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Blog: Surviving the Newark ATC Chaos

AV Web

Living just a half hour away, I have grown familiar with travel to and from EWR, and most of my airline experience has been positive. Not the airlines fault. After smoothly clearing customs at ATL, we boarded our Boeing 737-900 for the 10:50 pm flight to EWR. Lucia, only to be foiled at the 11th hour by an expired passport.

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Hey, FAA … How About Some AoA Money?

AV Web

As background in the bulletin, the FAA calls attention to the 2009 Colgan Air Dash 8 airliner crash in New York, and the flying pilot’s “inappropriate response to the airplane’s stick shaker” and the resulting low speed and eventual stall. For an OEM standard, I think the system can work well.

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Flight Instruments vs. Avionics

WayMan

” Multi-Function Display (MFD): Offers a flexible display of navigation paths, weather data, engine metrics, checklists, and other relevant flight information.

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Electronic flight bag legal briefing for pilots—2025 edition

iPad Pilot News

It mostly pertains to airlines and the use of PEDs by passengers (think cell phones and laptops). It also suggests methods to confirm that a PED is not interfering with avionics, and recommends that part 91 operators read AC 91-78 (below) for compliance. The AC recommends using position data from an installed GNSS source.

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What are the Key Parts of a Plane?

WayMan

While commercial airliners are made up of millions of individual components, the foundation of every airplanewhether a Boeing jet or a training aircraft like a Cessna 172 starts with the same key parts. Modern cockpits often feature a glass cockpit large digital displays that replace older analog instruments.

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Everything You Should Know About Piper Trainer Aircraft Models

Pilot's Life Blog

In terms of cockpit layout and handling, Piper is often praised for its more “airline-style” approach. Current Piper Archers and Seminoles typically include Garmin G1000 or G1000 NXi glass cockpits, offering integrated primary flight displays, multifunction displays, autopilot interfaces, synthetic vision, and ADS-B compliance.

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What Is TCAS? A Comprehensive Guide to Traffic Collision Avoidance Systems

Pilot Institute

In 1956, a United Airlines DC-7 and a TWA Constellation collided over the Grand Canyon, killing all on board. This includes some business jets, turboprops, and regional airliners mandated to have it. TCAS II TCAS II is the standard TCAS system used by most modern airliners. Foreign airlines flying in U.S.