Aerotime

JANUARY 30, 2025

AI provides spotters with data on weather and flight plans and general conditions. New technologies can also be used to model more accurate virtual reality simulations for pilots and to develop scenario-based digital learning. Sustainability is becoming a key focus, leading to job opportunities in green aviation technologies.

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Aviation Technology Pilot Air Traffic Control Weather 204

Aerotime

NOVEMBER 15, 2024

During the flight test campaign, the technologies were able to assist pilots in-flight, managing a simulated incapacitated crew member event, and during landing and taxiing operations.

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Lift Drag Air Traffic Control Tail 299

Flightworx

MAY 1, 2024

Air traffic control rooms are strategic nerve centres in the aviation industry. These facilities are where highly trained professionals use sophisticated technology to orchestrate the movements of thousands of aircraft, ensuring that millions of passengers reach their destinations safely every day.

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Air Traffic Control Transponder Weather Flight Plan 52

Pilot's Life Blog

JANUARY 12, 2025

However, flying a small plane often means operating at much lower altitudes, usually between 5,000 and 10,000 feet, depending on weather conditions, terrain, and air traffic. Flying a small plane at lower altitudes allows pilots to navigate visually and avoid the complexities of high-altitude air traffic control.

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Weight-Shift-Control Air Traffic Control Turbulence Weather 52

Pilot Institute

FEBRUARY 12, 2025

This isnt a strict rule, but its especially common at airports where Air Traffic Control (ATC) staff can control the beacons. However, many airports use photoelectric cells or timers to control their beacons, so ATC staff cant always control them directly.

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VOR Pilot Instrument Landing System Weather 64

Jetwhine

FEBRUARY 21, 2025

Rob __ In June 2023, the FAA published a 167-page document outlining the agencys desire to replace dozens of 40-year-old airport control towers with new environmentally friendly brick-and-mortar structures. The only way to accomplish that in a control tower today is if the controller picks up a pair of binoculars.

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Air Traffic Control Runway Final Approach Approach 63