One Mile at a Time

JANUARY 6, 2025

Let me emphasize that NetJets operates flights with two pilots in the cockpit, and its a reputable company, with many career pilots. Air traffic controller: I thought we agreed that you were gonna cross WHEEZY at two, so this is the second clearance that youre not abiding. NetJets pilot: Execjet 636, roger.

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Air Traffic Control Pilot Approach Clearance 117

One Mile at a Time

JANUARY 7, 2025

We know the plane had initially been given clearance to land on runway 1. While we know that the location of the concrete structure contributed to fatalities, we still dont fully know why the pilots attempted to land the plane without trying to deploy the gear. Then the aircraft seemed to encounter a bird strike.

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Runway Clearance Cockpit Pilot 103

Aerotime

NOVEMBER 22, 2024

At this point, the pilots will contact ATC for push and start clearance , allowing the plane to be pushed back from its parking position (if applicable, depending on the airport) and to start its engines in sequence. This itself is attached to a thick metal pin, known in the industry as a gear pin or nose gear ground lock.

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Cabin Crew Runway Clearance Knot 271

Air Facts

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

In the cockpit of a modern GA airplane, there is probably only one person to do all of these jobsyou! Aviate, navigate, communicate To be an effective captain in a digital cockpit, you need to understand aviate, navigate, communicate beyond its classic meaning. George works for you.

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Air Facts

DECEMBER 18, 2024

In 2017, I got hired to be the personal pilot for a family in Pennsylvania flying their high-tech, all glass cockpit $5m, Pilatus PC-12NG single engine turboprop. I got hired to be the personal pilot on an all glass cockpit $5m, Pilatus PC-12NG. Ill get our clearance on my hearing aid. Now fast forward to 2024.

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Clearance Airplanes Annual Inspection Pilot 96

Plane and Pilot

MARCH 25, 2025

Although I havent spent much time around GB1s (except for drooling over them while they are on display and flying at airshows) I am always taken aback by how much larger the airplane appears to be in personparticularly, the tall, sweeping rudder that curves down to a sharp point with just enough ground clearance.

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Knot Airplanes Runway Rudder 111

Pilot Institute

NOVEMBER 16, 2024

As you step into the cockpit and start learning, you’ll quickly realize it’s about building good habits that make flying second nature. Key Takeaways Maintaining proper situational awareness inside and outside the cockpit is essential for flight safety. Sometimes, even a short break from the cockpit can affect your performance.

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Pilot Weather Altimeter Cockpit 52

AV Web

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

Furthermore, especially for cockpit crews, adequate rest is a vital issue to optimal performance. Just as Flight “123” on the left gets its clearance to push back from the gate, a flight attendant informs the captain that there is a lady in the aft lavatory who has collapsed and is unresponsive.

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Airline Airlines Clearance Airplanes 105

One Mile at a Time

JULY 20, 2024

ATC: “Southwest 425, roger, cancel approach clearance, go around runway 10. Just about all US airlines have more junior cockpits than they did before the pandemic, given how many new pilots have been hired. Then the conversation continued as follows: ATC: “Southwest 425, you plan to go around?”

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Air Traffic Control Altimeter Runway Weather 141

Flying Magazine

MAY 15, 2024

Other important measures included agreeing to hire and train up to 3,000 new air traffic controllers; increasing the length of cockpit voice recordings to 25 hours (from two hours); and extending the time frame for airline passengers to redeem travel credits to at least five years.

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Air Traffic Control General Aviation Clearance Cockpit 85

iPad Pilot News

MAY 14, 2024

Each year we publish a plain-language review of the FARs and Advisory Circulars pertaining to the use of iPads and electronic flight bags in the cockpit. The short answer is that the iPad is absolutely a legal replacement for paper charts in the cockpit (at least for most Part 91 GA flying).

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Pilot Federal Aviation Regulations Cockpit Weather 105

Vintage Aviation News

DECEMBER 20, 2024

Just under two months later, on December 20, 1957, Boeing’s chief test pilot “Tex” Johnston sat in the left-hand seat of N708PA’s cockpit, with copilot James R. Gannet in the right-hand seat and flight engineer Tom Layne at his station behind them in the cockpit as the plane stood ready at Renton.

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Weather Cockpit Payload Cargo 98

Pilot Institute

FEBRUARY 12, 2025

Two examples of an operational incident are clearing an aircraft onto a runway when another aircraft is landing or taking off or issuing a take-off clearance while another aircraft or vehicle is occupying the runway. This deviation could be a vehicle crossing a runway hold marking before receiving ATC clearance.

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Runway Clearance Air Traffic Control Pilot 52

Pilot's Life Blog

JULY 10, 2024

Among these tech tools are Air Traffic Controllers who provide ATC clearance as the pilot approaches the landing area. Holding Positions and Their Meanings Another thing to be aware of from the cockpit is the holding positions. Learn Taxiing Alongside Everything That Comes Before and After!

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Runway Clearance Air Traffic Control Pilot 52

Northstar VFR

MAY 26, 2024

For this article, we will focus on using a flight deck, or cockpit, poster for chair flying at home. If you’re repeating the checklists and motions in front of your home cockpit between lessons, the movements and flows will become second nature. The end result is mastering your skills quicker, which will save you time and money.

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Professional Pilot

JULY 16, 2024

The InSight Display System brings a glass cockpit experience and advanced navigation to modernize Hawker 800 series aircraft. of payload, enables LPV and RNP approaches down to 0.3nm to expand the range of airports where precision approaches can be performed, and saves 15 minutes or more on a typical flight with CPDLC Departure Clearances.

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Payload Approach Clearance Cockpit 75

Pilot Institute

DECEMBER 6, 2024

CRAFT is a simple way pilots remember their IFR clearance. Key Takeaways Use the acronym CRAFT as a helpful guide to break down your IFR clearance. Avoid the common mistakes in receiving your clearance by staying prepared and organized. Develop your own techniques alongside CRAFT and keep practicing to master IFR clearances.

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Airspeed Junkie

NOVEMBER 9, 2024

How Pilots Use the Phonetic Alphabet In the cockpit, the phonetic alphabet becomes a pilot’s trusted companion. Practical applications extend beyond the cockpit. Air traffic controllers use these coded taxiway names to give clearances, ensuring pilots can navigate safely and efficiently.

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Flight Training Central

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

The two most useful benefits have been ADS-B datalink weather and a real-time traffic display in the cockpit, delivered by the network of ADS-B ground stations in the U.S. Gone are the days of making an educated guess on a route, only to have ATC respond with a full route clearance with intersections and airways.

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Clearance Weather Approach Runway 52

AV Web

JULY 23, 2024

The aircraft, a successor to the Extra 330SC, features a wider cockpit, shorter fuselage, redesigned cowling, increased control stick clearance, and improved headroom compared to its predecessor. Extra Aircraft unveiled one of the first U.S.

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Aileron Clearance Cockpit Pilot 52

Pilot Institute

DECEMBER 12, 2024

Use the CRAFT acronym to note down departure clearances quickly. You may be asking for a clearance or reporting your position. Departure Clearance The departure clearance is a special type of radio call. Large airports usually have a dedicated frequency called Clearance Delivery. Why Why are you calling?

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Approach Clearance Pilot Air Traffic Control 52

iPad Pilot News

MARCH 11, 2025

The free FlightLink app , which is compatible with all Lightspeed headsets manufactured since 2012, allows you to record all activity over the intercom, including ATC and cockpit conversation, and playback the last two minutes of transmissions. There’s also a scratchpad tool to copy clearances as you listen.

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Pilot's Life Blog

JANUARY 12, 2025

Pre-Flight Preparation Medical Certification: Obtaining the Necessary Medical Clearance Before flying a plane for the first time, you must obtain a medical certificate to confirm youre physically fit to fly. When flying a plane for the first time, this knowledge helps you make informed decisions in the cockpit.

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Plane and Pilot

OCTOBER 29, 2024

The glass cockpit overshadows the cooperative, complacent RV-9A’s character. I filed IFR , mostly so that I could get the altitude I wanted without having to worry about cloud clearances, and so if some little squirt cumulus popped up, I could blast through it or just nick the side of it.

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Weather Runway Knot Rudder 75

Fear of Landing

SEPTEMBER 20, 2024

During the conversation with the controller, there was the sound of a single chime on the cockpit voice recorder. The crew acknowledged and said that they were at the ideal point of descent and waiting for clearance. The approach controller instructed the crew to continue to wait for the descent clearance.

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Knot Approach Descent Weather 98

Flight Training Central

JUNE 3, 2024

Remember the primary task at hand and not only commit to your own sterile cockpit rules, but encourage your passengers to take an active role in listening up on frequency for your tail number which will also prompt them to quiet down during the communication exchange. Monitor guard.

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Flight Deck Clearance Tail Pilot 98

Fear of Landing

JUNE 7, 2024

In the cockpit were three flight crew: two pilots and a flight engineer. The flight crew responded that they were starting the turn and requested clearance direct to Kansas City. The controller cleared the flight and said their descent clearance was being processed. The flight departed at 20:35 local time.

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Cabin Crew Weather Descent Turbulence 102

iPad Pilot News

DECEMBER 19, 2024

Pilots using a device like Sentry or Stratus in the cockpit, which requires Wi-Fi, can turn Wi-Fi back on after enabling Airplane Mode to connect to these accessories.

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Airplanes Pilot in Command Pilot Clearance 97

Plane and Pilot

SEPTEMBER 22, 2024

While the temptation to find cheaper gas at an uncontrolled field loomed large, the extra services provided by the approach control, clearance delivery, and a busier FBO seemed to make more sense. We divided up flying the aircraft, getting a divert clearance to an airport a bit farther east of the storms, and refiling our next leg.

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Weather Clearance Pilot Airplanes 88

Fear of Landing

SEPTEMBER 13, 2024

The Chipmunk continued to runway 24L where the pilot was given clearance to take off. This is not to do with the engine cowling but the shoulder harness in the cockpit. On Friday the 26th of April 2024, the pilot took the Chipmunk out for a pleasure flight from Jandakot Airport in Western Australia.

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Runway Cockpit Pilot Descent 78

Plane and Pilot

AUGUST 6, 2024

Also, from when I lived out West, there was the mountaintop clearance guideline—1,000 feet for every 10 knots of wind, with 30 knots meaning no-go. With my risk profile, IFR really means ignoring crappy VFR and VFR cloud clearance requirements. That maxim doesn’t seem as well-known in the East, however.

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Ask Captain Lim

AUGUST 18, 2024

The main wreckage, including the flight data recorder and cockpit voice recorder, remains missing. The plane had been cleared to descend to 2,400 feet, but the crew mistakenly interpreted this as clearance to 400 feet. On March 8, 2014, MH370 vanished from radar less than an hour after take-off.

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Air Traffic Control Weather Clearance Cockpit 59

AeroSavvy

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

Boeing 767-300F flight deck Cockpit Setup – Go With the Flow! Captain and First Officer cockpit setup flows Once crews learn the flows, it takes only a few minutes to configure the aircraft for engine start. Here’s an example: Cockpit Windows – Closed and locked (pretty important!) 5000 feet. Squawk 2137.

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Flight Deck Clearance Runway Pilot 52

Northstar VFR

JUNE 9, 2024

In the cockpit, I learned to communicate clearly so that there was no misunderstanding of what we were doing and who was doing it. You’ll be faced with the need to multitask as you deal with lots of things at once in the cockpit. This helped me to see how pilots and ATC would communicate. That’s what flight training is for!

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Pilot Aeronautical Decision-Making Cockpit Clearance 63

Fear of Landing

DECEMBER 13, 2024

Although there is still no official statement as to the cause of the crash, the ATC audio from LIveATC shows that there was some confusion in the cockpit. Meanwhile, inside the cockpit, they may have realised they are on the wrong frequency or at least be wondering why they are not yet cleared to land.

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Runway Approach UTC Knot 96

Plane and Pilot

SEPTEMBER 3, 2024

But more than that, it opens a whole new world of usefulness for you and your aircraft, and the ATC services provided on an IFR clearance are significantly better than the “workload permitting” VFR advisories. Each pilot can set their own personal minimums, and many IFR-rated pilots continue to fly on an IFR clearance in VFR conditions.

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Ask Captain Lim

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

Whilst being delayed, the cockpit remained eerily silent, and frustration began to show on the passengers. It wasn’t until the first officer finally broke the silence, attributing the delay to air traffic clearances that we had some insight.

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