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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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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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

FEBRUARY 12, 2025

Proper angle of attack management also maintains safety during slow flight, crosswind landings, and when encountering wake turbulence. External Forces Factors like turbulence, wind gusts, and wake turbulence can lead to sudden fluctuations in AOA. Turbulent conditions can suddenly change your AOA.

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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! Announcement was made by the Captain about our flight which we would to expect some turbulence especially along the way but no mention about the flight delay. This Aegean's Airbus A321NEO was bound for Thessaloniki.

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Pilot Institute

FEBRUARY 20, 2025

These control surfaces dictate the aircraft’s roll, and this allows it to bank smoothly through turns or even recover from turbulence. The pilot is able to control the aircrafts roll by turning the control yoke or sidestick in the cockpit. But theres much more to ailerons than just rolling left or right.

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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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Pilot's Life Blog

JANUARY 5, 2025

Cockpit Layout and Avionics The cockpit of the Piper Seminole is designed for ease of use and accessibility, with flight instruments arranged for quick scanning. Wind shear, turbulence, or gusty winds can create challenges during the landing phase, so knowing how to adjust for these factors is critical.

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