AeroSavvy

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

Equipment Check My airline assigns the first officer (or International Relief Officer on long flights) to inspect flight deck equipment. Boeing 767-300F flight deck Cockpit Setup – Go With the Flow! I really enjoy the walk-around and never delegate in bad weather… typhoon, snow, sunshine, I don’t care.

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Flight Deck Clearance Runway Pilot 52

Aerotime

DECEMBER 20, 2024

At every cabin crew station, where crew members sit during take-off, landing, and during bouts of turbulence, interphones are available for cabin crew members to communicate with each other, as well as with the pilots on the flight deck. Of course, they also double up to act as the PA system for announcements to the passengers.

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Cabin Crew Descent Runway Approach 255

Northstar VFR

JUNE 30, 2024

Pilots rely on the airspeed indicator and altimeter instruments to measure and display this vital information. The static port is connected to the ASI, altimeter, and VSI. However, the static pressure around the pitot tube is constantly changing due to altitude and weather. How does the pitot-static system operate the altimeter?

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Pitot Tube Altimeter Instrument Meteorological Conditions Descent 71

Air Facts

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

They arent just a list of priorities in an emergency, they also neatly sum up the different roles a pilot must play, roles that used to be divided very specifically on the flight deck of an airliner. Consider the amazing picture below, taken on the flight deck of a Boeing 314 flying boat over 80 years ago. I think so.

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Pilot in Command Pilot Approach Airplanes 95

iPad Pilot News

DECEMBER 17, 2024

ForeFlight ForeFlight first got its start as a weather app on iPhone and quickly grew into a full-featured EFB app as the iPad gained popularity among pilots. Garmin Pilot Compared to ForeFlights start as a weather app, Garmins roots have always been in GPS navigation, and thats where this app really excels.

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Pilot Weather Flight Plan Approach 105

Pilot Institute

AUGUST 2, 2024

If in this situation, make sure to transition your eyes to inside the flight deck. Conduct a thorough weather briefing prior to the flight. Increasing altitude – read from your altimeter. Decreasing altitude – read from your altimeter. Decreasing altitude – read from your altimeter.

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Altimeter Descent Turbulence Lift 52