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Flying Through the Center of a Trough Should Have Been Uneventful

Flying Magazine

While we were sitting in the airplane on the morning of the flight, the pilot received his IFR clearance, which kept us on the eastern route. New York clearance delivery would not give us a southwestern departure because of heavy flow in and out of the congested New York airports. The ice began to melt.

Weather 108
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Flight vision systems

Professional Pilot

However, when Gulfstream introduced its Honeywell-made Synthetic Vision System – Primary Flight Display to business aircraft in 2005, it was the real thing. The images will be remarkably realistic, especially on models with a 4K display. Many systems highlight terrain and obstacles to point out potential hazards.

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2700 Miles in a Cherokee Six

AeroSavvy

An autopilot and Aspen primary flight display reduce workload on long flights. Bad data caused by turbulence, turns, and other anomalies was discarded. We like to keep our flights under 3 ½ hours so we can stretch, get a snack, and use a restroom. Pressure altitudes were converted to density altitude.