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Avianca selects Honeywell cockpit technologies for Airbus A320neo fleet

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IntuVue RDR-4000 3D Weather Radar System is the first automatic, commercial radar to accurately depict weather in the flight path of an airplane. This receiver helps pinpoint precise airplane locations for efficient landings, especially during difficult and new runway approaches.

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Smart Skies: How IoT is transforming aircraft maintenance and operations

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Boeing’s approach emphasizes component health monitoring, using onboard sensors to continuously track critical components. For instance, Qantas uses the Airplane Health Management (AHM) system to take predictive maintenance actions that enhance efficiency and lower operating costs. However, this is just the beginning.

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How I failed my IFR Practical Test Twice

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I put my things in the classroom and then went into the office to pull the airplane maintenance log and other documents. I went into the office and informed them of the out-of-date VOR check and a mechanic took the airplane up while I was doing the oral portion of the checkride to complete the VOR check.

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How to File an IFR Flight Plan in ForeFlight: A Comprehensive Guide

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How to File an IFR Flight Plan in ForeFlight: A Comprehensive Guide iPad Pilot News ForeFlight offers a variety of ways to plan a flight, and if you’re like most pilots, you start the trip planning process on the Maps screen. The Flights screen can be used for much more than just filing a flight plan.

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Pilot’s Bucket List: 11 Must-Do Adventures After Earning Your Pilot’s License

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Call it a bucket list if you want, but I consider it a flight plan for a fulfilling life in the cockpit: 1. 100 hamburger flight. I can clearly remember a flight in a Piper Cub out of a farmer’s field that is among the most awe-inspiring 30 minutes of my life. Take a kid for his or her first flight.

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Should I File an Initial Approach Fix?

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Another CFII told me to check the weather, see what the flow is, and file to an initial approach fix for an approach in use. Answer: I advocate checking the weather and seeing what approaches are being supported by the conditions, then select an approach and file to an Initial Approach Fix (IAF) for that approach.

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How to set up aircraft equipment codes in aviation apps to file VFR/IFR flight plans

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How to set up aircraft equipment codes in aviation apps to file VFR/IFR flight plans iPad Pilot News All VFR and IFR flight plans must be filed using the ICAO form. The international (ICAO) flight plan form , which is required to be used for all VFR and IFR flight plans filed in the U.S.,