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Avianca selects Honeywell cockpit technologies for Airbus A320neo fleet

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IntuVue RDR-4000 3D Weather Radar System is the first automatic, commercial radar to accurately depict weather in the flight path of an airplane. IntuVue RDR-4000 3D Weather Radar System is the first automatic, commercial radar to accurately depict weather in the flight path of an airplane.

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Smart Skies: How IoT is transforming aircraft maintenance and operations

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The system integrates data from aircraft sensors, airline operations, maintenance records and weather reports to provide a holistic view of aircraft performance. Boeing’s approach emphasizes component health monitoring, using onboard sensors to continuously track critical components. However, this is just the beginning.

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How to File an IFR Flight Plan in ForeFlight: A Comprehensive Guide

iPad Pilot News

How to File an IFR Flight Plan in ForeFlight: A Comprehensive Guide iPad Pilot News ForeFlight offers a variety of ways to plan a flight, and if you’re like most pilots, you start the trip planning process on the Maps screen. The Flights screen can be used for much more than just filing a flight plan.

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I Am UNSAFE Checklist—Lessons Learned on a Fateful Night

Air Facts

It was early winter, but the current skies and projected weather looked favorable, so I decided to fly rather than drive. I decided to fly first and eat later due to approaching weather (mistake #1), and, after a weather briefing, estimated I could get to Chicago (DuPage Airport (KDPA)) before the weather from the west did (mistake #2).

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How I failed my IFR Practical Test Twice

Air Facts

Me heading indicator had precessed significantly in the first 10 minutes of the flight. The weather was still good, and the database had been updated. We took off and headed to an airport for a VOR approach. I flew a lot of approaches and felt ready to take the exam again.

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Filing an IFR Flight Plan? Here’s What Matters Most to ATC

Flight Training Central

Most of the information filed in an IFR flight plan is based on weather forecasts that are released well before your wheels ever leave the ground. Here’s a look at what parts of the flight plan actually matter to ATC so that you know how to react if and when the weather conditions don’t match the forecast.

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Should I File an Initial Approach Fix?

Flying Magazine

Another CFII told me to check the weather, see what the flow is, and file to an initial approach fix for an approach in use. Answer: I advocate checking the weather and seeing what approaches are being supported by the conditions, then select an approach and file to an Initial Approach Fix (IAF) for that approach.