Inflight Pilot Training

MAY 14, 2024

Becoming a commercial airline pilot is a dream for many people who are looking for a challenging and rewarding career. With the increasing demand for pilots in the industry, it’s an opportunity that promises exciting travel opportunities, a lucrative salary and top-notch benefits.

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Professional Pilot

DECEMBER 10, 2024

Who retains final authority over the human single pilot AI, a ground pilot, or the PIC on board? B747-8i, B737, MD11 Contributing Writer AI-powered system could be trained to assist in the cockpit and even land the plane in extreme emergencies, such as pilot incapacitation. By J Peter Berendsen ATP/CFI. Y oure alone.

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Plane and Pilot

SEPTEMBER 3, 2024

This rating does require the pilot to log 50 hours of cross-country time as pilot in command (this is waived for Part 141 instruction). Time is money for the airlines, so many jet transition courses are less than 30 days in length. Little tolerance for repeat lessons here. you may be wasting precious time and money.

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Plane and Pilot

OCTOBER 17, 2024

“This type of flying is not for everyone,” said Robert Ching, a seasoned ag pilot whose company, Aura, is based in Lansing, Michigan. It’s much different than commercial operations in the airline or charter world. In fact, ag pilots are basically professional applicators. That translates to lost time and money.

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Pilot's Life Blog

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

Our experienced instructors are dedicated to providing personalized training that meets FAA standards and enhances your confidence in the cockpit. Understanding the Biennial Flight Review (BFR) Purpose and Requirements The Biennial Flight Review (BFR) is a critical component in maintaining pilot proficiency and ensuring aviation safety.

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Adventures of Cap'n Aux

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

It will also serve as the Private Pilot’s medical certificate as well, and is good for two years. The 2nd class, which can be used by commercial pilot, or an airline First Officer, is good for 1 year. This is good for 6 months, and is required by the Pilot in Command (i.e. link] Fifi’s Final Flight!

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Inflight Pilot Training

JANUARY 9, 2025

Building flight experience is a key component of becoming a DNR pilot. Most agencies require significant flight hoursanywhere from 500 to 1,500 hours as Pilot in Command (PIC). This experience demonstrates your ability to handle various situations in the cockpit.

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Inflight Pilot Training

JUNE 11, 2024

How Is The Pilot Shortage Is Affecting The Aviation Industry The aviation industry is experiencing a widespread impact from an on-going issue which is a shortage of qualified pilots to fill open positions at airlines and other commercial aviation careers. How Many Pilots Are Needed To Fight The Shortage?

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Northstar VFR

APRIL 11, 2024

By Ally Melick, CRJ Pilot, CFI, CFII, MEI Over and over you hear on the news about a pilot shortage and how over the next few years thousands of pilots will be hired by the airlines. You’ve always dreamt about becoming a pilot and it seems like now is a great time for a career change.

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Coast Flight

DECEMBER 15, 2021

Coast Flight Training offers an introductory flight that allows students to fly with a flight instructor and learn to become the pilot in command. As you can imagine, pilots don’t have a lot of room inside the cockpit, especially if they are flying in a small single or twin-engine aircraft.

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iPad Pilot News

MARCH 27, 2025

This app lets you know at a glance if you are legal to fly as pilot in command by keeping track of your flight review, medical status and recent flight experience. Flighty This app was designed with airline passengers in mind to help track flights using the latest iOS app display and notification features. Are you current?

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Professional Pilot

DECEMBER 10, 2024

Vicari and Milligan lead the department, supported by Demo Flight Ops Chief Pilot tienne Ct, Demo Pilots Franco Pietracupa and Eric Nordberg, Pilot & Safety Mgr David Strassburg, and Scheduling Mgr Kent Topham. I started my career as a flight attendant in the airlines, he relates. Before that, he spent 3.5

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Professional Pilot

AUGUST 8, 2024

Pilots can practice instrument procedures, cockpit resource management, and adverse weather handling, among many other skills. The training is designed to be as realistic as possible, using the actual avionics in specific aircraft cockpits for the most authentic experience.

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Pilot's Life Blog

FEBRUARY 7, 2025

Conclusion: Elevate Your Skills with Leopard Aviation A biennial flight review checklist is more than a regulatory requirementits a crucial step in ensuring safety, sharpening skills, and staying confident in the cockpit. Aviation is always evolving, and continuous learning keeps pilots ahead.

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Professional Pilot

JANUARY 2, 2025

According to US regulations, a type rating is required for the pilot-in-command (PIC) of heavy aircraft (those with a max takeoff weight [MTOW] of more than 12,500 lb) or turbojet-powered airplanes.

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Vintage Aviation News

JANUARY 16, 2025

CAF Airbase Georgia Ground School Weekend: A Focus on Safety and Excellence Recently, we attended the CAF Airbase Georgia Ground School Weekend, which brought together aviation professionals for a comprehensive series of presentations designed to enhance safety, proficiency, and teamwork among warbird pilots and crews.

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Pilot Institute

FEBRUARY 20, 2025

From simple mechanical linkages in small aircraft to high-tech fly-by-wire systems in airliners, ailerons have evolved with aviation itself. The pilot is able to control the aircrafts roll by turning the control yoke or sidestick in the cockpit. Clearing the aircraft for flight is the Pilot in Commands responsibility.

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Vintage Aviation News

DECEMBER 31, 2024

Developed to compete against the Anglo-French airliner Concorde, which flew some two months later, the Tu-144 was built to both cut travel times across the vast width of the Soviet Union and surpass its Western rivals. The pilot in command was Tupolev’s chief test pilot Eduard Yelyan.

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Airspeed Junkie

APRIL 12, 2024

Taking the emotion out of the topic is the key to an effective discussion between upper management and airline pilots. The key is to have a dialogue that both crews and management understand by laying out the facts and new theories and innovations that change what we as airline pilots may understand. Here we go.

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Air Facts

AUGUST 28, 2024

The day I had to make a short field landing in a B757 Air Facts Journal During the winter of 2012, I was the captain on a United Airlines flight from San Francisco (SFO) to Denver (DEN) flying a Boeing 757. To make matters more stressful, I was getting a line check by an FAA inspector who was sitting behind me in the cockpit jump seat.

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