Vintage Aviation News

DECEMBER 25, 2024

Sculthorpe is still used on occasion by the USAF, but only the runways survive – albeit they are the longest runways in the county – and only a stones throw from West Raynham. We also used a restored Venom cockpit owned by Tony Collins, and a partial cockpit supplied by Naylan Moore. Also quite surreal.

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Cockpit Altimeter Runway Pilot 98

Professional Pilot

APRIL 3, 2025

Under visual flight rules (VFR) during daytime, a pilot can operate with only basic gauges: an airspeed indicator, altimeter, compass, fuel gauges for each tank, and oil temperature, pressure, and engine RPM readings. Glass cockpits offered transformative safety and efficiency benefits.

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Cockpit Weight-Shift-Control Flight Deck Instrument Meteorological Conditions 40

Fear of Landing

DECEMBER 6, 2024

Runway 14, a 4,202 foot runway , was in use. The pilot is not to descend below these altitudes until they can see the runway lights. View of GPS track when viewed from landing runway (NTSB) At about 1.25 miles from the runway and left of the runway centre-line, the Mooney struck high-voltage power lines.

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iPad Pilot News

DECEMBER 17, 2024

For those new to aviation or those making the leap from paper charts, there comes a point when a decision is necessary on which app to use in the cockpit. When taxiing on the ground, you’ll be alerted when you approach and enter active runways, and include the runway distance remaining from your position.

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Pilot Weather Flight Plan Approach 105

iPad Pilot News

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

We’ve been flying with the Apple Watch since it first launched, and it’s become increasingly useful every year for both preflight weather checks and as an in-cockpit resource. It includes a GPS and compass for backup navigation and a bright sunlight readable screen for easy viewing in the cockpit.

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Pilot Altimeter Weather NOTAMs 52

Pilot Institute

MARCH 13, 2025

Glass cockpit HSIs integrate maps, weather, and traffic for better situational awareness. The HSI has found its home in modern glass cockpit avionics, along with the altimeter and airspeed indicator. Glass cockpits are digital flight instrument systems that replace traditional analog dials and gauges with digital displays.

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VOR Cockpit Altimeter Weather 52

Flight Training Central

OCTOBER 11, 2024

They gave me a squawk code and the altimeter setting, and with that, the flight was underway. Finding KLEX Finding a 7,000-foot runway seems easy, right? I set up for a straight-in approach to Runway 22 about three miles out. Speed locked at 65 knots, I made a smooth touchdown right in the middle of the runway.

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Approach Runway Airplanes Altimeter 52

AeroSavvy

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

Boeing 767-300F flight deck Cockpit Setup – Go With the Flow! Captain and First Officer cockpit setup flows Once crews learn the flows, it takes only a few minutes to configure the aircraft for engine start. The inspection takes a few minutes to complete. Large aircraft have dozens of switches, knobs, and buttons.

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Flight Deck Clearance Runway Pilot 52

Pilot Institute

OCTOBER 16, 2024

But landing it safely on the runway is a skill. When it’s your turn in the cockpit, you’ll know what to do—whether it’s a routine landing or something urgent. Brief that you will use the right rudder to align the aircraft straight with the runway and the left aileron to counteract drift.

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Airplanes Descent Approach Runway 52

CockPit Conversation

JULY 27, 2017

There are no controllers, but there is highly trained person in the tower, dispensing altimeter settings, and traffic information, and generally doing everything a tower controller does except issue clearances and instructions. I'm still twenty minutes out of the destination, so I'll have to pick up the new ATIS before I check in.

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Pilot Institute

DECEMBER 12, 2024

The departure runway and the departure procedure. For example, ATC: Fly runway heading until two miles from Kennedy VOR, then turn right, heading one zero zero. ATC will let you know the current altimeter setting in their reply. Altimeter 30.02 Cleared ILS runway six approach. Radar vectors to GAYEL.

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Approach Clearance Pilot Air Traffic Control 52

Pilot Institute

MAY 25, 2024

An airport has closed a runway/taxiway/apron for maintenance. He landed on a closed turf runway, causing the aircraft to nose over. In their example, runway 04L/22R is closed at Chicago O’Hare International Airport (ORD). RWY 04L/22R tells us the subject is runway (RWY) 04L/22R. a closed runway has been reopened).

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NOTAMs UTC Runway Federal Aviation Regulations 52

iPad Pilot News

MARCH 27, 2025

Altimeter+ Calculates the altitude of your current location via GPS, or from the built-in barometer included on newer iPhones and iPads.Offers Apple Watch app. Airbus FlySmart Airbus offers a collection of apps for pilots to assistwith performance planning, maintenance and other operational guidance when flying these airplanes.

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Weather Pilot Flight Plan Airplanes 91

AeroSavvy

OCTOBER 26, 2020

Airlines are upgrading older cockpits with newer displays, so this old indicator will soon become a relic. The speeds are based on aircraft weight and performance (affected by runway and weather). The Honeywell SI-800 Airspeed/Mach Indicator has been a standard instrument on the Boeing 737, 747, 757, and 767 for decades.

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Pitot Tube Indicated Airspeed Knot Altimeter 52

Plane and Pilot

AUGUST 10, 2024

The “Flying Pencil,” as it is often called, contained the first glass cockpit, eliminated the flight engineer position, and created an Engine Indication and Crew Alerting System (EICAS) designed to lead pilots step by step through aircraft systems failures. Just like the airline glass cockpits, this is called systems integration.

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