Plane and Pilot

MARCH 23, 2025

I am willing to wager that every pilot has at one time or another asked themselves the big question: Should I own my own airplane? However, to prove that all is not lost for the prospective airplane buyer, lets look at the statistics. The good news: An airplane is not a new car. If they can, maybe you can too.

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Airplanes Annual Inspection Hangar Pilot 57

Pilot Institute

NOVEMBER 30, 2024

Deciding between a traditional round-dial cockpit and a modern glass cockpit can be a big deal for some pilots. Round-dials teach you hands-on skills, while glass cockpits use fancy technology to help you see what’s going on around you. Learning these differences will help you pick the right kind of cockpit for you.

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Cockpit Pilot Weather Primary Flight Display 52

Northstar VFR

MARCH 16, 2025

One of the fundamental aerodynamic concepts in aviation isleft-turning tendenciesthe natural forces that cause an airplane to yaw or roll left, particularly in a single-engine, propeller-driven aircraft. Heres the deal An aircraft doesnt always fly in a perfectly straight line, especially during takeoff and climb.

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Airplanes Rudder Torque Thrust 52

Jetwhine

APRIL 2, 2025

Flying an airplane smoothly demands dozens of subtle, often repetitive movements, like adjusting engine power each time the aircrafts pitch attitude changes. During an engine failure aboard a multiengine airplane, the autothrottle automatically sets the best power on the good engine.

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Cockpit Thrust Airplanes General Aviation 52

Simple Flying

AUGUST 26, 2024

The allure of the cockpit, with its array of switches, buttons, and advanced technology, has always fascinated aviation enthusiasts and the public. But how can passengers visit the cockpit of an airplane? Let's delve into everything you need to know about post-flight cockpit visits.

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Cockpit Airplanes 105

One Mile at a Time

MAY 19, 2024

For years, there had been talk of the cockpits of commercial aircraft in the United States getting a second flight deck barrier. Since 9/11, we’ve seen the introduction of reinforced cockpit doors, which realistically can’t be broken into. So, how would this second cockpit barrier work?

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Flight Deck Airplanes Cockpit Pilot 120

Plane and Pilot

MARCH 25, 2025

The school also offers spin endorsements, upset recovery, aerobatic training, and hourly instruction if youre just itching to check the GameBird off your airplane bucket list. The Sbach, a notoriously difficult airplane to fly, challenges even the hardest of hard-core aerobatic pilots. The four-blade MT propeller is the only exception.

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Knot Airplanes Runway Rudder 111

Aerotime

JUNE 7, 2024

In a preliminary report released on June 4, 2024, the board detailed how those factors caused the three-member flight crew of a B777 airliner to mistakenly cross a runway occupied by another airplane taking off from the airport.

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Air Traffic Control Runway Clearance Airplanes 281

Plane and Pilot

DECEMBER 30, 2024

A kit-built airplane derived from the 1950s-era Starduster, the Starduster Too incorporates a steel-tube fuselage and wooden wings, all covered in fabric. Interior and exterior are both rated as a 9+, corresponding to the relatively young age of the airplane. The front cockpit includes a cover for solo flight from the rear.

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Gross Weight Altimeter Airplanes Cockpit 97

Plane and Pilot

FEBRUARY 26, 2025

Flight controls mean ailerons, elevator, and rudder, of course, but on some airplanes, if the trim is mis-set, the plane might be difficult or impossible to control. That flap retraction was not performed, and although the airplane made it into the air, it did not maintain sustained flight. Your airplane may be different.

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Airplanes Cockpit Pilot Aileron 93

Plane and Pilot

SEPTEMBER 7, 2024

Ask the front porch gang at the local airport which is better, a “six-pack” full of traditional round dial instruments or a bright new glass cockpit screen, and the answers will be all over the map. So, the answer to the question— round dials or glass cockpit ?—is Round Dials or Glass Cockpits: Which Is Easier to Fly?

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Cockpit Instrument Landing System Approach Pilot 102

Vintage Aviation News

MARCH 28, 2025

The cockpit features period-correct instrument panels, switches, and an authentic olive drab interior, making it a true time capsule of WWII aviation. For more information about this airplane, visit www.platinumfighters.com. Every component has been either overhauled or replaced to ensure a zero-time restoration.

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Cockpit Airplanes Pilot 128

One Mile at a Time

JUNE 11, 2024

Between 11:30AM and 6PM daily, visitors will be able to try out Air France’s newest business class seat , there will be a virtual reality Airbus A350 cockpit visit opportunity, and much more. This is the coolest opportunity we’ve seen to enjoy airplane meals on the ground in quite some time. You can make your reservation at this link.

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Airplanes Cockpit Airline Airlines 125

Plane and Pilot

NOVEMBER 8, 2024

With the power of a Stearman and an airframe that’s 500-600 pounds lighter, this airplane will handily outperform the stock version. You can arrange financing of the aircraft through FLYING Finance and quickly calculate your monthly payment using the airplane finance calculator. But performance numbers aren’t what the Bird is about.

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Airplanes Cockpit Pilot 96

Vintage Aviation News

JANUARY 14, 2025

This ultra-rare airplane represents a unique chapter in aviation history. Additionally, the M4L played a crucial role in filming in-cockpit flight sequences, with cameras mounted in the forward cockpit.

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Cockpit Airplanes Jet 111

Plane and Pilot

MARCH 6, 2025

The Cessna was loud, and this was before intercoms made cockpits a quieter place to be. The winds and rain caught up with the little craft as if a hand was reaching out grabbing control of the airplane. It was all I could do to keep the airplane straight. shouted Bill. Id lost my voice. How would I talk on the radio? Thats Bill.

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Airplanes Threshold Runway Knot 96

Plane and Pilot

JANUARY 5, 2025

It found only a few airplane parts floating on the waves. Among the wreckage pulled up from the depths was a cockpit video recorder. NTSB review of cockpit video showed the MFD wasnt working on the last four flights. He was now hand-flying at night over the ocean, looking across the cockpit to the copilot attitude indicator.

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Clearance Pilot Cockpit Descent 96

Air Facts

MARCH 14, 2025

Call it a bucket list if you want, but I consider it a flight plan for a fulfilling life in the cockpit: 1. So find an old airplane and a quiet strip and take a trip back in time. Find an old airplane and a quiet strip and take a trip back in time. There is nothing as rewarding and satisfying as using an airplane to go places.

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Airplanes Pilot Pilot in Command Approach 98

Air Facts

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

Thats especially true for instrument pilots, where Air Traffic Control sounds like they are running the show, the avionics seem to direct the flight along predefined routes, and the autopilot actually flies the airplane. In the cockpit of a modern GA airplane, there is probably only one person to do all of these jobsyou!

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Pilot in Command Pilot Approach Airplanes 95

Vintage Aviation News

MARCH 31, 2025

Copyright 2012 koepnickphotography.com Growing up, Andy Porter always had some sort of airplane. Here are six airplanes. The airplane had been totally rebuilt from the ground up. The cockpit of the PT-17 is more streamlined, has a better layout, and is overall more comfortable than earlier biplane aircraft.

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Airplanes Cockpit Pilot Annual Inspection 98

Plane and Pilot

JANUARY 7, 2025

All of which makes picking 10 airplanes for your fly-before-you-die list more than just a bit subjective. Meanwhile, Marc Cook, Plane & Pilot editor in chief, has 43 years in the left seat and had the good fortune to work a decade for AOPA and fly a bunch of interesting airplanes. T-6’s performat EAA AirVenture Oshkosh.

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Airplanes Tail Pilot Jet 98

One Mile at a Time

AUGUST 23, 2024

The best airplanes to fly on (in my opinion) In this post I wanted to share my six favorite types of commercial aircraft. Lufthansa Boeing 747-400 But it’s not just the outside that’s a treat — the inside is awesome as well, especially if you can sit in the nose , where you’re literally seated under the cockpit.

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Jet Airplanes Tail Cockpit 117

Aerotime

AUGUST 2, 2024

According to EASA, “ground assistance, advanced cockpit design with workload alleviation means [and] pilot incapacitation detection” would be used to compensate for one less pilot during cruise flight. Pilots can thus achieve a better balance between working and resting time on long-range flights,” the European planemaker claimed.

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Pilot Cockpit Flight Deck Cargo 330

Aerotime

JULY 19, 2024

Unable to turn, climb, or descend the aircraft using conventional flight control inputs and effectively left to fly an unflyable airplane, the crew were forced to rely on engine power alone to find and reach a suitable airfield and attempt a landing. With 296 passengers and crew onboard that day, the stakes could not have been higher.

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Runway Horizontal Stabilizer Airline Airlines 297

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. These two simple features power three of the most important cockpit instruments. It helps measure how fast the airplane is going by measuring the air pressure. Cool, right?

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Pitot Tube Altimeter Descent Airplanes 98

Plane and Pilot

DECEMBER 30, 2024

What stupid airplane antics have I recently participated in that would warrant the query? My name is Andrew, and I used to fly that airplane in the early 2000s. Its a great airplane. Both of us had neighbors who owned airplanes and took us flying when we were not yet teens. I find myself staring at the phone in disbelief.

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Airplanes Hangar Runway Tarmac 98

AV Web

JULY 7, 2024

The day of having random groups of ramp tramps loitering for hours and days at the local airport has passed with the coming of barb-wired fencing, unfriendly FBOs, and snooty airplane owners. Yep, old airplanes like this flown in the old way are the best. People used to smoke a lot in airplanes. He went on.

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Cockpit Airplanes VOR Transponder 75

Aerotime

MARCH 20, 2025

In 1942, Delta assisted in modifying 916 aircraft, overhauling over 1,000 aero engines and cockpit instruments, as well as training US Army pilots and mechanics and operating cargo supply routes for the US military. By 1970, Delta operated an all-jet passenger airplane fleet with all its piston-engined airplanes retired.

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Cargo Jet Airline Airlines 274

iPad Pilot News

DECEMBER 19, 2024

Do I really need to use Airplane Mode on my iPad or iPhone? iPad Pilot News One of the most common questions we hear as pilots is, “Do I really need to put my phone in Airplane Mode?” Is that true in a small airplane? And what is Airplane Mode anyway? And what is Airplane Mode anyway? First, FAR 91.21

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Airplanes Pilot in Command Pilot Clearance 97

Plane and Pilot

NOVEMBER 22, 2024

Another surveillance video camera recorded the airplane now in a nose-down, left-wing-down attitude, then fully rolling left and impacting the ground inverted. In the accident airplane, the left engine fuel valve assembly was found in off position. Most twin-engine airplanes will roll and yaw in the direction of the dead engine.

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Pilot Knot Airplanes Lift 88

Greg Brown's Flying Carpet Blog

DECEMBER 15, 2024

Ride along with renowned aviator, writer, and photographer Greg Brown in his light airplane, the Flying Carpet, as he searches behind clouds for the real America, experiencing countless aerial adventures along the way. In particular, many reports have been revealed of sightings from airplane cockpits.

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Airplanes Pilot Cockpit 78

Pilot Institute

MARCH 29, 2025

Aircraft, especially smaller general aviation airplanes, come in various sizes and cockpit configurations. Myth: Height Restrictions Are Just About the Cockpit Size The cockpit dimensions are not the sole reason for height requirements.

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Pilot Cockpit Airplanes General Aviation 59

Plane and Pilot

AUGUST 6, 2024

It wasn’t a big deal, but after a long week at EAA AirVenture and a long day in the airplane, the detour wasn’t appreciated. And managing fatigue in the hot cockpit flying into the sun still had to be taken into account. The post Long Trips & Small Airplanes appeared first on Plane & Pilot Magazine.

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Airplanes Weather Ceiling Turbulence 91

AV Web

JUNE 16, 2024

Some of the goofy things I have done in and around airplanes would astound and vex you into wondering how I have lived this long. I have been around flying for a very long time and have faux-pawed so many times I am tempted to write a biography titled “ Two Hundred Stupid Things I Have Done in Airplanes and How I Survived Them.”

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Cockpit Airplanes Hangar Pilot 75

Plane and Pilot

MARCH 30, 2025

Seat belt use is mandatory in GA airplanes, but there have been slow advancements in retrofitting aircraft restraints. Anecdotal information implies that those noncompliant pilots may believe that if they are going to die in an airplane, the seat belt wouldnt likely save them. STCs, Where Art Thou? When it comes to flying, your No.

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Cockpit Airplanes Pilot General Aviation 60

Plane and Pilot

APRIL 1, 2025

Airplane ready. At 500 feet down the runway, the little airplane leaped into the air despite my plan to build more speed before taking off. Adrenaline coursed through my veins, and every sense was tuned to the heartbeat of the small new airplane. First flight in a new airplane. The Pulsar was now the airplane in my dream.

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Runway Gross Weight Airplanes Crosswind 63

Vintage Aviation News

JANUARY 5, 2025

Designed to be a training aircraft for the Royal Naval Air Service (RNAS), the Sage Type 3 reveals the story of how a department store outfitter mobilized to build airplanes for the Royal Navy during WWI. The company that would build the Sage Type 3 had existed even before the invention of the airplane.

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Weight-Shift-Control Tail Airplanes Rudder 98