Air Facts

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

We were nearing the LAX airport at 18,000 feet and starting to get busy with the descent into SAN. I can assure you that the right engine is indeed running and is spinning at about 15,000 rpm while consuming jet fuel at 3,500 pounds per hour. Both of these are more than circumstantial evidence that the right engine really is running.”

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Indicated Airspeed Air Traffic Control Airplanes Descent 98

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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Runway Crosswind Rudder Pilot 98

Vintage Aviation News

JANUARY 6, 2025

The production model P-67 was also intended to be fitted with a pressurized cockpit, a novel concept for WWII fighters, and with an armament of six 37mm M4 cannons installed in the wings inboard of the engines, but these were not installed on the prototype. US Air Force photo) On 23 March 1944, flight trials resumed at Lambert Field in St.

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Gross Weight Cockpit Pilot Airplanes 98

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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Aeronautical Information Manual Flight Computer Pilot Federal Aviation Regulations 81

Fear of Landing

JUNE 7, 2024

In the cockpit were three flight crew: two pilots and a flight engineer. The controller cleared the flight and said their descent clearance was being processed. The engines had torn off in the final descent, landing some distance away. The flight departed at 20:35 local time. One woman found a body near her barn.

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Cabin Crew Weather Descent Turbulence 95

iPad Pilot News

DECEMBER 17, 2024

For those new to aviation or those making the leap from paper charts, there comes a point when a decision is necessary on which app to use in the cockpit. They also offer full runway analysis and engine-out procedures for most of the modern business jets in production today. Its a great backup for charts in the cockpit too.

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Pilot Weather Flight Plan Approach 105

Ask the Pilot

JANUARY 9, 2024

Pop went a fuselage plug on flight 1282, decompressing the jet and scaring the daylights out of everyone on board. The pilots will don oxygen masks and take the plane to a lower altitude in what we call, plainly enough, an “emergency descent.” It’s hard to know, but I imagine the cockpit crew was quite busy.

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Descent Air Traffic Control Tail Pilot 52

Northstar VFR

JANUARY 21, 2024

The cockpit and cabin light up! Pre-Flight One of the best parts about flying the Airbus is the cockpit. As I come back up to the cockpit from the stairs just outside the jetbridge, I can see that passengers are already boarding. Now, back in the cockpit, the Captain and I run through our briefings and checklists.

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Pilot Cockpit Airline Airlines 52

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. In high-speed and high-altitude scenarios, like for military and commercial jets, compressibility affects the accuracy of your IAS.

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True Airspeed Indicated Airspeed Altimeter Lift 52

Vintage Aviation News

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

Intended to be a long-range escort fighter, the Consolidated XP-81 also represented a departure from conventional aircraft, but the rapidly evolving nature of both the Second World War and jet engines would see the XP-81 becoming nothing more than a footnote in American aviation history.

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Thrust Tail Jet Drag 52

Professional Pilot

DECEMBER 10, 2024

B747-8i, B737, MD11 Contributing Writer AI-powered system could be trained to assist in the cockpit and even land the plane in extreme emergencies, such as pilot incapacitation. As type rated pilots are envisioned as GPs, the ground-based cockpit will most likely look like the real deal minus oxygen masks. Y oure alone.

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Pilot Cockpit Pilot in Command Cabin Crew 52

Inflight Pilot Training

JANUARY 19, 2025

Lets take a closer look at some of the exciting opportunities for pilots beyond the airline cockpit! Corporate and Private Jet Pilots Flying private jets for corporations or high-net-worth individuals is another sought-after career. Requirements: CPL, ATPL, and experience in multi-engine and jet aircraft.

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Pilot Airline Airlines Cargo 52

One Mile at a Time

DECEMBER 15, 2024

The interiors of new Korean Air jets no longer look like the (very blue) exteriors, and Id consider that to be a good thing. So Korean Air is only the second airline to purpose-order this product, and its the first airline to install this on a Boeing jet. The seatbelt sign was turned on at 5:40PM, around 15 minutes before landing.

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Approach Airlines Airline Jet 113

One Mile at a Time

JUNE 29, 2024

It was cool to see quite a few Kuwait Airways jets at gates, and in particular, I noticed how so few planes had been repainted in the new livery (the old livery feels very outdated, in my opinion). Taxiing Kuwait Airport When we made it out to runway 33L, we had to wait for about five minutes, as two jets were landing.

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Runway Airline Airlines Descent 120

One Mile at a Time

JUNE 26, 2024

I guess it’s no surprise that the airline is starting to phase out these jets. Kuwait Airways A330 first class lavatory Kuwait Airways has a first class lavatory at the front of the cabin by the cockpit. Sure enough, the descent started at 12:50PM, and then the seatbelt sign was immediately turned on.

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Approach Descent Airlines Airline 117

Chess In the Air

JUNE 24, 2022

After we decided this, we heard a Challenger jet announce “Taxiing to 26 for takeoff”. It’s worth noting that Shmulik had a close call in the past: a jet pulled onto the runway in front of him with no radio call. This near miss was avoided only by the jet taking off immediately in front of him. He tried again, with no reply.

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Pilot AGL Wind Shear Runway 52

Aerotime

OCTOBER 29, 2024

Just prior to descent, the chemical smell was detected in the forward section of the aircraft by cabin crew staff and then by the captain and the first officer in the cockpit. The investigation continues and a full report on the incident will be published in due course.

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Cockpit Transponder Cabin Crew Descent 271

Professional Pilot

JUNE 10, 2024

Pilatus PC-12 NG However, as the aircraft is lighter, the power settings that have been maintaining memorized airspeeds and descent rates are no longer accurate. Piper M700 Fury A typical career path for a nascent professional pilot is to start with reciprocating piston engines, eventually moving on to turboprops or jets.

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Pilot Jet Descent Approach 75

Pilot Institute

FEBRUARY 20, 2025

The pilot is able to control the aircrafts roll by turning the control yoke or sidestick in the cockpit. The resulting loss of lift leads to a rapid descent by the aircraft. All flight controls are actuated electronically, and theres no physical link between the control sidesticks in the cockpit and the flight surfaces.

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Aileron Weight-Shift-Control Rudder Longitudinal Axis 87

Professional Pilot

JULY 3, 2024

Gulfstream IV & Global Express Pilot Worldwide Jet Charter Cisco TX B efore becoming a maintenance director, I spent most of my career as a field tech rep. It started out as a routine engine failure, but escalated rapidly when we began to smell what we thought at first was smoke, but which turned out to be oil, in the cockpit.

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Pilot Runway NOTAMs TWR 40

Vintage Aviation News

AUGUST 22, 2024

We strapped into the cockpit, completed routine checks and procedures, started the engines, and taxied to the end of the runway. Descent check!” A year ago, I’d been flying a sleek supersonic jet, strapped into a snug, compact cockpit. Occasionally, he returned to the cockpit as a part-time charter and business jet pilot.

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Weight-Shift-Control Tail Cargo Airplanes 52

Aerotime

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

The flight then began its descent into Vilnius and passed to the north of the city on a right-hand downwind approach for its landing on runway 19 at Vilnius Airport. The flight proceeded in an easterly direction and passed into Lithuanian airspace at 05:11 local time.

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Final Approach Approach Instrument Landing System Runway 330

Plane and Pilot

OCTOBER 3, 2024

A significant investment in heavy, water-jet cut steel tooling means repeatedly accurate wings come off the Composite Creations table. After squeezing through the landing gear houses I settled into the right seat for our evaluation flights because frankly, this is a complex airplane with a complex cockpit. So what would I fix?

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Airplanes Rudder Knot Aileron 79

Professional Pilot

APRIL 10, 2024

Gulfstream IV & Robinson R44 Corporate Jet Captain EJM Great Neck NY I n my opinion, they have not kept pace for many years, and are way behind on staffing and service. Gulfstream G650 Corporate Pilot Executive Jet Management Lake Worth FL F acilities are not adequately staffed, in my opinion. Graham Fig ATP. David Bjellos ATP.

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Clearance Pilot Weather Approach 40