care industry for the same period, I respectfully suggest that Sandeep Jauhar inappropriately discounts the use of checklists as suggested by Atul Gawande's "Checklist Manifesto" (Jan . 24.

The step-up from a private-pilot to an instrument-pilot rating is considered the toughest ladder in aviation.

A bill that would have increased piloting rates and pilots' wages was soundly defeated last year; the fate of another bill that would raise the fees for the largest of the ships now appears bleak.

The bitter dispute over bar piloting rates has pitted international shipping companies against the crack seamen who navigate their vessels in and out of the Bay Area's often treacherous ports.