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Terrifying: Southwest 737 Descends To 150 Feet Above Tampa Bay

One Mile at a Time

The plane took off roughly on schedule, at 4:15PM, and most of the flight was routine, though it took a bit longer than usual due to weather enroute, as the plane made several detours. On top of that, weather conditions in Tampa weren’t great that day, with rain and strong gusts, so it was a tricky approach. Tampa’s altimeter is 30.14.”

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4 Tips to Make the Most out of Your Flight Lesson

Flight Training Central

Every moment in the cockpit is precious, especially given the costs associated with flight training. Here are four quick tips: Have a backup plan if the weather doesn’t permit Plan A. 1) Have a Plan A and B Things like weather play a vital and often unpredictable role in flight training. 3) Chair Fly Visualize!

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Navy Modernizes Training Fleet with T-54A Delivery

Flying Magazine

The T-54A is a pressurized turboprop with state-of-the-art avionics, including multifunction displays with a digital moving map, an integrated GPS/inertial navigation system, ADS-B, a flight management system, weather radar, radar altimeter, and a cockpit data recorder. READ MORE: U.S.

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Cessna Skyhawk C172: Features, Performance, and Flight Experience

Airspeed Junkie

Cockpit and Avionics Sitting in the cockpit of a Cessna 172, one is immediately struck by the advanced Garmin G1000 NXi avionics suite that dominates the instrument panel. First introduced in 2005, this all-glass cockpit revolutionized the flying experience for pilots by providing a comprehensive and intuitive interface.

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Cessnas and Lying About the ATIS

CockPit Conversation

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. Yesterday I was inbound to an airport overseen by a Flight Services Specialist. I retune the ATIS and listen.

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The Classic Boeing Airspeed Indicator

AeroSavvy

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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Failure is Not an Option

Plane and Pilot

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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