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Attempting to fly remote control airplanes in the past was a great father-son bonding activity that often ended in a phenomenal display of poor airmanship and resulted in a pile of balsa wood and engine parts.
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Luke Layman, Forbes, 11 Oct. 2022
By and large, they have not been adequately trained in how to recover from spins and the arguably larger imperative of airmanship.
—Kate Murphy, WSJ, 9 Sep. 2022
His account is definitive, unearthing details and insights from Murray and others that reveal the full extent of the event's unprecedented danger, as well as Murray and his crew's miraculous airmanship and extraordinary ingenuity.
—Eric Lindner, Popular Mechanics, 22 July 2021
Joining Wingfoot One at the air show will be aerobatic champion Michael Goulian, who will perform exercises in precision airmanship.
—Jennifer Conn, Akron Reporter, cleveland.com, 10 May 2018
As the trip with Bell demonstrates, the current air traffic control system is founded on the airmanship of pilots and communication with those who monitor controlled airspace.
—Joe Pappalardo, Popular Mechanics, 2 May 2018
The smallest lapse of focus or error in airmanship by the intercepting aircrew can have disastrous consequences.
—Dan Lamothe, Washington Post, 31 Jan. 2018
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Luke Layman, Forbes, 11 Oct. 2022
By and large, they have not been adequately trained in how to recover from spins and the arguably larger imperative of airmanship.
—Kate Murphy, WSJ, 9 Sep. 2022
His account is definitive, unearthing details and insights from Murray and others that reveal the full extent of the event's unprecedented danger, as well as Murray and his crew's miraculous airmanship and extraordinary ingenuity.
—Eric Lindner, Popular Mechanics, 22 July 2021
Joining Wingfoot One at the air show will be aerobatic champion Michael Goulian, who will perform exercises in precision airmanship.
—Jennifer Conn, Akron Reporter, cleveland.com, 10 May 2018
As the trip with Bell demonstrates, the current air traffic control system is founded on the airmanship of pilots and communication with those who monitor controlled airspace.
—Joe Pappalardo, Popular Mechanics, 2 May 2018
The smallest lapse of focus or error in airmanship by the intercepting aircrew can have disastrous consequences.
—Dan Lamothe, Washington Post, 31 Jan. 2018
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Word History
First Known Use
1859, in the meaning defined above
Dictionary Entries Near airmanship
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“Airmanship.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/airmanship. Accessed 3 Jun. 2023.
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