iPad Pilot News

MARCH 27, 2025

ASA CX-3 Flight Computer Based on the ASA CX-3 Flight Computer for pilots, this E6B app allows you to perform routine aviation calculations on your iPhone or iPad. Cirrus Approach Access all your Cirrus airframe and avionics training courses in one easy-to-use mobile platform. and displays them in the app.

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Weather Pilot Flight Plan Airplanes 91

Fear of Landing

MAY 3, 2024

The second pilot put on protective gear and approached the aircraft with a “high-voltage trained hook man” to shut down the electrical systems. This led to EPU4 losing its tilting function; as a result the flight computer spooled it down, as designed for a tilt fault.

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Descent Knot Thrust Lift 105

Plane and Pilot

JANUARY 30, 2025

Modern simulators like X-Plane and Microsoft Flight Simulator offer incredibly realistic graphics, aerodynamic modeling, and dynamic weather environments. For student pilots, this can be an invaluable tool for practicing everything from traffic patterns and VFR navigation to emergency procedures and instrument approaches.

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Pilot Cockpit Weather Lift 84

Pilot Institute

FEBRUARY 20, 2025

Thats why you need to make sure your control surfaces are free of contaminants during your pre-flight walkaround. Aileron Control In Stalls And Spins A wing stalls when the airflow approaches it at an angle greater than the Critical Angle of Attack. The downside of this approach is a lack of redundancy.

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Aileron Weight-Shift-Control Rudder Longitudinal Axis 90

Pilot Institute

APRIL 5, 2024

Learn to avoid common mistakes during approach, roundout, touchdown, and rollout. We have two main challenges when performing crosswind landings: Staying aligned with the extended centerline on the approach. Staying Aligned on the Approach Crosswinds try to “push” the aircraft off the approach course.

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Crosswind Longitudinal Axis Aileron Rudder 52

Fear of Landing

NOVEMBER 22, 2024

Then, like the pioneer aviators, I bring out my manual flight computer, a circular slide rule invented in the 1930s, to plot distance flown against time in the air. We’re ten agonizing minutes to safety, but the approaching twilight in the relentless rain makes visual flight increasingly difficult. Gavin sniggers.

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Weather Knot Pilot Distance Measuring Equipment 98

Professional Pilot

JUNE 10, 2024

Aviator Tools includes a comprehensive flight computer, a measurement converter, and a de-icing holdover timer, among other functions. Weather data feeds into a vertical weather profile of probable conditions along your flight route up to 8 days in advance.

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Flight Deck Weather NOTAMs Flight Plan 40

Pilot Institute

NOVEMBER 30, 2024

If you prefer a more hands-on or guided approach, this could be a challenge. Flight Schools Flight schools are made for training pilots and offer a more organized path to getting your license. Flight Bag A sturdy flight bag keeps your gear organized.

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Pilot Checkride Air Traffic Control Cockpit 52