85. What does an airline dispatcher do? What every 121 pilot needs to know

21.FIVE - Professional Pilots Podcast

Max educates Dylan on the changes in LOA requirements for RNP/AR approaches. Mailbag: Skywest pay correction, Regional vs Fractional/LCC/ACMI thoughts, EASA Conversion info [9:50] // Matt Duxbury, Major Airline Dispatcher, joins us to pull back the curtain on what it is dispatchers do for a 121 operation. [25:30] // How do you calculate hold fuel, monitor weather, and ATC delays, and find the best rides for passengers? Matt explains it all // Story Time with Matt: Wife calls dispatch to locate pilot husband on a trip... [1:14:30] // Flight Advice: Airline dispatcher wants to transition to the cockpit [1:19:15]

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