Pilot Institute

FEBRUARY 19, 2025

Or perhaps you’re designing a fully-fledged cockpit that rivals real-world flight training rigs. Many sim pilots also purchase dedicated peripherals to control the rudder and engines. Never before have sim pilots seen the world portrayed with such stunning accuracy. Well, except Ercoupe pilots.

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Plane and Pilot

MARCH 25, 2025

I dont exactly fit the standard pilot profile of Game Aerospaces GB1 GameBird But theres always been something about the GameBird that has piqued my interest. Its first-class team, led by Ian Waghorn, ensures that pilots leave the training program feeling confident, competent, and safe in their new or new-to-them GameBird.

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Plane and Pilot

NOVEMBER 8, 2024

Now that you’ve got your wings, you can enter the aviation world as a pilot and realize your dreams of flight—almost. Every pilot will need some essential items to be equipped for tasks in the air and to prepare for contingencies. Quick Look: Great Gear for New Pilots Headsets: Lightspeed Delta Zulu , David Clark H10-13.4

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Plane and Pilot

APRIL 1, 2025

Pilot ready? I turned crosswind and attempted to shallow the climb. This time, I pulled out some power as I transitioned to the crosswind leg. I closed my eyes and drank in a gulp of the cool air coming through the cockpit. The post Best-Laid Plans appeared first on Plane & Pilot Magazine. First flight!

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Air Facts

FEBRUARY 12, 2025

Airline Pilots Continuing education is required for airline pilots. Most professional pilots will be required to complete a flight proficiency check, either in an actual aircraft, or in a simulator, every six to 12 months. Most professional pilots will be required to complete a flight proficiency check every six to 12 months.

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Air Facts

APRIL 14, 2025

Rather, the system, in the largest sense, includes VAOAI advocates and promoters, regulators, pilots, aircraft, regulations, training, airports, air traffic, airspace, weather, publications, public opinion, and more. other words, pilots have to figure out how to use ADS-B because the systems engineering is still incomplete.

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Pilot Institute

APRIL 22, 2025

These exercises aim to sharpen your skills and awareness in the cockpit. Think of them as the lessons where you learn to master wind correction, aircraft control, and situational awareness all critical skills for a safe and proficient pilot. Upwind to Crosswind Leg For this leg transition, gently roll into a slight bank.

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Vintage Aviation News

OCTOBER 18, 2024

However, in cruise flight, the seat is moved as low as possible to get the pilot’s head out of the slipstream as the blasting wind quickly fatigues the pilot. “Sitting so high up and trying to look down inside the cockpit for the airspeed is nearly impossible. It is a terrible airplane for crosswinds. 6, 1941).

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Vintage Aviation News

APRIL 25, 2025

The aircraft had to land into a 15-knot crosswind, and the plane landed at a speed of 115 mph, well below the standard landing speed of between 150-175 mph. The cockpit is protected by a transparent panel, while sections have been cut into the fuselage to allow for easier access for people with disabilities.

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Pilot's Life Blog

JANUARY 12, 2025

Whether you’re aiming for a private pilot license or seeking advanced certifications, Leopard Aviation provides personalized training programs to fit your schedule and goals. Understanding aerodynamics gives you confidence as a pilot and ensures you make informed decisions while flying a small plane.

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Flight Training Central

DECEMBER 2, 2024

Sporty’s is much more than a pilot shop. Today, our successful flight school has hundreds of students and is solely responsible for University of Cincinnati’s Professional Pilot Program. In order to communicate in the cockpit (and protect your hearing), you will need a headset. 2 Headset Airplanes are noisy.

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Airspeed Junkie

AUGUST 2, 2024

Pilots and flight schools favor this aircraft for its ease of use and dependable performance. 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.

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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. The post Bargain Buys on AircraftForSale: 1946 Erco 415-C Ercoupe appeared first on Plane & Pilot Magazine. Remarkably, this Ercoupe includes all logs since new.

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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. Integrating innovation, connectivity, safety, and precision.

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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. The post Two Weeks in the RV appeared first on Plane & Pilot Magazine. Soft” IFR is what you plan for, and “hard” IFR is what you might get. No complaints.

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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. I imagine this is how a real CRJ pilot must feel. I imagine MD80-style pilots are used to the same sensation. Taking off in violent winds was a task.

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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. Efforts like this freed male pilots for combat missions, and her dedication led to her appointment as commander of Reading Station.

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Pilot's Life Blog

FEBRUARY 28, 2025

Finding the best trainer aircraft is a big step in your journey to becoming a pilot. Its stable flight characteristics, forgiving controls, and high-wing design make it a top choice for beginner pilots. With a well-balanced airframe and responsive controls, the Skyhawk helps new pilots build confidence quickly.

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Flying Magazine

MAY 14, 2024

Learning to fly and obtaining a pilot certificate is not like learning to drive a forklift. There may be an opportunity for special issuance, or you may seek a pilot certificate that doesn’t require a medical certificate, like flying gliders. You will need an aviation headset and pilot logbook.

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Pilot Institute

DECEMBER 19, 2024

Flying at non-towered airports can feel like stepping into a space where youre both the pilot and air traffic controller. Lets explore the common mistakes pilots make at these airports and how you can avoid them. Its just you and other pilots doing your own communications. Does this sound intimidating? What does IPI stand for?

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iPad Pilot News

OCTOBER 22, 2024

The best flight simulator apps for iPad iPad Pilot News Mention “flight simulator” right now and most pilots will think of the new Microsoft Flight Simulator (MSFS) 2024 that debuts towards the end of November. It builds on the popularity of Microsoft’s 2020 version with a few new features that favor pilots.

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Air

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

What is EBT or Evidence-Based Training This is how pilots learn now. If you like aviation, you probably know that pilot training today is as much about science as it is about skills at the controls. This pedagogical technique is already being used in some stages of the Commercial Pilot Course at One Air. Want to know more?

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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. It’s curious to me that we pilots shoot LPV approaches, but ATC doesn’t know what they are.

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Air Facts

SEPTEMBER 13, 2024

The many analyses and videos on these topics have been done in what can best be described as laboratory conditions—carefully selected ideal conditions of pilot, airplane, and environment. None of these achieved enough altitude to have permitted a successful impossible turn, but there were pilots who tried, anyway.

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iPad Pilot News

MARCH 27, 2025

Pilot’s aviation app directory 2025 Edition iPad Pilot News iPad Pilot News has helped pilots discoverover 100 quality aviation appssince the invention of the iPad in 2010.Here AOPA Magazine Delivers AOPA’s monthly magazines to AOPA members, including AOPA Pilot and AOPA Flight Training.

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Pilot Institute

OCTOBER 16, 2024

Landing an airplane can be one of the most nerve-wracking tasks for a student pilot. As a pilot, you will need time to master it. When it’s your turn in the cockpit, you’ll know what to do—whether it’s a routine landing or something urgent. A pilot must consider several things before landing.

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Flying Magazine

MAY 9, 2024

While your pilot certificate feels like the most valuable thing in your possession—you would be correct. You may have noticed that pilots carry specialized gear bags, referred to as “flight bags.” Hearing loss can be a common affliction among pilots, so protect what you have. Some pilots carry multiple flashlights.

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Air Facts

JANUARY 31, 2025

Note that there were two upsets (loss of control not caused by pilot inputs). Here is an example, flown in my RV-9A, eyes out of the cockpit, with no attempt to manage AOA or skid ball. Recorded data says no spin. Each category has four definites and one probable. The data has spoken.

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Air Facts

APRIL 10, 2024

Like many local GA airports, we have a group of pilots (mostly older, retired aircraft owners) who congregate most days in one hangar or another. Somebody once said that there are two things that pilots hate; the way things are and change.) Older pilots are fond of saying what they have lost in quickness they make up for in skill.

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Pilot Institute

FEBRUARY 12, 2025

Modern AOA indicators help pilots maintain safe flight attitudes and prevent stalls. Proper angle of attack management also maintains safety during slow flight, crosswind landings, and when encountering wake turbulence. To counter the effect of this wing loading, the pilot has to pull on the stick. What Is the Angle of Attack?

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Pilot Institute

FEBRUARY 20, 2025

Have you ever wondered how pilots keep control at high speeds, during stalls, or even when systems fail? The pilot is able to control the aircrafts roll by turning the control yoke or sidestick in the cockpit. The hydraulic system works similarly to a cars power steering and greatly reduces the effort needed by the pilots.

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Fear of Landing

OCTOBER 4, 2024

On the 19th of February 2023, a private pilot arranged to meet with a flight instructor at Birr Airfield to fly a Cessna 172 Skyhawk. The club is a registered training facility with a membership of pilots, students and enthusiasts. He was a qualified pilot with 187 hours of flight time, though less than six hours in the last 90 days.

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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. The post Two Weeks in the RV appeared first on Plane & Pilot Magazine. Soft” IFR is what you plan for, and “hard” IFR is what you might get. No complaints.

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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! Thanks to the pilots for the great landing. For nervous flyers, windy condition at Athens is common but the pilots are experienced enough to handle the approach and landing, so don't worry about it.

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Pilot Institute

MARCH 7, 2025

Well examine why they should always go hand-in-hand and how you can improve your skills to become a more capable pilot. Key Takeaways Currency ensures a pilot meets FAA legal requirements to act as pilot-in-command. Proficiency is a pilots ability to fly skillfully and safely beyond legal minimums.

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Air Facts

JUNE 19, 2024

How stress and anxiety affect pilots Air Facts Journal “I read the news today, oh boy!” An airline pilot was incapacitated immediately upon takeoff of an airliner from the airport. So, I asked Craig to send me his accrued data from a recent flight he piloted in his Cessna T206H. And yet it was! followed swiftly.

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Air Facts

APRIL 25, 2025

Do We Like Airplanes or Other Pilots? Air Facts Journal If youve spent any time in general aviationwhether in the cockpit, at a fly-in, or just loitering around a hangaryouve probably had that thought: Do I really like people or just other pilots? A little bit like Patagonia, but for pilots. Pilots were different.

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