Plane and Pilot

NOVEMBER 27, 2024

Flight idle and nose down, which normally produced a 2,000-3,000-feet descent rate, resulted in a 2,000-feet-per-minute climb. Airspeed was approaching VMO. Anything in the airplane not tied down floated, even dust from the flight deck carpet, then slammed to the nearest surface moments later as we were caught by the next wave.

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Turbulence Weather Knot Descent 73

Fly with Eva

MARCH 20, 2018

Flashes of previous 737 experience, flight training, moving all over the planet, Phoenix, Girona, Rome, Barcelona, Hong Kong, manuals, operating procedures and limitations. I see my name on the crew list, I sign in and read the flight plan, notams and weather. Descent briefing, approach briefing, and down we go.

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Jet Flight Deck Cargo Thrust 52

Jetwhine

MAY 15, 2024

In the days before electronic flight bags, the duffels filled with the necessary performance, operational, and navigation paper were a weight and balance line item, especially with a full set of instrument approach plates.

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Flight Deck Pilot Approach Flight Plan 52

Plane and Pilot

SEPTEMBER 22, 2024

His team developed the concept in the late 1970s to improve “interpersonal communication, leadership, and decision-making” in aircraft flight decks. CRM has gone on to become a staple of airline and military flight training. As I started to plan it, I thought about the concept of SRM and set some ground rules for myself.

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Weather Clearance Pilot Airplanes 64

Professional Pilot

OCTOBER 10, 2024

Bombardier’s Vision flight deck features a head-up display that shows combined vision imagery to enhance situational awareness. Shortly after, Surack started to refresh the fleet with newer aircraft, now offering charter flights. But Chuck (Surack) is good about scheduling flights well in advance.

Jet 52

Jet Pilot Hangar Approach 52

Airspeed Junkie

APRIL 4, 2022

Most pilots prefer the less is more approach. If you are going to buy a flight bag, makes some hints as to which one your pilot likes so you can buy the perfect gift. Most airlines have moved to ipad apps that have Jeppeson approach plates and some sort of enhanced route planning and radar capabilities.

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Pilot Airplanes General Aviation Airlines 52

Jetwhine

JULY 1, 2024

It also led to the birth of cockpit resource management (CRM); a process designed to train crews to utilize all the flight deck’s human resources effectively. Air carrier operators require special training to use the few instrument approaches to the airport. At its takeoff weight of 23,916 lbs.,

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Flight Plan Knot Runway Airplanes 90

Flight Training Central

MAY 3, 2024

Private Pilot for Airplane Category ACS Replaced phrase within PA.IV.E.K1 “on approach and landing performance” with “on takeoff and climb performance”. Revised AOO VIII, Basic Instrument Maneuvers, Task E, Recovery from Unusual Flight Attitudes, 91 PA.VIII.E.R7 Use of an electronic flight bag (EFB), if used. Added CA.VI.B.S5

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Airplanes Weather Pilot in Command Flight Plan 52

Professional Pilot

JUNE 10, 2024

Basic functions For the rare pilot whose flight bag still hasn’t been digitized, here is the least you can expect from an EFB: • A way to create and file a flight plan without leaving your tablet or smartphone. • All the charts needed for flight planning and en route, plus airport charts for taxiing to and from the runway. •

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Flight Deck Weather NOTAMs Flight Plan 40