flight captain
Airplane's chief pilot
A flight captain is the pilot in command of an aircraft, responsible for all operational decisions and the safety of passengers and crew.
The captain typically sits in the left seat of the cockpit and has final authority during flight: The flight captain announced we'd be delayed due to weather.
Sometimes shortened to simply captain.
- pilotOne who steers aircraft
- cockpitPilot's control compartment
- aviatorOne who pilots aircraft
- commanderPerson with authority over others
- wingsLimbs for flight
uniform · takeoff · landing · emergency landing · altitude · throttle · airborne · crew · navigation · headset · stripes · control · aircraft · sky · briefing · air traffic control · announcement · turbulence
- Captainsskipper, Blackbeard, Ahab, Kirk, Nemo
- pilotscommercial pilot, helicopter pilots, copilot, fighter pilots, first officer
crew role
flight captainflight attendant
Airplane cabin staff member
cabin crew · steward · stewardess · purser · ground crew
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