Pilot's Life Blog

MARCH 15, 2024

The cockpit, also called the flight deck, is where pilots use electronic flight instruments as part of a primary flight display. They will also communicate with air traffic control about any flight safety alerts should an issue arise with the electronic flight instrument displays.

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Horizontal Stabilizer Aileron Air Traffic Control Lift 52

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.

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Runway Horizontal Stabilizer Airlines Airline 297

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. 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

Pilot Job Central

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

A significant amount of thrust generated by the engine comes from the fan rather than the core. Downstream consumers of bleed air include cabin environmental and pressurization systems, anti-ice and de-ice systems, and in some cases charging accumulators associated with hydraulic, fuel, or water systems.

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Pilot Airplanes Weather Air Traffic Control 52