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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Knot Cockpit Pilot Gross Weight 98

Plane and Pilot

AUGUST 3, 2024

As the jet is slowed, the instructor pilot asks the entire flight crew to note the unnatural quiet in the cockpit, the sluggish control and power response, and the buffeting. If the engine does not restart, maintaining the descent and a margin above the critical angle of attack is a better bet than stalling.

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Airplanes Approach Horizontal Stabilizer Pilot 78

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. I watched the stick flutter to and fro in sync with the rudder pedals as Wilkins fought to maintain the centerline, all the while pushing in the throttle.

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Runway Crosswind Rudder Pilot 98

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. Brief that you will use the right rudder to align the aircraft straight with the runway and the left aileron to counteract drift. We can calculate the rate of descent required to achieve a 3° profile.

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Airplanes Descent Approach Runway 52

Pilot Institute

FEBRUARY 20, 2025

Adverse yaw is a side effect of aileron use, countered by rudder input. 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. This is where the rudder comes in. What Is an Aileron?

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Aileron Weight-Shift-Control Rudder Longitudinal Axis 90

Air Facts

SEPTEMBER 13, 2024

We continued our descent for a couple of seconds and then he began a turn again to the left towards the taxiway. When power was added, there were brief pitch oscillations before the plane departed the left side of the runway, as if P-factor and lack of right rudder input were present. That variety may require multiple initiatives.

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Gross Weight Runway Airplanes Pilot 98

Air Facts

OCTOBER 30, 2024

Beginning almost forty years ago, I spent time in the cockpit with a series of pilots whose influence I have only recently started to appreciate. Beginning almost forty years ago, I spent time in the cockpit with a series of pilots whose influence I have only recently started to appreciate. I’ve been a lucky man, indeed.

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NDB Checkride VOR Approach 52

iPad Pilot News

MARCH 27, 2025

NRST: Descent Rate and Airport Finder Designed for pilots of any size aircraft, this app provides location-based information to guide you to the nearest airport should an unplanned deviation become necessary.Offers Apple Watch app. Pilot Workshops Explore Pilot Workshops’ collection of pilot proficiency courses in this app.

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Weather Pilot Flight Plan Airplanes 91

Plane and Pilot

FEBRUARY 20, 2025

Right after takeoff, you throw a grappling hook at the end of a short rope out of the cockpit. Its not button pushing but rather intuitive rudder coordination. Immediately the plane rolled and yawed right then rapidly descended in a nose-down left spiraling descent, crashing seconds later. Its cool flying.

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Drag Airplanes Pilot Rudder 72

Air Facts

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

One more gadget in the cockpit cannot remedy deficits in skill, judgement, and attitude. This descent used the same technique that (would have) had value in many of the NTSB accidents involving engine failure after takeoff. Optimum” glide was not the issue here, and a visual AOA indicator would have had no value.

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General Aviation Pilot Approach Airplanes 98

Professional Pilot

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

“Twenty years ago, Garmin redefined the general aviation cockpit with the G1000, our first integrated flight deck. Ten years later, we introduced the G3000, bringing the first touch screens to the light turbine cockpit, and revolutionary technologies like the award-winning Garmin Autoland.

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Flight Deck Cockpit Runway Pilot 52

Professional Pilot

JULY 3, 2024

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. Thinking we could be on fire, we initiated a 7000-fpm descent. Little thought is given to the fact that a 7000-fpm descent will fog the windows.

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Pilot Runway NOTAMs TWR 40

Chess In the Air

JUNE 24, 2022

Under normal circumstances Shmulik would have had sufficient altitude to delay the landing by several minutes: his glider’s minimum descent rate in still air was just 100 fpm. Even a more typical descent rate of 200 fpm would have allowed Shmulik to hold for about 5-7 minutes before he would have had to proceed with the landing.

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Pilot AGL Wind Shear Runway 52

Plane and Pilot

OCTOBER 3, 2024

An elegantly simple rope system inside the fuselage raises and lowers the Gweduck’s water rudder mounted inside the base of the main rudder (right). 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.

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Airplanes Rudder Knot Aileron 77

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. The pre-landing check is the first step in ensuring the aircraft is ready for a stable descent. Additionally, configure the aircraft for a stable descent.

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Descent Final Approach Approach Runway 52