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.

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iPad Pilot News

MARCH 27, 2025

Avtech proFLIGHT This app is a high-quality weather tool for the professional flight crew. ProFLIGHT uses the actual flight route and time combined with the Met Office’s Global 10KM Weather model to produce a tailored weather forecast based on the most up to date information.

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Northstar VFR

APRIL 25, 2024

You’ll pay an hourly rate for the aircraft rental, flight or ground instruction, and simulator use. There are other costs involved such as an online ground school, handbooks, a headset, knowledge test fees, possible fuel surcharges, and checkride fees. These things happen in all flight schools and can cause delays.

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Pilot Checkride Flight Deck Weather 82

Jetwhine

JUNE 24, 2024

Pursuing my schooling on computer-aided flight plans, usually generated by an electronic flight bag (EFB—see Are You Current with the New Airman Certification Standards? for my ACS motivation), has led me to an FAA advisory circular, Use of Flight Deck Displays of Digital Weather and Aeronautical Information.

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Instrument Meteorological Conditions Weather Flight Plan Flight Deck 52

Northstar VFR

JUNE 30, 2024

However, the static pressure around the pitot tube is constantly changing due to altitude and weather. One thing a pilot must keep in mind is that changes in weather conditions along their route causes changes in the atmospheric pressure, regardless of maintaining the same indicated altitude. The opposite happens as the plane descends.

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Pitot Tube Altimeter Instrument Meteorological Conditions Descent 72

Flight Training Central

SEPTEMBER 16, 2024

But there are multiple pathways to consider if the airline flight deck beckons. ATP Certification Recricted ATP (R-ATP) Transitioning from R-ATP to ATP ATP-CTP Requirements Building Flight Experience ATP Certification To be eligible to serve as an airline crew member, pilots must possess an Airline Transport Pilot Certificate (ATP).

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Pilot Institute

AUGUST 2, 2024

If in this situation, make sure to transition your eyes to inside the flight deck. Conduct a thorough weather briefing prior to the flight. Commercial Pilot ACS Standards You will have to recover from an unusual attitude during your checkride. Ensure you fly the aircraft in accordance with your instruments.

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