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Tips and tricks for tourists and adventure travellers who prefer to travel by air.

How To Perform A Visual Pre-Flight Check On An Airplane (I) - Before staring the engine of an airplane it is necessary that the pilot in command takes some time to visually check the vehicle in order to be sure that everything is in order.

In A Private Jet All The Way To Hawaii - Those fortunate enough to have done both things in their lives are relatively few; I am one of them and I assure you that they are worth the price!

Guns In The Hands Of Pilots - The attacks of Sept 11, 2001 eventually landed handguns into some pilot's cockpits. Are these guns in the right hands?

In-Flight Entertainment Or The Hell Of Boredom - The next time you go out to fly, even if it is not in places like Scandinavia, Patagonia or Kamchatka, think in advance and save yourself from the hell of boredom if you have to land in the middle of nowhere.

Seaplanes Versus Other Transports - A brief explanation on why boatplanes, seaplanes and amphibians are better means of transportation than land or water vehicles.

Tips for travelling internationally with your computer - Travelling internationally with a computer implies passing controls at airports and in some cases, at other places. Learn the basics.

Travel tips and advice: Do not forget local laws and regulations

Travel tips: the laws abroad - Wilderness tips and advice: a very important piece of advice about the laws abroad.

Caution abroad - Always carry some sort of ID.

Travel tips: the informed visitor - Become an informed visitor.

Keep your important papers with you! - Have your documents with you at all times.

Simple Planning Makes For a More Enjoyable Vacation (I) - June is time to think of ways that you can rejuvenate yourself...

Terrorism, Travel, Safety and the Fear Factor - While there is indeed a problem with terrorism, its relevance for travellers has been greatly exaggerated in most parts of the world.

The Biggest Problem Of Flight Instruction - Some people just love to teach: some become flight instructors after they earn their commercial pilot license and log five hundred hours, and remain as such for the rest of their lives: but for most career-minded pilots, getting certified as flight instructors is just a step on the ladder that leads to the cockpit of an airliner.

How Does An Airplane Fly? - This article has been thought for all those who want to know what goes on an airplane as it flies, how its instruments, systems and parts work and how do they keep the thing up in the air.

Factores humanos - An aircraft is not an isolated entity within the environment; airplanes, helicopters and so never fly on their own but are managed by crews, are under the jurisdiction of regulations that work within vast systems in which many different organisms and people take part.

Aeronautics and Astronautics - Articles on aeronautics, astronautics, space exploration and related activities.

Regions, Continents and Countries - Articles, essays, comments and tales about different regions, continents and countries of the world dealing in each with case aspects of their society, culture, economy, geography, folklore, history, regional products, sports and outdoor activities, and other things of interest fot any traveller.

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Health / First aid, wilderness emergencies - Outdoor activities always entail some risks to your physical integrity. Learn about the techniques and suitable behaviour for surviving emergencies and disasters.

Travel and Tourism - Advice and recommendations for travellers and tourists - Avoid complications in your trips.

Society / The Editorials Of Desaparecido N.N. - There are some that lust for their fifteen minutes of fame, and then, there are those who dread them and would prefer to stay pretty anonymous; in this section we bring to light some information about people and institutions that like to make life miserable to explorers, travellers and just plain citizens.

Flight Simulation - Articles on flight simulators and flight simulation.

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