Air Facts

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

Our passenger flight was getting a checkride from the FAA. I was the Captain in command of a scheduled passenger flight on a TWA Lockheed L-1011 en route to Chicago O’Hare. At the time of this flight, I was Chairman of the Airline Pilots Association Training and Standards Committee. On the flight deck of the L-1011.

Approach 98

Approach Checkride Descent Cockpit 98

Northstar VFR

JUNE 30, 2024

The vertical speed indicator (VSI) indicates if the aircraft is climbing, descending or in level flight. The indication given is a rate of climb or descent in feet per minute (fpm). If the static port becomes blocked, the alternate static source can be opened, which will then read the static pressure inside the flight deck.

Pitot Tube 74

Pitot Tube Altimeter Instrument Meteorological Conditions Descent 74

Pilot Institute

AUGUST 2, 2024

If in this situation, make sure to transition your eyes to inside the flight deck. An increasing rate of descent. High rate of descent – shown on your vertical speed indicator. If you pull back on the control column, you will see a reduction in the rate of descent. But the incorrect recovery.

Altimeter 52

Altimeter Descent Turbulence Lift 52