Captain Reports Samples For Students

Smithin K R

Abstract
The successful flight of an aircraft is often attributed to the finesse of its pilots as well as the dispatcher. It is a common practice in air crash investigations to put the blame of such a mishap on the shoulders of its pilots and the air traffic control unit. Most often, the other factors that are inclusive in any successful flight, is omitted. This paper tries to analyze these causes from the perspective of National Transport Safety Board, to generate an independent view about the crash of UPS Flight 1354. After thorough inspection of NTSB reports three main ...

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So far, I consider three milestones in my leadership journey and I was able to associate my experiences with some of my learning in school about leadership. My responses and thoughts in those situations were also influenced by my personality and background.

Leadership Experience 1: Captain of the Football Team

As captain of the football team, I had to lead 18 teen players who are all energetic but with different personalities. My coach told me my role was to assist him in practice and make sure that all members were following his instructions. At first, I thought that strictly following the coach would ensure ...

Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior

Synopsis

The movie Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior shows remembrance for the chaos that arose after the decline of the oil- financial system and the start of the apocalyptic international war (Miller G. 1981).
The narrator of the movie explains how gangs of foragers got into the roads looting oil and how common men were left for decay.
The Road Warrior known as Max lost his relatives to the bunch of criminals became a lonely man in the area.
Max, the Road Warrior and his dogs are chasing the gangs and Max outruns them but he ...

Man is an interesting animal; he can purport to be virtuous, but that often only holds as long as his creature comforts are left intact. Once put out into the wilderness, facing certain death horrifying creatures, man’s inherent goodness can often fall apart. However, it is most interesting when some among these men can hang on to their humanity. In The Terror by Dan Simmons, such a scenario occurs – during a long and arduous expedition, the crews of the HMS Terror and HMS Erebus go through what could literally be described as Hell; starvation, harsh conditions, and mysterious beasts are ...

Introduction

Faster travel time, a feat of human imagination and a masterpiece of engineering. These are but some of the things that airplanes embody in the world. While there have been many records and variations throughout history of emulating flight, it was the Wright Brothers that finally made modern aircrafts possible back in 1903 . Since then the “aeroplane” has been used in many situations of human history. Such situations include public transportation, combat and even entertainment.
This invention did not come without a price however; just as when dynamite was used in manners that were against the wishes of Alfred Nobel (leading ...

The Mark of Zorro is an action packed serial story of a masked superhero fighting the cruel and corrupt leaders who are exploiting and oppressing the poor. The story belongs to the early 19th century in Los Angeles, California during Spanish rule. It is novel and was first published under the title ‘Curse of Capistrano’ on All-Story Weekly magazine in 1919. The novel is romantic, imaginative and adventurous.
The story begins by introducing a rich and young aristocrat, Don Diego, who is the son of the richest rancher in the country. Unlike his peers, Diego is a person who lacks vigor ...

Every child in America is exposed to violence of some kind. This is because violence comes from many sources such as the self, family, the community, peers and the media. Children of various ages are exposed to violence either as witnesses, victims or even as perpetrators (Emmons 1). Most of what is reported on child violence is predominantly on child abuse and media violence. Media violence is experience through television, video games film or the internet. 68% of the available video games. 60% of television shows have instances of violence (Emmons 1). The film Madagascar may be a very entertaining ...

Analysis of Product Marketing

Analysis of Product Marketing
- Product Macro and Competitive Environments
- Product Description
The product chosen for analysis is crunch breakfast cereal “Cap'n Crunch” made of sweetened corn and pieces of oat. The product is produced by Quaker Oats Company (PepsiCo), located in the US. Cap'n Crunch cereal is very popular in US on the market of breakfast cereals that generated approximately $118.6 in sales in 2010 from supermarkets, mass-market retailers, and drugstores (Joyner, 2011). However, US sales of the company dropped in 2010 by 6.8% because of health activists and government pressure connected with health ...

The book, “PT 105” written by the author Dick Keresey illustrates how beneficial the Pt boats were during the Second World War. Although the PT boats are described as susceptible and small, Dick implies that they were of vital use during the world war. Moreover crafts used by the marine soldiers were fast on deep water surface. This made it possible for the marine soldiers to sail for long distances. Dick Keresey the author of the book explains the manner in which the PT boats were of significant in the world war. Since the PT boats were small in ...