Pilot Institute

DECEMBER 12, 2024

” The answers come from a clever little setup on your airplane: a metal tube sticking into the airstream and a tiny hole on the fuselage. It helps measure how fast the airplane is going by measuring the air pressure. The other important part of the system is a tiny hole on the side of the airplane, called a static port.

Pitot Tube 98

Pitot Tube Altimeter Descent Airplanes 98

Pilot Institute

FEBRUARY 15, 2025

These would guide them when they couldn’t see anything outside their airplane. The satellites then send the corrected signals back to your airplane. For example, at Penn Valley airport, airplanes using an LP approach can descend more than 600 feet lower than those using LNAV. Without it, youre limited to LNAV.

Approach 52

Approach Pilot Descent Airplanes 52

Pilot Institute

NOVEMBER 30, 2024

In a round-dial cockpit, the six-pack of gauges are the core of the flight instruments. These cockpits combine all traditional instruments on multi-function displays (MFDs). This is called the Primary Flight Display (PFD). Others like glass cockpits because they have clear displays and extra safety measures.

Cockpit 52

Cockpit Pilot Weather Primary Flight Display 52