Pilot Institute

MARCH 7, 2025

Proficiency is about developing and maintaining the skills you need to handle a wide range of conditions in the cockpit. Here are the areas you should read up on: Landing irregularities : Information on crosswind landings will help you escape a tight situation and get back on the ground safely.

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Plane and Pilot

NOVEMBER 8, 2024

Active noise reduction (ANR) uses electronics to sense the noise in the cockpit and emit soundwaves that cancel it. It integrates with Lightspeed’s free app to track CO levels and also record audio from the cockpit. Should anything go wrong in the cockpit, communications through your hand-held radio can be a lifesaver.

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Flying Magazine

APRIL 26, 2024

The small aileron “tabs” were not doing a great job in crosswind ability. In the CRJ you can not hear any engines from the cockpit, making for an odd audio sensation. Landing was wild, leading to the aircraft’s big wings striking the ground at times in the crosswinds approaching 35 knots. This was in XP12.

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Plane and Pilot

JULY 9, 2024

The unique H-tail reduces the left-turning tendencies during takeoff while also minimizing the weathervaning effect prevalent in crosswinds. With a design dating back to the late 1930s, the Ercoupe was designed with fun, safety, and economy in mind. Remarkably, this Ercoupe includes all logs since new.

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Air Facts

FEBRUARY 12, 2025

These maneuvers include an engine failure on takeoff, loss of lift on the wing during departure, en route, and approach, crosswind landings, wind shear scenarios, engine inoperative landings, low visibility landings, crash landings and evacuation. I believe that airline pilots are the most scrutinized profession in the world.

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AV Web

JANUARY 22, 2025

Examination of the accident site confirmed flight-control continuity from the cockpit to all flight control surfaces. Backing up in the pattern, the crosswind, downwind and base legs (excluding the turns) saw less than one percent of the stalls. Fuel remained in both wings; there was no evidence of fire.

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Airspeed Junkie

AUGUST 2, 2024

Cockpit and Avionics Sitting in the cockpit of a Cessna 172, one is immediately struck by the advanced Garmin G1000 NXi avionics suite that dominates the instrument panel. First introduced in 2005, this all-glass cockpit revolutionized the flying experience for pilots by providing a comprehensive and intuitive interface.

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Professional Pilot

JANUARY 2, 2025

By Jake Carpenter Contributing Writer F rom rudimentary analog gauges to todays sophisticated, fully integrated avionics, the evolution of cockpit technologies has revolutionized how pilots interact with their aircraft. The cockpit features 4 12-inch displays, presenting tactical information on the PFDs and strategic data on the MFDs.

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Plane and Pilot

OCTOBER 29, 2024

The glass cockpit overshadows the cooperative, complacent RV-9A’s character. Kentland has a 4,000-foot runway, east/west, with a crosswind straight out of the north. Just to be clear, although I avoid flying in “hard” IFR, all of my IFR practice includes approaches to minimums, go-arounds, and holding patterns—just in case.

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Pilot's Life Blog

JANUARY 12, 2025

Rudder pedals help manage yaw, which keeps the aircraft aligned during turns or crosswinds. Leopard Aviation provides ongoing support and resources to keep you sharp and confident in the cockpit. The yoke, which resembles a steering wheel, is used to control the planes pitch (up and down movement) and roll (side-to-side tilting).

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Plane and Pilot

SEPTEMBER 15, 2024

The J-4’s cockpit is wider than the more common J-3, and the second generation brought about the replacement of the open cowl with exposed exhaust ports with a fully enclosed cowl. The plane has no internal radio, so cockpit and external communications were running through a portable intercom plugged into a portable radio.

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Plane and Pilot

AUGUST 23, 2024

Fifteen hundred feet past the end of the runway, a pilot was trapped in the cockpit of an Extra NG. You had a crosswind , so the wind wasn’t helping you out, but that’s all right. Forty-five minutes after the accident, the pilot was found alive, still pinned upside down in the flooded cockpit. So just hang in there.” “I

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Flight Training Central

DECEMBER 2, 2024

In order to communicate in the cockpit (and protect your hearing), you will need a headset. In order to communicate in the cockpit (and protect your hearing), you will need a headset. #3 While we all have a flashlight on our phone, it will be extremely difficult to use for preflight and in the cockpit. Flight Outfitters Lift 2.0

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Flying Magazine

MAY 14, 2024

You will want to get a gear bag to carry these materials along with a notebook for taking notes and writing down information in the cockpit. It gives you an extra tool to use in the cockpit should your electronic device run out of juice, get stolen, or do an uncommanded gravity check with pavement that renders it inoperable.

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iPad Pilot News

OCTOBER 22, 2024

It’s an impressive new option, and when paired with high quality flight controls , it’s a valuable resource for keeping current at home (but don’t try to learn crosswind landings on it). The cockpits and scenery are both highly detailed, with the option to fly a heads-up display, a cockpit view, or a variety of exterior camera angles.

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Air

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

In recent decades, a great technological revolution has taken place in aircraft cockpits. Discover the fascinating history of cockpit instrumentation in our post about the Glass Cockpit. For example, imagine that data shows that pilots often have difficulty with a certain type of crosswind landing. And it’s amazing.

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Plane and Pilot

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

When you’re starting to feel human again after major surgery, what’s a good plan for getting safely back into the cockpit? There was a nice crosswind, and I demonstrated landing on a concrete expansion joint, offset from the runway centerline. I had a total knee replacement. I could tell that this had the CFI’s full attention.

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Pilot's Life Blog

FEBRUARY 28, 2025

With a comfortable cockpit and well-designed controls, it provides a great learning platform for students developing their skills. The DA40 is equipped with glass cockpit avionics, similar to commercial aircraft, allowing students to train on systems they may encounter in their future careers.

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Pilot Institute

OCTOBER 16, 2024

When it’s your turn in the cockpit, you’ll know what to do—whether it’s a routine landing or something urgent. If there is a crosswind at the airport, you should mention this in your brief. Discuss your nominated crosswind technique. For example, the crosswind is from left to right.

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Plane and Pilot

AUGUST 23, 2024

Fifteen hundred feet past the end of the runway, a pilot was trapped in the cockpit of an Extra NG. You had a crosswind , so the wind wasn’t helping you out, but that’s all right. Forty-five minutes after the accident, the pilot was found alive, still pinned upside down in the flooded cockpit. So just hang in there.” “I

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Plane and Pilot

JANUARY 7, 2025

Originally used as a trainer in World War II, the Stearman features a tandem, open cockpit with forgiving, yet challenging flight characteristics. Once youre used to those key differences, flying and landing a Stearman (without much crosswind, wink wink) is just as enjoyable, if not more, than a Cub. Whats not to love?

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Air Facts

DECEMBER 6, 2024

Automation Airmanship: Nine Principles for Operating Glass Cockpit Aircraft; by Christopher Lutat and S. Is that crosswind too strong? I found this approach perfectly suited to the cockpit, and the goal of becoming risk savvy is a worthy one for pilots. I interviewed Green last year for my podcast.)

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Air Facts

APRIL 10, 2024

There are pictures of me in the back cockpit of my dad’s war surplus PT-19 and the rear seat of a rented PA-12. And then the landing near Palm Springs when I became a test pilot for the 182RG crosswind component. The answer itself is simple, the construct more complex. The reason is that it is time. And that’s it isn’t it?

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Pilot's Life Blog

FEBRUARY 7, 2025

Normal and Crosswind Takeoffs and Landings Demonstrating proficiency in various takeoff and landing scenarios is crucial. You’ll practice standard takeoffs and landings, as well as those in crosswind conditions, to ensure you can handle different runway and weather situations.

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Flying Magazine

MAY 9, 2024

For primary pilots, I like the manual E6-B because the wind side helps with visualization of crosswinds and learning about VORs. You will also be writing down things in the cockpit—for example, the information from the automated weather. You will use the E6-B during your knowledge test.

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Air Facts

JANUARY 31, 2025

Here is an example, flown in my RV-9A, eyes out of the cockpit, with no attempt to manage AOA or skid ball. And just like a VFR into IMC spiral is low AOA, ball centered, a botched base to final turn can be low AOA, ball centered. In other words, an AOA indicator will give an alert in only half of base to final turn accidents.

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Air Facts

SEPTEMBER 13, 2024

NTSB ERA22LA169 describes a funny engine noise that prompted an earlier than planned turn to crosswind for an anticipated return to the airport. It is unlikely that an additional cockpit instrument, such as AOA, will provide any additional safety benefit in such stressed pilot situations. That return did not make it to the airport.

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Pilot Institute

DECEMBER 19, 2024

Crosswind leg: You turn 90 degrees to the upwind leg, flying perpendicular to the runway. Losing situational awareness: Distractions in the cockpit or confusion about airport layout can lead to unintended incursions. This standard procedure spells out how youll approach, enter, and exit the airspace around the airport. Stay alert.

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Plane and Pilot

OCTOBER 29, 2024

The glass cockpit overshadows the cooperative, complacent RV-9A’s character. Kentland has a 4,000-foot runway, east/west, with a crosswind straight out of the north. Just to be clear, although I avoid flying in “hard” IFR, all of my IFR practice includes approaches to minimums, go-arounds, and holding patterns—just in case.

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Pilot Institute

FEBRUARY 12, 2025

Proper angle of attack management also maintains safety during slow flight, crosswind landings, and when encountering wake turbulence. Today’s cockpits are equipped with advanced AOA indicators that can let you know when a stall may occur. Increased load factor during turns requires higher AOA to maintain altitude.

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Fear of Landing

OCTOBER 4, 2024

He briefed the pilot on the cockpit instruments and best speeds for take-off, climb and glide. The pilot applied some aileron to compensate for the crosswind and then applied full power. The pilot climbed into the 172 and sat in the left-hand seat with his shoulder harness on. They were finally good to go.

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Charles Ryan's Flying Adventure

JANUARY 14, 2024

Do you like the racoon style cockpit? The racoon style cockpit Time to experience my first Aegean Airlines flight! This Aegean's Airbus A321NEO was bound for Thessaloniki. Checking my aircraft's status, it had about half an hour to go before arrival. While waiting for the arrival of the aircraft, I did some plane spotting.

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iPad Pilot News

MARCH 27, 2025

Spin-a-Wind This app makes it a breeze to calculate headwind/crosswind components, temperature conversions, pressure/density altitude and true airspeed computations, using a pilot-friendly interface. This app deliversHD radar, route planning, in-flight SiriusXM/ADS-B capability and other advanced weather data to GA pilots.

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Pilot Institute

FEBRUARY 20, 2025

The pilot is able to control the aircrafts roll by turning the control yoke or sidestick in the cockpit. All flight controls are actuated electronically, and theres no physical link between the control sidesticks in the cockpit and the flight surfaces. Roll or bank is the aircrafts movement about its longitudinal axis.

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Air Facts

JUNE 19, 2024

No matter the number of hours in the cockpit, nor the experience, seem to stymie the primitive brain from doing its deed when called upon in unnatural circumstances. The more challenging the flight conditions–low ceilings, rain, crosswinds, high density, etc–the higher the anxiety level. Results from a crosswind landing.

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Airspeed Junkie

SEPTEMBER 20, 2024

The cockpit, originally designed with tandem seating, was later redesigned to a side-by-side layout to enhance crew efficiency and coordination. Additionally, the main landing gear can pivot up to 20 degrees, significantly improving crosswind landing capabilities. The wings are another marvel of engineering.

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Plane and Pilot

OCTOBER 3, 2024

Combining the Gweduck’s advanced hull with its counter-rotating propellers means differential power allows crosswind water taxiing impossible in floatplanes along with higher hull-in-water taxiing speeds. “We I’d like the cockpit modernized to make the systems a bit simpler and to group the controls a bit better. So what would I fix?

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