Plane and Pilot

FEBRUARY 28, 2025

In the airline world, descent planning and execution receives a lot of attention. To cope with these challenges, airline glass flight decks contain a vertical navigation function (VNAV) that keeps the autopilot, and the crew, on the right path to arrive at the final approach fix, or downwind leg, at speed and on altitude.

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Air Facts

MAY 20, 2024

This would work great for me as I would get the highly desired middle break during our 10 hour flight home. The Captain determined that I would be the pilot flying our MD-11 home that night After takeoff, we settled into our normal routine getting the oceanic clearance from Tokyo and heading out over the Pacific at 34,000 feet.

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Flight Deck Cockpit Approach Descent 96

One Mile at a Time

MARCH 9, 2025

I was looking forward to this flight, as it was my first time flying a Cathay Pacific narrow body aircraft. The A321neo is a fairly recent addition to Cathay Pacifics fleet, though over time itll become an increasingly popular aircraft for the airline. All-in-all, I had a phenomenal flight, given the short flight distance.

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Northstar VFR

MAY 26, 2024

Chair flying is a technique to practice your flying skills by either sitting in the airplane on the ground, using a simulator, or sitting in front of a poster of your flight deck. For this article, we will focus on using a flight deck, or cockpit, poster for chair flying at home. What do I need for chair flying?

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Pilot Flight Deck Checkride Cockpit 89

Northstar VFR

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

You will find student pilots, instructors, recreational pilots, and airline pilots use a kneeboard. Even the most basic kneeboard can be a huge help to a pilot for writing down clearances, ATIS information, or heading/altitude instructions. Managing resources and keeping the flight deck organized promotes safe and stress-free flying.

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Pilot Flight Deck Instrument Flight Rules Approach 85

Plane and Pilot

SEPTEMBER 22, 2024

His team developed the concept in the late 1970s to improve “interpersonal communication, leadership, and decision-making” in aircraft flight decks. CRM has gone on to become a staple of airline and military flight training. The term crew resource management is generally credited to NASA psychologist John Lauber.

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Weather Clearance Pilot Airplanes 90

Professional Pilot

OCTOBER 10, 2024

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. Having them both in the same display reduces the pilot’s workload during the most demanding section of the flight. The CVS is available with the Pro Line Fusion flight deck.

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Flight Deck Primary Flight Display Approach Runway 52

iPad Pilot News

MARCH 27, 2025

Flight Schedule Pro This free app enables students, renters and instructors to book new flights, manage upcoming appointments, and view aircraft availability right from the convenience of their iOS device. WSI PilotBrief Optima WSI is a leading provider of weather data and used by the majority of airlines.

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Weather Pilot Flight Plan Airplanes 91

Universal Weather

MARCH 29, 2024

A UK TCO certificate is a document that certifies that an airline from a non-European Union (EU) country meets the necessary safety standards and is authorized to operate flights into and out of the UK. Depending on the airport, there may be different clearance procedures and processes to consider.

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Flight Plan Weather General Aviation Clearance 52

Jetwhine

JULY 1, 2024

And there were plenty of accidents; a few airliner crashes a month, while tragic, were not unheard of. 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. The question of course is why?

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