Pilot Institute

NOVEMBER 16, 2024

Combining the data shown on your cockpit instruments helps you make better judgments. One example is Indicated Airspeed (IAS), which is the airspeed you read directly from cockpit instruments. A positive reading means you’re climbing, while a negative one indicates descent. In a climb or descent, this is just as true.

True Airspeed 52

True Airspeed Indicated Airspeed Altimeter Lift 52

Flying Magazine

MAY 14, 2024

Bring both with you to your flight lessons. 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. Learn to Use a Mechanical E6-B Flight Computer Don’t let it intimidate you. And not everyone wants to be a professional pilot.

Aeronautical Information Manual 81

Aeronautical Information Manual Flight Computer Pilot Federal Aviation Regulations 81

Fear of Landing

MAY 3, 2024

For the unmanned test, the pilot controlled the aircraft from a remote cockpit with a curved screen offering a panoramic view of the instruments. This led to EPU4 losing its tilting function; as a result the flight computer spooled it down, as designed for a tilt fault. A vertical descent rate of 19.5

Descent 92

Descent Thrust Knot Lift 92