FIGHT OR FLIGHT EXAMPLES: Situation 1: You walk into class a few moments late, only to find everyone putting books and notes away- preparing for a test you did not realise had been scheduled for today. Your heart seems to stop, your mouth is dry, your knees feel weak and you momentarily consider hurrying back out the door. Your life is not really in danger, and running away will not solve your problem—so why should you feel a physical urge to escape? Situation 2: At a meeting for which you have
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Compare and contrast a waitress to a flight attendant People have different expectations when they look for jobs. Some go for high salaries and great perks. Some simply go for jobs that can guarantee happiness and fulfillment. In an isolated case, to be a waitress or a flight attendant, one needs to be exposed to certain aspects of the two jobs so one can make a sound decision in deciding how to pursue one’s choice of career. A waitress and a flight attendant may be compared and contrasted in terms
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versus Flight Attendants Many career fields have a set standard for dealing with the operations within an organization. Each field has specific requirements that an individual must possess to be qualified to work in each position. Some individuals obtain a degree in order to work as an engineer or teacher. Others may have to attend training that shows them the correct procedures to do the job. The purpose of this assignment is to discuss various aspects of the military police officers and flight attendants;
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Lee Campbell Flight 811 Investigation Anthony Vallido Aviation Safety 409 Abstract United Airlines Flight 811 left Honolulu bound for Auckland, New Zealand on February 24, 1989. A few minutes in the flight the cargo doors blew out and because of the decompression, nine passengers were immediately sucked out of the plane. The debris from the cargo door damaged the planes Number 3 and 4 engines. Captain David Cronin prepared for an emergency landing. The parents of one of the fatalities, Lee
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powered flight control unit fitted on the aircraft is to: 1) Aircraft speed and aerodynamic loads imposed on control surface too great for the pilot to overcome using manual force only. 2) Assist the pilot to overcome this load 3) No need for normal form of aerodynamic assistance, example: balance tab and spring balance tab EXPLAINATION OF POWERED FLIGHT CONTROL UNIT (PFCU) Figure 1: Powered Flight Control Unit System Drawing Artificial Feel With purely mechanical flight control
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Fight or flight response I am sure that you are familiar with the fight or flight response? This is a natural response to danger (stress) of us all – humans and animals alike. Imagine the following scenario: A zebra is peacefully grazing in a savanna. A lion is slowly approaching. At the last moment, the zebra spots it and activates the fight or flight response in order to save itself from the predator. It escapes. At the same moment, the lion also activates this response, but for different reasons
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A TRAINING COURSE ON PROPER WORK ETIQUETTE FOR FLIGHT ATTENDANTS Training Objectives At the end of the training course, the participants will be able to: * Work more efficiently and effectively * Feel more comfortable working around the workplace and working with others * Provides leadership, guidance, and assistance in various emergency and non-emergency situations. * Enough knowledge and skills in the field of flight attendant * Accommodates and provides leadership, direction
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Andes flight disaster Uruguayan Air Force Flight 571, also known as the Andes flight disaster and, in South America, as the Miracle of the Andes (El Milagro de los Andes) was a chartered flight carrying 45 people, including a rugby union team, their friends, family and associates, that crashed in the Andes on 13 October 1972. More than a quarter of the passengers died in the crash and several others quickly succumbed to cold and injury. Of the 27 who were alive a few days after the accident, another
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Flight 93 and Utilitarianism in Times of Crisis Flight 93 and Utilitarianism in Times of Crisis On September 11, 2001, United Airlines flight 93 was hijacked by terrorists with the suspected intention of crashing the aircraft into the United States Capitol. The hijackers never reached their destination because they were overtaken by the 40 passengers on board the flight and forced to crash the aircraft into a field near Shanksville, Pennsylvania, killing all 44 people on board. Consider
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Flight By Doris Lessing In the short story "Flight" by Alice Lessing, it's the story of an old man who raises homing pigeons for a hobby and who constantly worries about his last granddaughter, Alice, leaving and getting married tothe postmaster's son, Steven. The old man is very overprotective and also possessive of his daughter.In a way, the grandfather is also jealous of Alice's fiancé, Steven. The Old man argues with Aliceabout her behaviour when Steven is with her and he complains to his
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