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Electronic flight bag legal briefing for pilots—2024 edition

iPad Pilot News

It mostly pertains to airlines and the use of PEDs by passengers (think cell phones and laptops). ” This is the line that shows most general aviation pilots are not affected by this AC. The AC recommends using position data from an installed GNSS source.

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Flight vision systems

Professional Pilot

However, when Gulfstream introduced its Honeywell-made Synthetic Vision System – Primary Flight Display to business aircraft in 2005, it was the real thing. Few airlines are willing to pay the cost of training pilots to use synthetic vision systems (SVS) effectively, so airliners are rarely equipped with them.

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2700 Miles in a Cherokee Six

AeroSavvy

I’m not Lindbergh… This trip was ambitious for me, but quite common in the general aviation community. Small aircraft are designed for these kinds of flights. An autopilot and Aspen primary flight display reduce workload on long flights. Santa Fe is located 6,349 feet above sea level.