Aeroclass Blog

MAY 21, 2024

To the uninitiated, aviation and airport operations might look strange and confusing with many different signs, airport runways, designations, and markings. Runway markings and runway numbers are one of them. Airport runway designations are numbers based on the magnetic azimuth (compass bearing) in which a runway is oriented.

Runway 93

Runway Air Traffic Control Flight Deck Drag 93

Aerotime

DECEMBER 20, 2024

At every cabin crew station, where crew members sit during take-off, landing, and during bouts of turbulence, interphones are available for cabin crew members to communicate with each other, as well as with the pilots on the flight deck. Of course, they also double up to act as the PA system for announcements to the passengers.

Cabin Crew 274

Cabin Crew Descent Runway Approach 274

Flight Training Central

MAY 28, 2024

Sitting in the flight deck during the cruise portion of any flight may have a tendency to become monotonous. But as the destination traffic pattern approaches, workload increases dramatically. The numbers 4 and 22 on the approach ends of the runway indicate that the runway is orientated approximately 004° and 022° true.

Crosswind 98

Crosswind Runway Clearance Air Traffic Control 98

Flight Training Central

FEBRUARY 17, 2025

Its wisdom has been applied to everything from home life to business dealings and has its place on the flight deck as well. If unable to raise Air Traffic Control, provide as many details of your location as possible so that help can be provided. When an emergency strikes, seconds matter. D Declare.

Flight Deck 100

Flight Deck Approach Air Traffic Control Final Approach 100

Fear of Landing

MARCH 7, 2025

The First Officer, Dionisio Lpez, was nearly as experienced as Carlos with 12,000 flight hours. An Instructor Pilot, Arturo Soley, was also on the flight deck, to monitor the performance of this new plane for the airline. They were having fun, showing passengers their new, modern, flight deck, which was allowed then.

Flight Deck 52

Flight Deck Pilot Air Traffic Control Weather 52

Plane and Pilot

JULY 3, 2024

Keep interaction with passengers, other tasks you might want to perform during your flight, or even management of the resources used in the flight deck—such as an electronic flight bag (EFB) device—to periods where the workload is minimal and you don’t sacrifice attention necessary to complete more critical tasks.

Pilot 94

Pilot Weather Approach Air Traffic Control 94

Aerotime

MAY 1, 2024

A Boeing 747 freighter aborted its takeoff run at Riyadh Airport after realizing it was taking off from a taxiway instead of its assigned runway. Data from Flightradar24 shows that the aircraft taxied from the cargo apron located at the northwestern end of the airfield at 00:28 before taxying down to the taxiway leading to runway 33R.

Tarmac 301

Tarmac Runway Cargo Air Traffic Control 301

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.

Runway 301

Runway Horizontal Stabilizer Airline Airlines 301

Flying Magazine

APRIL 26, 2024

It is not uncommon for air traffic control to pose this question to pilots on IFR flight plans approaching certain airports when the weather is VFR. The FMS-guided visual provides a lateral and vertical path from a fix fairly close to the airport all the way down to the runway,” says Johnson.

Approach 92

Approach Air Traffic Control Runway Flight Deck 92

Fear of Landing

SEPTEMBER 27, 2024

The runway came out worst, with a 720-metre scrape, about 2,350 feet, two metres left of the centre line. Then 383 passengers boarded for the flight, making for a total of 398 people on board. On the flight deck, an instructor pilot sat in the right seat and was Pilot Flying for the first leg. From the preliminary report.

Tail 96

Tail V Speed Knot Runway 96

Aerotime

FEBRUARY 18, 2025

Operating the flight was Global Exec Aviation, a charter company based in Long Beach, California. On the flight deck that day were James Bland and Sarah Lemmon. The aircraft was a two-year-old Learjet 60 with only 108 flight hours on the aircraft. Air traffic controllers saw sparks coming from the plane.

Runway 244

Runway Knot Thrust Air Traffic Control 244

Jetwhine

JULY 1, 2024

It also led to the birth of cockpit resource management (CRM); a process designed to train crews to utilize all the flight deck’s human resources effectively. For turbine operators, Aspen is pretty much a one-way in, one-way-out airport; land Runway 15 and depart Runway 33 under all weather conditions.

Flight Plan 104

Flight Plan Knot Runway Airplanes 104

AV Web

MARCH 4, 2025

The Autoland process automatically selects the nearest suitable airport for landing, navigates to the airport, coordinates with air traffic control, flies the appropriate approach, lands, and shuts down on the runway. Autoland also activates automatically if the system determines the pilot is unresponsive.

Air Traffic Control 64

Air Traffic Control Flight Deck Descent Runway 64