Approach, Aviation Technology and Runway

Examining over 100 years of flight automation and the history of the autopilot

Aerotime

APRIL 3, 2025

This permitted the Trident to be guided automatically to an airfield, approach the runway, flare, touchdown, and then roll out from the landing runway without a pilot interfering with the controls. Until recently, modern autopilot using computer technology has been capable of automating all these stages except taxi and take-off.

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Weight-Shift-Control Cockpit Pilot Stability

Tropic Island Airways signs LOI with Tidal Flight for Polaris hybrid seaplanes

Aerotime

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

According to the company, Polaris is a modern, clean-sheet, hybrid-electric seaplane that can carry 9 to 12 passengers with baggage and is capable of landing on both waterways and runways. Tidal Flight Seaplanes present the opportunity to provide direct, low-infrastructure access to city centers, remote communities, and coastal destinations.

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Payload Pilot Runway Approach

Why are leading aerostructures suppliers flocking to the eVTOL industry?

Aerotime

DECEMBER 13, 2024

The likes of Joby Aviation, Archer Aviation, BETA Technologies, Lilium, Volocopter and Vertical Aerospace, are edging increasingly closer to certification and (provided they manage to secure a long-enough financial runway) entry into service. First production Lilium Jet airframe. appeared first on AeroTime.

Approach

Approach Jet Runway Airplanes

Behind the scenes at Lilium, the eVTOL firm aiming to change regional air travel

Aerotime

MAY 6, 2024

One of those early pioneers is Lilium, a Germany-based startup, which, almost a decade after it was founded in 2015, is approaching the last key stages before launching its electrically powered vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft. However, some of these ventures appear to be ahead of the pack.

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Jet Approach Cockpit Pilot

A Bristol Bulldog Biplane Fighter is Once Again in the Sky

Vintage Aviation News

OCTOBER 18, 2024

At that point, you’re simply looking down the runway, and then it lifts off. ” Bristol Bulldog at Tillamook Airport After a short time in the air, Storo circled around to approach Tillamook Airport setting up for landing. You just make one great big U-turn, that way you can kind of watch the runway the whole time.

Airplanes

Airplanes Crosswind Tail Cockpit

North to the Valley

Gary's Flight Journal

OCTOBER 11, 2023

We launched for AVP around 9am VFR, picking up flight following with Dover approach. As we s as approached Allentown I gave some thought to opening up the IFR plan but held off. Allentown handed me off to Wilkes-Barre and they advised to expect visual runway two-two. I was cleared to land runway two-two, enter left down wind.

Approach

Approach Runway Descent Aviation Technology

Energy considerations in aviation: How realistic are alternative energy forms?

Aerotime

FEBRUARY 14, 2025

His innovative approach integrates infrastructure and movement processes into holistic CO2 and energy comparisons. How much stronger would gears have to be, and how much longer would runways have to be if a plane would not reduce a large amount of its takeoff weight during the flight? Differently.

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Thrust Jet Weather Runway

Bombardier demo flight operations

Professional Pilot

DECEMBER 10, 2024

Sislians deep operational expertise and hands-on approach to leadership have been pivotal in shaping Bombardiers flight operations. Customer-centric approach A key focus of Bombardiers flight operations is its dedication to customer satisfaction. And I also stay close to our suppliers.

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Pilot Flight Deck Jet Pilot in Command

HSI vs. CDI: What’s the Difference?

Pilot Institute

MARCH 13, 2025

Now, we can fly more accurately while reducing our workload and also fly an ILS or GPS approach without using a separate ILS instrument. The Future of the HSI As aviation technology advances, the HSI remains a valuable instrument while maintaining strong roots in its basic navigation principles. CDI and VNAV). Airport signs!

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VOR Cockpit Altimeter Weather

Horizon Aircraft is developing the first 800km range hybrid eVTOL aircraft

Aerotime

SEPTEMBER 26, 2024

However, the Cavorite X7 uses a different approach. This increases to 815kg (1,800lbs) if flying purely in conventional flight mode, using runways to take off and land. For landing, it can use a conventional runway. The maximum gross weight of the aircraft is stated as 2,500kg (5,500 lbs).

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Lift Thrust Weather Payload

Aurora moves forward in program to develop high-speed vertical lift X-Plane

Aerotime

MAY 21, 2024

This progress comes after completing a conceptual design review for the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) program, Speed and Runway Independent Technologies (SPRINT). The high-speed vertical lift X-plane concept developed by Aurora Flight Sciences has reached the preliminary design phase.

Lift

Lift Drag Knot Runway

RAIM vs WAAS Explained Simply: GPS Made Easy

Pilot Institute

DECEMBER 19, 2024

WAAS Precision With WAAS, aircraft can achieve impressive navigation capabilities, including vertical and horizontal accuracy within 1-2 meters and support for advanced approach procedures like Localizer Performance with Vertical guidance (LPV). WAAS : Facilitates advanced Area Navigation (RNAV) and approach procedures.

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Approach Instrument Landing System Instrument Flight Rules Pilot

Flight to the Valley

Gary's Flight Journal

JUNE 29, 2024

We were at the airport early and headed out to runway two around 8am. My choice was New York approach or Allentown but I would have to descend for the Allentown switch. Allentown handed me off to Wilkes Barre Approach and then in turn over to the tower and vectors for runway four. I took Allentown and descended to 4.5,

Runway

Runway Flight Plan Approach Hangar

How the FAA Let Remote Tower Technology Slip Right Through Its Fingers

Jetwhine

FEBRUARY 21, 2025

Using HD cameras, controllers can zoom in on any given point within the cameras range, say an aircraft on final approach. Thanks to the technology involved, a Remote Towers video feeds can be piped into a control room located any distance from the airport. The room could be across the runway, across the road, or across town.

Air Traffic Control

Air Traffic Control Runway Final Approach Approach

Aviator Connection

Examining over 100 years of flight automation and the history of the autopilot

Tropic Island Airways signs LOI with Tidal Flight for Polaris hybrid seaplanes

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Why are leading aerostructures suppliers flocking to the eVTOL industry?

Behind the scenes at Lilium, the eVTOL firm aiming to change regional air travel

A Bristol Bulldog Biplane Fighter is Once Again in the Sky

North to the Valley

Energy considerations in aviation: How realistic are alternative energy forms?

Bombardier demo flight operations

HSI vs. CDI: What’s the Difference?

Horizon Aircraft is developing the first 800km range hybrid eVTOL aircraft

Aurora moves forward in program to develop high-speed vertical lift X-Plane

RAIM vs WAAS Explained Simply: GPS Made Easy

Flight to the Valley

How the FAA Let Remote Tower Technology Slip Right Through Its Fingers

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