Pilot Institute

FEBRUARY 1, 2025

VFR needs good weather; IFR works in any conditions. Namely, the weather must be good enough for the pilot to see out of the window! To guard against this, the Federal Aviation Administration publishes rules regarding how good the weather must be for you to fly VFR. Ready to learn more? Lets get started! What Is VFR?

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AV Web

JULY 7, 2024

Had he investigated the cockpit of my ride, he might have noticed the ADSb capability, two electronic multi-function displays, the panel-mounted GPS backed up with an iPad using Foreflight driven by a Sentinel, and the rescue hand-held GPS in the glovebox. The idea of hanging a video camera on our struts or cockpits would have horrified us.

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Fear of Landing

JUNE 21, 2024

I’ve been intrigued by the photographs being passed around of the Austrian Airlines Airbus A320 that flew into a hailstorm. Austrian Airlines, a subsidiary of Lufthansa, is the flag carrier of Austria. Specifically, that weather radar struggles with very cold/icy storms. Photograph by Aeroprints.com CC BY-SA 3.0

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Aerotime

MARCH 26, 2025

Located 2,077 feet (633 meters) above sea level, Los Rodeos was also prone to rapid weather changes with fog and low-lying cloud sometimes causing operational issues. When the Pan Am crew replied okay, will report when we are clear, the KLM crew then began discussing their reply as the message was audible up in the Dutch cockpit.

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Inflight Pilot Training

DECEMBER 22, 2024

If your dream is to join Deltas cockpit, the journey starts with a strong foundation in flight training. Lets explore the path to becoming a Delta Airlines pilot and how you can take the first step toward this exciting career! Regional Airlines or Charter Flights: Gain real-world experience in commercial operations.

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AV Web

JANUARY 1, 2025

Modern FMS platforms equipped with AI can analyze vast amounts of data, including weather conditions, air traffic, and aircraft performance metrics, to optimize flight paths in real-time. Having seen the capability of Generative AI, how soon will it be in the cockpit? It wasnt that long ago that engineers said: If it works, it isnt AI.

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iPad Pilot News

JUNE 14, 2024

FAA Updates Datalink Weather Advisory Circular iPad Pilot News The rollout of ADS-B datalink weather over twelve years ago was an interesting time for GA pilots. The result was tangible, too, with weather-related fatal accidents steadily declining in the following years.

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Plane and Pilot

NOVEMBER 22, 2024

No mechanical, medical, or weather issues were reported. NASA researchers found “concurrent task demands” present in a “great majority” of crew error airline accidents since 1990. The pilot, a homebuilder with a young family, had landed at 11:11 a.m. Inexperience doesn’t seem an issue either. He did perform a preflight.

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Inflight Pilot Training

DECEMBER 28, 2024

A discovery flight is a short, introductory lesson where you get to sit in the cockpit, operate the controls under the guidance of an instructor, and experience what its like to fly an airplane. Take Ground School Classes: Learn aviation theory, weather patterns, and FAA rules. What Is a Discovery Flight? Who Can Take One? Absolutely!

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One Mile at a Time

JULY 20, 2024

Southwest Airlines can’t seem to stay out of the news lately when it comes to concerning safety incidents. The plane took off roughly on schedule, at 4:15PM, and most of the flight was routine, though it took a bit longer than usual due to weather enroute, as the plane made several detours. There were several other diversions that day.

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AV Web

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

By Myron Nelson Airline schedule “meltdowns” seem to be in the news of late. The issue itself is fundamental to airline operation and could fill an entire tome to address fully. INFRASTRUCTURE Every day up to 50,000 individual airline flights operate in the U.S. airspace system, carrying upward of 3 million passengers.

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Inflight Pilot Training

MARCH 30, 2025

Youll learn how to navigate, communicate with Air Traffic Control, interpret weather, and conduct instrument approaches to airports, all without relying on whats outside your window. This rating adds an entirely new dimension to your skillsetand makes you a true all-weather aviator. What Is an Instrument Rating? Flight canceled.

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Greg Brown's Flying Carpet Blog

AUGUST 4, 2024

Whether you’re preparing for turbine ground school, studying for your Airline Transport Pilot (ATP) certificate, priming for a corporate or airline interview, or upgrading into a personal jet or turboprop— The Turbine Pilot’s Flight Manual Fifth Edition is designed for you. Covers all the essentials of turbine aircraft in one book.

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One Mile at a Time

MAY 29, 2024

Before takeoff, pilots make all kinds of calculations, to determine how much runway they’ll need based on the weather conditions, the aircraft’s takeoff weight, and a variety of other factors. Just a few months ago we saw an incident whereby a Marathon Airlines Embraer E195 operating on behalf of Air Serbia had a runway overrun in Belgrade.

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Vintage Aviation News

DECEMBER 20, 2024

The 707 would revolutionize the airline industry and become one of the most successful jet airliners in aviation history, helping make overseas transit faster and more affordable to the general public. But the 367-80 would lead to the development of the Boeing 707 airliner.

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Inflight Pilot Training

MARCH 2, 2025

Major airlines like Delta and United, alongside regional carriers, are actively recruiting, offering competitive salaries, signing bonuses often exceeding $20,000, and attractive benefits packages. Each flight brings variety: navigating shifting weather patterns, landing at new airports, or perfecting the art of a smooth touchdown.

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World Airline News

JUNE 11, 2024

[link] Austrian Airlines issued this short statement: “On today’s flight OS434 from Palma de Mallorca to Vienna, an Airbus A320 aircraft was damaged by hail.” “The The aircraft encountered a thunderstorm cell on approach to Vienna, which the cockpit crew said was not visible on the weather radar.”

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Aerotime

NOVEMBER 22, 2024

For others, flying on a commercial airliner may be a once-a-year event when heading off on vacation. We will now begin our tour through a commercial airline flight, so sit back, relax, and enjoy the journey! Welcome onboard For some people, traveling by air has become purely routine, much like traveling by bus or train.

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iPad Pilot News

MAY 14, 2024

Each year we publish a plain-language review of the FARs and Advisory Circulars pertaining to the use of iPads and electronic flight bags in the cockpit. The short answer is that the iPad is absolutely a legal replacement for paper charts in the cockpit (at least for most Part 91 GA flying).

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Plane and Pilot

AUGUST 6, 2024

Maybe it’s the Georgia flying weather, or maybe it’s the ever-increasing emphasis on “old” pilot instead of “bold” pilot, but it seems that flight planning these days is a lot more about if and when than about route and altitude. And managing fatigue in the hot cockpit flying into the sun still had to be taken into account.

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One Mile at a Time

JUNE 14, 2024

Southwest Airlines has just internally revealed details of an incident that occurred back in April 2024, which can only be described as a very close call. Before the first flight, the pilots saw that the weather conditions at Lihue Airport were bad (poor visibility, thunderstorms, strong winds, etc.), above the Pacific Ocean.

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AV Web

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

Jeremiah FELIX is a pilot for a Canadian airline with concerns about the apparent move toward single-pilot airline operations. However, as automation evolves, discussions about potentially reducing the number of pilots in the cockpit—possibly to just one—are intensifying. The Critical Role of Two Pilots in the Cockpit.

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Airspeed Junkie

AUGUST 10, 2022

If your goal is to become a commercial pilot and fly for the airlines, then this will help you determine what kind of outcome you may have. The New Normal, How Colors Have Become More Important Below you will find several examples of modern day jet cockpits and the multi paneled approach they use to display system information.

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Air Facts

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

A Big Surprise from a FAA Inspector Air Facts Journal The FAA employs Air Carrier Operations Safety Inspectors to oversea airline operations. On board in a cockpit observer seat was a well known FAA air carrier inspector who oversaw the L-1011 operations at TWA. This board oversaw the training and standards of the airline.

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Pilot Institute

NOVEMBER 2, 2024

These programs offer an immersive, structured training path that is often in partnership with the airlines. Key Takeaways Cadet pilot programs offer a path to becoming an airline pilot with guaranteed employment. Training quality varies between programs, with major airlines offering better resources. Join a major airline.

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Flying Magazine

APRIL 26, 2024

Innsbruck is one of the most beautiful and spectacular places on earth with an airport that can support a variety of airline equipment up to a small widebody such as the Boeing 767-300ER. To demonstrate this magnificent place, I chose horrendously gusty winds by manually editing the weather in both X-Plane 12 (XP12) and MSFS2020.

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Plane and Pilot

DECEMBER 30, 2024

Coordinating schedules and weather took almost six months. Bill was a pilot for Eastern Airlines and he wore a toupee. We hop out of the cockpit, and Andrew ties the ship to the tarmac for the night. With 18 gallons of fuel on board burning 4.5 gph, the trip could be made with one stop each way. Bill would love this.

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iPad Pilot News

MARCH 27, 2025

Avtech proFLIGHT This app is a high-quality weather tool for the professional flight crew. ProFLIGHT uses the actual flight route and time combined with the Met Office’s Global 10KM Weather model to produce a tailored weather forecast based on the most up to date information.

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Pilot Institute

FEBRUARY 19, 2025

Or perhaps you’re designing a fully-fledged cockpit that rivals real-world flight training rigs. Visual improvements with lighting and weather. Mid-Tier: Civilian The Thrustmaster TCA Sidestick replicates the sidestick found in modern Airbus airliners. It all depends on your goals. More realistic instrumentation (e.g.,

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iPad Pilot News

AUGUST 2, 2024

To test out the performance of the iPad’s internal GPS, we brought an iPad mini 6 along on both an airline flight (as a passenger) and then in the cockpit of a Cessna for a flight across the U.S. The next test was a bit more formal and designed to see how the iPad’s GPS performed when used in the cockpit.

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iPad Pilot News

OCTOBER 8, 2024

Top 10 apps for Student Pilots iPad Pilot News The iPad is a great tool for pilots of all skill levels, from airline captains to student pilots. In addition to displaying digital charts and navigation data in the cockpit, the iPad is also very good for both organization and as a training resource on the ground.

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Ask the Pilot

JULY 15, 2024

In one case a passenger died after a Singapore Airlines flight hit severe turbulence over Southeast Asia. That Singapore Airlines incident (the passenger actually died from a heart attack after the turbulence upset) got as much coverage as a crash that killed 200 people would have gotten in decades past. I honestly don’t know.

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Airline Economics

JUNE 11, 2024

The hail, which Air Austria said “wasn’t visible on the weather radar”, damaged the front two cockpit windows, the aircraft nose and some of the coverings. Air Austria has confirmed that a mayday call was issued by one of its A320’s following damage caused by hail. A statement from Air Austria said: “We confirm that […]

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Vintage Aviation News

APRIL 29, 2024

By Chris Henry During the war in Vietnam, there was an airline that flew some of the most harrowing missions ever taken on by a group of this type, and over hostile territory. Because of this, they gained the title of “World’s Most Shot at Airline”. One of the biggest challenges would of course be the weather.

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iPad Pilot News

OCTOBER 8, 2024

Top 10 apps for Student Pilots iPad Pilot News The iPad is a great tool for pilots of all skill levels, from airline captains to student pilots. In addition to displaying digital charts and navigation data in the cockpit, the iPad is also very good for both organization and as a training resource on the ground.

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Fear of Landing

JUNE 7, 2024

Sixty-two years ago, on the 22nd of May 1962, Continental Airlines flight 11 broke up at 39,000 feet. The stairs had already been moved away from the airliner, a Boeing 707, but when the gate agent reported that two more passengers had arrived, the stairs were brought back so that they could board.

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Charles Ryan's Flying Adventure

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

Nevertheless, I am excited to fly on another varient of the E2 series, this would be my 60th airline type in my flight logbook. It's nice to see some other airlines such as TransNasu added China's Comac aircraft, the C909 (formerly known as the ARJ-21) to its fleet so there is something to look forward to.

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