AV Web

JULY 5, 2024

The PIC took over while Crooks communicated with air traffic control. He proceeded to open his side cockpit window and lower the ramp in the back of the aircraft, indicating he needed air. The pilots then declared an emergency and requested to divert to a larger airport.

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Fear of Landing

JUNE 21, 2024

While the aircraft was flying at a ground speed of 453 knots (about 840 kilometers per hour), countless hailstones battered the fuselage, engines, and cockpit windows. Airline photograph from inside the cockpit of the A320, showing the damage to the windshields.

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Airlines Airline Cockpit Weather 84

Ask Captain Lim

AUGUST 18, 2024

The main wreckage, including the flight data recorder and cockpit voice recorder, remains missing. In contrast, the Malaysian Air Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) recently solved one significant mystery. I remember this case vividly as I was holding in the air for the weather to improve at the same time on that day.

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Air Traffic Control Weather Clearance Cockpit 59

Flying Magazine

MAY 15, 2024

Other important measures included agreeing to hire and train up to 3,000 new air traffic controllers; increasing the length of cockpit voice recordings to 25 hours (from two hours); and extending the time frame for airline passengers to redeem travel credits to at least five years.

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Air Traffic Control General Aviation Clearance Cockpit 85

Pilot's Life Blog

MARCH 15, 2024

Most Crucial Aircraft Components, From the Flight Crew to the Cockpit, Are in the Fuselage The body of an airplane is known as the fuselage. Pilots navigate the airplane forward in glass cockpits, which are located just over the aircraft’s nose. This long, metal tube connects all the main components of an airplane.

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Ask Captain Lim

FEBRUARY 24, 2024

To aid pilots’ recall, they act on the 5 C’s (CCCCC): C rew: Inform all cockpit crew members. C ontroller: Communicate with air traffic control and declare a distress call. Finally, the captain must “communicate” to keep relevant personnel informed.

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Pilot's Life Blog

JANUARY 6, 2024

Full Understanding of Air Traffic Control When flying an aircraft, good pilots must have a clear understanding of air traffic management. Ground training will cover the basics of air traffic control and the lingo that pilots and controllers use.

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One Mile at a Time

MAY 29, 2024

It seems that a few potential causes are most likely: Were the takeoff calculations just not done correctly, or was there a miscommunication in the cockpit, regarding takeoff performance, and how much power had to be applied? As mentioned above, Azul is now investigating this incident, and we’ll see if the results are made public.

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Runway Air Traffic Control Weather Jet 112

WayMan

MAY 2, 2024

Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) are regulations and procedures for flying aircraft by relying solely on instruments within the cockpit for navigation. This type of training is crucial for flying in non-visual weather conditions such as clouds, fog, or heavy rain.

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Instrument Flight Rules Air Traffic Control Weather Pilot 52

Jetwhine

JULY 1, 2024

If the co-pilot was lucky, the captain might let them work the radios and help with a few navigational duties, but the phrase “Gear up and Shut up” was considered a normal cockpit environment. This finding highlighted the role of communication, decision-making, and leadership in cockpit behavior and the resulting accidents.

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Flight Plan Knot Runway Cockpit 105

Fear of Landing

AUGUST 9, 2024

A standard traffic pattern by [Wikimedia user Begoon]([link] Left-hand patterns are most common because it allows the pilot, in the left seat of the cockpit, to keep the runway in sight. At the Fun Fly Zone, there were at least two traffic patterns, a long pattern and a short pattern, which were put into effect by the air boss.

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Aerotime

JULY 19, 2024

Haynes took the controls and, noting the same control issues, reduced thrust on the number one engine, which resulted in the aircraft rolling out in a wings-level attitude, giving the crew critical time to evaluate the dire situation Flight 232 was facing. “I was 46 years old the day I walked into that cockpit,” he said. “I

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Plane and Pilot

AUGUST 23, 2024

Fifteen hundred feet past the end of the runway, a pilot was trapped in the cockpit of an Extra NG. Forty-five minutes after the accident, the pilot was found alive, still pinned upside down in the flooded cockpit. They were inverted in a Florida marsh, and the brackish water was rising. Rescue crews extracted her from the plane.

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Flying Magazine

APRIL 24, 2024

The round-engine Staggerwing biplane was one of the first to feature an enclosed cockpit. In the 1930s, it was the choice for executive transport and air racers. More than 11 agencies, including the FAA, air traffic control, TSA, and U.S. Map of AOPA flyover in Washington, D.C.

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Cranky Flier

MAY 17, 2024

Parts of the bill regarding safety include a requirement for the FAA to hire more air traffic controllers, to improve runway safety, increase cockpit voice recorders to run for a 25-hour loop, a major increase from the current two-hour requirement, and new regulations around how to safely navigate airport Starbucks locations prior to 10 a.m.

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Air Traffic Control Airlines Airline Cockpit 152

CockPit Conversation

AUGUST 22, 2017

A bit before it, a pilot asked air traffic control, "what time is the eclipse at this latitude?" Pilots ask controllers everything. The controller said, "I think it's happening now where we are at the Centre. As you would have expected, air traffic controllers are smart enough not to stare at the sun.

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Air Facts

JUNE 12, 2024

After take off, the air traffic controller seemed to know our special purpose when he gave us a non standard heading to fly and canceled our usual immediate climb requirement. Up in the cockpit we could hear Joe ‘s friend start to strum his base fiddle and a then a ukulele and many voices joined in.

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Plane and Pilot

AUGUST 23, 2024

Fifteen hundred feet past the end of the runway, a pilot was trapped in the cockpit of an Extra NG. Forty-five minutes after the accident, the pilot was found alive, still pinned upside down in the flooded cockpit. They were inverted in a Florida marsh, and the brackish water was rising. Rescue crews extracted her from the plane.

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Pilot's Life Blog

JULY 3, 2024

Other roles available in the industry include air traffic controllers, aircraft maintenance engineers, airport operations managers, and avionics technicians. At Leopard Aviation, we train students interested in becoming pilots , but our curriculum also provides a solid foundation for no-less-important careers beyond the cockpit.

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Flight Training Central

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

The two most useful benefits have been ADS-B datalink weather and a real-time traffic display in the cockpit, delivered by the network of ADS-B ground stations in the U.S. Call the controller or a flight service specialist. How is the weather developing?

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Fear of Landing

MARCH 22, 2024

Air Traffic Management Over the decades, NASA has developed a number of air traffic management simulation tools, including: Center TRACON Automation System (CTAS) – 1990s: CTAS is a suite of software tools developed by NASA that generates new information for air traffic controllers.

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Captain Laura

OCTOBER 25, 2023

Most larger aircraft has jump seats in the cockpit and in the galley. When these are not taking place, qualified and registered airline pilots, dispatchers, and air traffic controllers can ride with us. When emergencies happen, it can be helpful to have the extra set of eyes, ears, and hands to aid as needed.

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Aviators of Tomorrow

JUNE 16, 2023

They pursued careers in aircraft design, mechanics, air traffic control, and even entrepreneurship, founding their own aviation companies and flight schools. Since then, women have continued to break barriers in commercial aviation, with more and more women joining the cockpit as pilots and first officers.

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Jetwhine

JUNE 24, 2024

Appreciating the immediate benefits of having graphical weather and related aeronautical information in the cockpit quickly recalled 1990-something memories of my first IFR cross-country in actual instrument meteorological conditions. This suggests a more robust offering of essential information that is typically displayed through an EFB.

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Plane and Pilot

AUGUST 2, 2024

The airplane initially climbed straight out, reaching 1,200 feet, then the pilot declared an emergency to air traffic control (ATC), stating something about a fire, and turned back to the airport. It was a sunny chamber of commerce afternoon. Approximately 1.7 miles short of the runway threshold, it crashed into trees.

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Aeroclass Blog

APRIL 24, 2024

Yet, it is obvious that such a purpose is related to air traffic control. Therefore, if a plane would take the runway in its end direction, anyone in the cockpit could see that the runway emits red light. Most of the passengers who are completely unrelated to aviation often speculate about the purpose of these lights.

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CockPit Conversation

APRIL 15, 2020

In the air I'm having the sort of chats with air traffic controllers that usually happen at three a.m. I've a few times called up and had the controller reply "is that [airplane that's not me] calling for [something irrelevant to me]?" I can ask for direct just about anywhere from anywhere and get it instantly.

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Inflight Pilot Training

JULY 23, 2024

Airlines around the world are struggling to fill cockpit positions with qualified candidates, leading to a massive surge in demand for pilots. And that’s just a small sample of exciting things you can do from the cockpit. Pilots work closely with air traffic controllers, ground crews and maintenance technicians, among others.

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Tradewind

MAY 17, 2022

These days, the applicants we accept are still highly skilled, but we also aim to advance them to become the best Tradewind pilot possible, which typically requires significant flight simulator and ground training, in addition to structured time on the line and in the cockpit.

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Inflight Pilot Training

MAY 14, 2024

They’re both responsible for the safe operation of the aircraft, however the captain is the most senior pilot in the cockpit and ultimately responsible for the operation of the plane, flight planning, communicating with air traffic control and supervising crew.

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Inflight Pilot Training

MAY 7, 2024

Pilots must be able to work effectively with air traffic controllers, ground crews, and other pilots to ensure safe and successful flights. It’s been shown that being humble contributes to better outcomes with the learning process, as it allows you to be honest with your abilities and progress in the cockpit.

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Airspeed Junkie

AUGUST 1, 2024

Daily responsibilities include pre-flight checks, weather analysis, creating and filing flight plans, coordination with ground crews and air traffic controllers, and continuous in-flight monitoring and communication. Pilots spend significant time in aircraft cockpits, airport settings, and training facilities.

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Professional Pilot

APRIL 10, 2024

In reality, FAA has broken its own “sterile cockpit” rule, and unless the mature and experienced voices in the room stand up for reason and the cold, hard rules of aviating, navigating, and communicating, the system will continue its “graveyard spiral” to the inevitable consequences. It’s not a social science laboratory.

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Pilot's Life Blog

JULY 10, 2024

Among these tech tools are Air Traffic Controllers who provide ATC clearance as the pilot approaches the landing area. Holding Positions and Their Meanings Another thing to be aware of from the cockpit is the holding positions. Learn Taxiing Alongside Everything That Comes Before and After!

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Inflight Pilot Training

AUGUST 6, 2024

These regulations cover everything from aircraft design and maintenance to pilot training and certification, air traffic control and passenger safety. Commercial airlines must comply with rigorous safety protocols, including regular inspections, maintenance, and safety checks to ensure the safety of passengers and crew.

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Air Traffic Control Pilot Flight Plan Cargo 52

AV Web

MAY 15, 2024

Other important measures included agreeing to hire and train up to 3,000 new air traffic controllers, increasing the length of cockpit voice recordings to 25 hours (from two hours) and extending the time frame for airline passengers to redeem travel credits to at least five years.

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AV Web

MAY 15, 2024

Other important measures included agreeing to hire and train up to 3,000 new air traffic controllers; increasing the length of cockpit voice recordings to 25 hours (from two hours); and extending the time frame for airline passengers to redeem travel credits to at least five years.

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