Dear Reader,

You may notice that most of the articles on this page have been removed. Now that I am retired, I don’t think I have the necessary recent experience to keep those articles up to date. I recommend you join Ops.Group for the most thorough and current source of news, procedures, and everything you need to be a competent and safe international pilot. Many of the more timeless articles can be found in my four part “A Professional Aviator’s Notebook” series: Aviate, Navigate, Communicate, and Relate.

What's left are the articles that are more of a "big picture" part of international operations.

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Oceanic Departure

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Oceanic En Route

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Oceanic Arrival

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Babel Fish (Language Translators)

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Course Reversals

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Equal Time Points (ETPs)

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Journey Log Book

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Mach Number Technique

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Navigation Accuracy Check

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Point of Safe Return (PSR)

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Post Position Plot

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Volcanic Ash

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Waypoint Notation