Although the majority of flight attendants (cabin crew) are employed by the airlines, the Air Force and some charter operators also require flight attendants, on a free lance basis.
Flight attendants, both male and female, are primarily safety officers who assist passengers in case of emergencies. Next, they have to look after the comfort of the passengers and, as such, are very much the ambassadors of both the airlines and the country they represent.
Personal checklist
You will need
* intelligence
* the ability to give sympathetic attention to passengers, especially the elderly, babies and children
* a friendly, spontaneous personality
* efficiency
* an attractive appearance
* the ability to give sound advice in a friendly way
* patience
* previous experience in working with the public and fluency in more than one language are advantages.
Training
An initial training course covers simulated safety and emergency procedures (e.g. evacuating an aircraft full of passengers), first aid and aviation medicine.
This is a very important aspect of a flight attendants job, as the safety of the passengers is largely in their hands. In addition you will be taught deportment and make-up, catering, and the finer details of attending to passengers.
The course usually extends over about eight weeks and may begin with a fourteen-day training period in ground duties, including reservations, ticketing and international travel requirements.
Once you have successfully completed the training course, you will go on to practical flying training for two to three months, when you will be expected to put your theoretical knowledge into practice. During this period, instructors or co-ordinators will fly with you to evaluate your practical ability and, if successful, you become a fully-fledged flight attendant.
Aspects of the training for flight attendants are carried out by the respective airlines. The safety & emergency procedures training is often provided by specialist training centres
Prospects
There is always a demand for flight attendants. With time and experience, flight attendants are promoted from serving in the economy class on domestic flights to the first class on international flights, with the possibility of being appointed senior cabin controller. He or she is in charge of all flight attendants and, after the pilot-in-command (captain), is responsible for the safety and welfare of passengers.
Watchpoints
The life of a flight attendant tends to sound quite glamorous. However, negative aspects include being away from home for long periods, irregular hours, and the tiring nature of the work.
If you are career-minded, you may become frustrated, as there is limited scope for promotion and after a few years you may no longer find the work challenging. For this reason there is a high turnover of flight attendants. However, the work provides an excellent introduction to other careers that involve dealing with people (e.g. public relations).
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Saturday, May 1, 2010
Major Features Aerosoft's African Airstrip
Major Features
This adventure package has several major features to enable a higher than ordinary level of simulation enjoyment: Scenery, flights, a mission, and a manual.
Scenery. Approximately 40,000 square kilometers around Mt Kenya, the country's highest peak, is covered by this add-on scenery. More than 20 airstrips, custom scenery, landmarks, buildings, vehicles and thousands of birds and mammals are featured. Basic features include:
Custom LOD12 terrain mesh
Custom land-class definitions, textures, and blendings
Custom streets, roads, rivers, lakes, telephone lines, and railways with 3D trains
Custom Africa-typial villages and lodges
Custom airstrip objects and buildings
Flights. About 30 flights start users at airports and airstrips for viewing scenery and animals and for launching adventures.
Mission. One mission, called "career mode," leads users to carrying passengers and cargo around Kenya's airstrips. This mission starts with a short video and an option for taking the introductory flight. Thereafter, users may accept one of more than 20 "jobs" assigned at random by a dispatcher.
Manuals. A 46-page manual with numerous screen shots explains how to install and use the package:
Installation procedure
Display settings
Airport/airstrip descriptions and positions
Free flights
Career-mode mission
Glossary
A 25-page printable version of this manual — without the images and background paper — is available for simpler printing and toner/ink savings.
Aerosoft says "African Airstrip Adventures combines an advanced mission mode with high-definition scenery" and an opportunity to "start a career as a pilot in a fictional charter airline."
This adventure package has several major features to enable a higher than ordinary level of simulation enjoyment: Scenery, flights, a mission, and a manual.
Custom LOD12 terrain mesh
Custom land-class definitions, textures, and blendings
Custom streets, roads, rivers, lakes, telephone lines, and railways with 3D trains
Custom Africa-typial villages and lodges
Custom airstrip objects and buildings
Flights. About 30 flights start users at airports and airstrips for viewing scenery and animals and for launching adventures.
Mission. One mission, called "career mode," leads users to carrying passengers and cargo around Kenya's airstrips. This mission starts with a short video and an option for taking the introductory flight. Thereafter, users may accept one of more than 20 "jobs" assigned at random by a dispatcher.
Manuals. A 46-page manual with numerous screen shots explains how to install and use the package:
Installation procedure
Display settings
Airport/airstrip descriptions and positions
Free flights
Career-mode mission
Glossary
A 25-page printable version of this manual — without the images and background paper — is available for simpler printing and toner/ink savings.
Aerosoft says "African Airstrip Adventures combines an advanced mission mode with high-definition scenery" and an opportunity to "start a career as a pilot in a fictional charter airline."
Aerosoft's African Airstrip Adventures for FSX
frica is a diverse continent socially, politically, geographically, and climatically. It is the world's second largest and second-most populated continent. Stradling the equator, about half the continent is in the Northern Hemisphere, and about half is in the Southern Hemisphere. It is the only continent to stretch from the northern temperate zone to the southern temperate zone. Some of its regions are dense jungles while others are dry deserts. Its highest mountains are Kilimanjaro (19,341 feet, 5,895 meters), Kenya (17,057 feet, 5,199 meters), and Mawenzi (16,893 feet, 5,149 meters), all in eastern Africa. This unique continent has the largest combination and density of free-ranging wild animals such as lions, elephants, giraffes, and primates.
Kenya is one of Africa's more than 50 independent countries. Located on the equator, in East Africa, along the Indian Ocean, it has a tropical climate that is humid on the coast and dry inland. Nairobi National Park is located about seven kilometers (four miles) west of Kenya's capital city of Nairobi. Providing a habitat safe from human activities for thousands of wild animals such as giraffes, buffaloes, zebras, hippopotami, leapoards, and lions, it is Kenya's major tourist attraction.
Aerosoft has created a package of missions, scenery enhancements and flights for adventuring in FSX around Mount Kenya. "This addon will bring you closer to the fascination, the wildlife and the beauty of Kenya/Africa," Aerosoft says in its product description.
As explained in their product description and manual, they made this mission and scenery because they were disappointed in FSX's representation of the area and its animals.
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Sydney is, certainly to its residents, one of the world's most beautiful cities. Set on a large harbour it has the natural advantages of walks around the harbour foreshores, spectacular views bayside parks and gardens and the architectural magic of the Harbour Bridge and the Opera House. We have a full selection of flights to Sydney offering you the most economic way of getting to this unique place.
Finally, if you're here to visit friends or family, as many of our guests are, you'll already know that the Australians are outgoing and friendly. You are assured a warm welcome! You'll also receive a warm welcome and excellent customer service at Lee's Travel when you book your cheap flights to Sydney with us.
You can also select from a whole range of other travel services for your Sydney trip, including accommodation, travel, car hire, tours and anything else you might need. So, as well as providing your cheap flights to Sydney, we can also make sure that every aspect of your holiday is perfect. Please contact us for a tailor-made quotation or visit our online quote facility and we will be delighted to produce an individual, response including a price quotation.
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Sydney is, certainly to its residents, one of the world's most beautiful cities. Set on a large harbour it has the natural advantages of walks around the harbour foreshores, spectacular views bayside parks and gardens and the architectural magic of the Harbour Bridge and the Opera House. We have a full selection of flights to Sydney offering you the most economic way of getting to this unique place.
Finally, if you're here to visit friends or family, as many of our guests are, you'll already know that the Australians are outgoing and friendly. You are assured a warm welcome! You'll also receive a warm welcome and excellent customer service at Lee's Travel when you book your cheap flights to Sydney with us.
You can also select from a whole range of other travel services for your Sydney trip, including accommodation, travel, car hire, tours and anything else you might need. So, as well as providing your cheap flights to Sydney, we can also make sure that every aspect of your holiday is perfect. Please contact us for a tailor-made quotation or visit our online quote facility and we will be delighted to produce an individual, response including a price quotation.
Lee's Travel is fully bonded with ABTA, IATA and ATOL. The air holidays and flights shown on our website are ATOL Protected by the Civil Aviation Authority, so you can book your Sydney flights safe in the knowledge that your money is secure.
You can go directly to our selection of flights to Sydney here, or order our brochure online packed with resort information, hotel descriptions, tour itineraries and plenty of holiday ideas.
Malaysia Airlines cheap flights
Lee's Travel is proud to work with a host of quality international airlines including Malaysia Airlines.
You'll be spoilt for choice both with the range of flights with Malaysia Airlines and their in-flight services. Departing from Heathrow and Manchester through their
base at Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia serve 5 major Australian gateways as well as Auckland, New Zealand. If, as part of a stopover, you want to sample some of Malaysia's fantastic beaches, then ask your Lee's Travel consultant for details on great hotel offers and free domestic flights within Malaysia
Flight attendant jobs
Nature of the work
At least one hour before each flight, attendants are briefed by the captain—the pilot in command—on such things as emergency evacuation procedures, coordination of the crew, the length of the flight, expected weather conditions, and special issues having to do with passengers.
Flight attendants make sure that first-aid kits and other emergency equipment are aboard and in working order and that the passenger cabin is in order, with adequate supplies of food, beverages, and blankets.
As passengers board the plane, flight attendants greet them, check their tickets, and tell them where to store coats and carry-on items.
Before the plane takes off, flight attendants instruct all passengers in the use of emergency equipment and check to see that seat belts are fastened, seat backs are in upright positions, and all carry-on items are properly stowed.
In the air, helping passengers in the event of an emergency is the most important responsibility of a flight attendant.
Flight attendants also answer questions about the flight; distribute reading material, pillows, and blankets, and food and beverage items; and help small children, elderly or disabled persons, and any others needing assistance.
Prior to landing, flight attendants take inventory of headsets, alcoholic beverages, and moneys collected.
Lead, or first, flight attendants, sometimes known as pursers, oversee the work of the other attendants aboard the aircraft, while performing most of the same duties. Major airlines are required by law to provide flight attendants for the safety of the traveling public.
Working conditions
Because airlines operate around-the-clock, year-round, flight attendants may work nights, holidays, and weekends.
In most cases, agreements between the airline and the employees’ union determine the total daily and monthly working time.
On-duty time is usually limited to 12 hours per day, with a daily maximum of 14 hours.
Attendants usually fly 65 to 85 hours a month and, in addition, generally spend about 50 hours a month on the ground preparing planes for flights, writing reports following completed flights, and waiting for planes to arrive.
They may be away from their home base at least one-third of the time; during this period, the airlines provide hotel accommodations and an allowance for meal expenses.
Flight attendants must be flexible, reliable, and willing to relocate.
Almost all flight attendants start out working on reserve status or on call.
The combination of free time and discount airfares provides flight attendants the opportunity to travel and see new places. However, the work can be strenuous and trying. Flight attendants stand during much of the flight and must remain pleasant and efficient, regardless of how tired they are or how demanding passengers may be. Occasionally, flight attendants must deal with disruptive passengers. Flight attendants are susceptible to injuries because of the job demands in a moving aircraft. In addition, medical problems can arise from irregular sleeping and eating patterns, dealing with stressful passengers, working in a pressurized environment, and breathing recycled air.
Training, other qualifications and advancement
Airlines prefer to hire poised, tactful, and resourceful people who can interact comfortably with strangers and remain calm under duress.
Applicants usually must be at least 18 to 21 years old.
Flight attendants must have excellent health and the ability to speak clearly.
Applicants must be high school graduates, and those with several years of college and experience in dealing with the public are preferred.
Flight attendants for international airlines generally must speak one or more foreign languages fluently.
Once hired, all candidates must undergo a period of formal training which can last between 3 to 8 weeks, depending on the size and type of carrier. Training takes place at the airline’s flight training center.
In addition, airlines usually have physical and appearance requirements. There are height requirements for the purposes of reaching overhead bins, and most airlines want candidates with weight proportionate to height. Vision is required to be correctable to 20/30 or better with glasses or contact lenses (uncorrected no worse than 20/200). Men must have their hair cut above the collar and be clean shaven. Airlines prefer applicants with no visible tattoos, body piercing, or unusual hairstyles or makeup.
Some flight attendants become supervisors or take on additional duties such as recruiting and instructing. Their experience also may qualify them for numerous airline-related jobs involving contact with the public, such as reservation ticket agent or public-relations specialist.
At least one hour before each flight, attendants are briefed by the captain—the pilot in command—on such things as emergency evacuation procedures, coordination of the crew, the length of the flight, expected weather conditions, and special issues having to do with passengers.
Flight attendants make sure that first-aid kits and other emergency equipment are aboard and in working order and that the passenger cabin is in order, with adequate supplies of food, beverages, and blankets.
As passengers board the plane, flight attendants greet them, check their tickets, and tell them where to store coats and carry-on items.
Before the plane takes off, flight attendants instruct all passengers in the use of emergency equipment and check to see that seat belts are fastened, seat backs are in upright positions, and all carry-on items are properly stowed.
In the air, helping passengers in the event of an emergency is the most important responsibility of a flight attendant.
Flight attendants also answer questions about the flight; distribute reading material, pillows, and blankets, and food and beverage items; and help small children, elderly or disabled persons, and any others needing assistance.
Prior to landing, flight attendants take inventory of headsets, alcoholic beverages, and moneys collected.
Lead, or first, flight attendants, sometimes known as pursers, oversee the work of the other attendants aboard the aircraft, while performing most of the same duties. Major airlines are required by law to provide flight attendants for the safety of the traveling public.
Working conditions
Because airlines operate around-the-clock, year-round, flight attendants may work nights, holidays, and weekends.
In most cases, agreements between the airline and the employees’ union determine the total daily and monthly working time.
On-duty time is usually limited to 12 hours per day, with a daily maximum of 14 hours.
Attendants usually fly 65 to 85 hours a month and, in addition, generally spend about 50 hours a month on the ground preparing planes for flights, writing reports following completed flights, and waiting for planes to arrive.
They may be away from their home base at least one-third of the time; during this period, the airlines provide hotel accommodations and an allowance for meal expenses.
Flight attendants must be flexible, reliable, and willing to relocate.
Almost all flight attendants start out working on reserve status or on call.
The combination of free time and discount airfares provides flight attendants the opportunity to travel and see new places. However, the work can be strenuous and trying. Flight attendants stand during much of the flight and must remain pleasant and efficient, regardless of how tired they are or how demanding passengers may be. Occasionally, flight attendants must deal with disruptive passengers. Flight attendants are susceptible to injuries because of the job demands in a moving aircraft. In addition, medical problems can arise from irregular sleeping and eating patterns, dealing with stressful passengers, working in a pressurized environment, and breathing recycled air.
Training, other qualifications and advancement
Airlines prefer to hire poised, tactful, and resourceful people who can interact comfortably with strangers and remain calm under duress.
Applicants usually must be at least 18 to 21 years old.
Flight attendants must have excellent health and the ability to speak clearly.
Applicants must be high school graduates, and those with several years of college and experience in dealing with the public are preferred.
Flight attendants for international airlines generally must speak one or more foreign languages fluently.
Once hired, all candidates must undergo a period of formal training which can last between 3 to 8 weeks, depending on the size and type of carrier. Training takes place at the airline’s flight training center.
In addition, airlines usually have physical and appearance requirements. There are height requirements for the purposes of reaching overhead bins, and most airlines want candidates with weight proportionate to height. Vision is required to be correctable to 20/30 or better with glasses or contact lenses (uncorrected no worse than 20/200). Men must have their hair cut above the collar and be clean shaven. Airlines prefer applicants with no visible tattoos, body piercing, or unusual hairstyles or makeup.
Some flight attendants become supervisors or take on additional duties such as recruiting and instructing. Their experience also may qualify them for numerous airline-related jobs involving contact with the public, such as reservation ticket agent or public-relations specialist.
Flight Descriptions
1st Flight Napalm Monks
Napalm -
Monk -
Always faithful and loyal, the Napalm Monks strive to create a better world for their brethren. Their Loyalty is unquestioned. They will always put the lives of their brothers and sisters before that of their own. Though they strive for a peaceful world, the Monks achieve that in a most unusual way. Purification is the means to that ends. And they use it like the early Christians used the Crusades. Their motto...Peace thru Purification...and their battle cry...The Fire Cleanses...tells of the Monks as fighters and not only Devout Religious Leaders. Though they may seem fanatical, the Monks are entirely the opposite. Their Manner is cool and calm at most times, but extremely Volatile when battle nears. Fierce
fighters and Protectors.
2nd Flight Jade Falcons
The Jade Falcons are the core of the Empire's Armies. Stone cold and lacking of emotion, these Falcons prey on those that would stand against the might of The Alliance. They are the best of the best; the elite Warrior. Where the Napalm Monks strive for the perfection of the purified soul, the Jade Falcons strive for perfection of their honed battle skills. These soldiers are hardly ever seen within the Alliance Complex itself, they are out on patrol or on the hunt for foes. The Enemy is no match for these swift killers. Their Motto is....Only the Strong survive. And rightly so...they are the Strong and the enemy dies in droves by their hands.
3rd Flight Shadow Mercs
To suggest that the Shadow Mercs have no honor would be to find yourself with a knife imbedded in your spinal cord. Honor means nothing to the Mercs...it is a means to an end, just like everything else they use or disuse. The Mercs have long been used as hired thugs, Assassins and spies. Their skill at stealth and subterfuge has no equal in the Empire. They will attain the goals of the Alliance by any means necessary. Valor, they do not seek. For they rarely accept more then a thank you for their efforts. They revel in the hunt and the kill, the stealth and the attack, not in the glory received. As long as the Alliance flourishes, they will enjoy living in the shadows. Their Motto is...Beware of that which you can not see.
Napalm -
Monk -
Always faithful and loyal, the Napalm Monks strive to create a better world for their brethren. Their Loyalty is unquestioned. They will always put the lives of their brothers and sisters before that of their own. Though they strive for a peaceful world, the Monks achieve that in a most unusual way. Purification is the means to that ends. And they use it like the early Christians used the Crusades. Their motto...Peace thru Purification...and their battle cry...The Fire Cleanses...tells of the Monks as fighters and not only Devout Religious Leaders. Though they may seem fanatical, the Monks are entirely the opposite. Their Manner is cool and calm at most times, but extremely Volatile when battle nears. Fierce
fighters and Protectors.
2nd Flight Jade Falcons
The Jade Falcons are the core of the Empire's Armies. Stone cold and lacking of emotion, these Falcons prey on those that would stand against the might of The Alliance. They are the best of the best; the elite Warrior. Where the Napalm Monks strive for the perfection of the purified soul, the Jade Falcons strive for perfection of their honed battle skills. These soldiers are hardly ever seen within the Alliance Complex itself, they are out on patrol or on the hunt for foes. The Enemy is no match for these swift killers. Their Motto is....Only the Strong survive. And rightly so...they are the Strong and the enemy dies in droves by their hands.
3rd Flight Shadow Mercs
To suggest that the Shadow Mercs have no honor would be to find yourself with a knife imbedded in your spinal cord. Honor means nothing to the Mercs...it is a means to an end, just like everything else they use or disuse. The Mercs have long been used as hired thugs, Assassins and spies. Their skill at stealth and subterfuge has no equal in the Empire. They will attain the goals of the Alliance by any means necessary. Valor, they do not seek. For they rarely accept more then a thank you for their efforts. They revel in the hunt and the kill, the stealth and the attack, not in the glory received. As long as the Alliance flourishes, they will enjoy living in the shadows. Their Motto is...Beware of that which you can not see.
WARBIRD FLIGHTS
TOP-GUN FLIGHT
An full thirty minutes of flight. You have time to climb higher and travel farther from the airport, you have much more time to handle the controls and if adding the aerobatic option, indulge in WW II style aerobatics. Options available: Front Seat, Aerobatics and Video.
AEROBATICS
Loops, rolls and other positive "G" aerobatic maneuvers are an option on any of the :30 and 1:00 flights. (the :15 flight is too short to get to the proper area and altitude where aerobatics can be flown). All our pilots begin gently with easy maneuvers to be sure you are enjoying them before going on to the more exciting maneuvers. Maneuvers we do include: aileron rolls, hesitation rolls, barrel rolls, loops, cuban 8's, immelmanns, chandelles, split S's and clover leafs. You are in direct contact with the pilot and can tell him exactly what you want. (It's the world's greatest free-style roller-coaster!) Even if you have never experienced aerobatics before our pilots can get you some real hands-on training and teach you to perform some of the basic maneuvers such as loops and aileron rolls. "G" forces encountered are from 0 to + 4.0 G's. Speeds are up to 200 mph.
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