Air Facts

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

Who is the pilot in command of your aircraft? Air Facts Journal The pilot in command of an aircraft is directly responsible for, and is the final authority as to, the operation of that aircraft. Little by little, your authority as PIC can be eroded until no one is actually in command.

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Pilot in Command Pilot Approach Airplanes 95

Flight Training Central

MAY 28, 2024

Sitting in the flight deck during the cruise portion of any flight may have a tendency to become monotonous. Pilot in command. Second in command. VASI lights as shown in this illustration indicate that the airplane is below the glide slope. Air Traffic Controller. off course to the left.

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Crosswind Runway Air Traffic Control Clearance 98

Flying Magazine

MAY 16, 2024

Subscribe Now Featured Leadership on the flight deck sets those apart from the general pilot population—and there are ways to build your capabilities in this regard with greater assumption of authority along the way. And keep practicing them during times when you’re not in simulator training or the actual airplane.

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Pilot Airline Airlines Flight Deck 97

NAFI

DECEMBER 17, 2023

You know whether or not you see “pilot in command” coming from them. I don’t know about you, but sharing the sky with (or potentially being on the aft side of a locked flight deck door behind) “the world’s okayest pilot” makes my skin crawl. The examiner gets one snapshot. Think I’m being hyperbolical?

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Pilot in Command NOTAMs Flight Deck Checkride 52

Professional Pilot

DECEMBER 10, 2024

Pilots have to be properly licensed and type rated, and must meet recent experience requirements to be allowed to operate a civil transport aircraft. The flight deck has to meet certification criteria such as field of vision, ergonomic aspects, and instrumentation. This is how it should be, but not everyone sees it that way.

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Pilot Cockpit Pilot in Command Cabin Crew 52

Pilot Job Central

OCTOBER 1, 2023

This varies by program, but it behoves applicants to research programs to ensure they won’t fall through the cracks and will finish the training as competent pilots. The cost to complete flight training can be much higher. Total immersion programs have higher airplane rental rates, and higher flight instructor rates.

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Pilot Airline Airlines Cargo 52

Flight Training Central

MAY 3, 2024

Edited Use of Flight Simulation Training Devices (FSTD) paragraph in appendix 3, Aircraft, Equipment, and Operational Requirements & Limitations. Added Major Enhancements Section for existing Airplane ACS providing a key of added and archived elements. Use of an electronic flight bag (EFB), if used. Fixation and omission.

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Airplanes Weather Pilot in Command Flight Plan 52