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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iPad Pilot News

MARCH 11, 2025

These alerts include runway proximity, traffic, cabin altitude, destination weather, terrain, airspace and TFRs, carbon monoxide and more. The destination weather frequency callout provides the destination airport weather frequency (ATIS, AWOS, or ASOS). AGL (or when AGL is unknown), the descent rate exceeds 4,000 ft.

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Pilot's Life Blog

JUNE 18, 2025

Learning this maneuver boosts your confidence and safety awareness, preparing you for unexpected situations in the cockpit and helping you become a skilled, ready pilot. Adjusting Bank Angle and Descent Rate: Control your descent by adjusting your bank angle and pitch. When should flaps be deployed during a power-off 180?

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Fear of Landing

JUNE 27, 2025

Analysts confirmed that they had the data from the Cockpit Voice Recorder but last week, there was concern about the fire damage from the Flight Data Recorder. Both cockpit voice recorders were overwritten, so the primary information is crew interviews and ADS-B data. The descent profile matches what we saw from the ADSB data.

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Descent Final Approach Runway Knot 52

Flying Magazine

MAY 21, 2025

The aircraft was equipped with a cockpit camera that captured the entire instrumentation for both the left and right seats, as well as the center pedestal and overhead panel. READ MORE: Pattern Operations Require the Right Technique The pilot was trying to fly by looking at the instrument on the other side of the cockpit, said Sedor.

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Pilot's Life Blog

JANUARY 12, 2025

It covers topics like airspace regulations, weather patterns, and aircraft systems. When flying a plane for the first time, this knowledge helps you make informed decisions in the cockpit. In-Flight Maneuvers: Basic Turns, Climbs, and Descents During your first flight, youll learn basic maneuvers like turns, climbs, and descents.

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Flying Magazine

JUNE 20, 2025

The weather at the time of the accident included an AIRMET active for IFR conditions with ceilings below 1,000 feet and visibility less than 3 miles due to fog and mist. The LPV has lower weather minimums of the two, as it requires a ceiling of 673 feet versus 750 for the LNAV. nm from the runway 28R displaced threshold.”

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Vintage Aviation News

JUNE 25, 2025

Throughout the 1970s, “Goodtime Gal” served a variety of air transport companies and was also used in atmospheric and weather research missions. Paratroopers jumped from high platforms to simulate airborne descent and practiced removing parachute harnesses swiftly upon landing. Stage C introduced tower jumps.

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Aerotime

APRIL 2, 2025

At 03:09:09 local time, the captain tried to contact the Vilnius Area control center (ACC) to report a descent into Vilnius but received no reply. At 03:12:43, the crew talked about activating anti-ice systems due to the weather conditions. At 03:09:56, the captain made another attempt to contact Vilnius ACC.

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Plane and Pilot

JUNE 15, 2025

Postaccident examination of the engine revealed no evidence of mechanical malfunction or failure that would have precluded normal operation, however, the weather conditions at the time of the accident were conducive to the formation of serious carburetor icing at idle power. The weather conditions cleared about an hour after the accident.

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Pilot Institute

JULY 11, 2025

Key Takeaways Occluded fronts merge warm and cold front hazards, causing complex, severe weather. What Is a Weather Front? And when you hear about one approaching, expect a change in the weather soon. Cold Front Weather How can you tell if a cold front is coming? It’s best to begin with the basics, starting with the name.

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Pilot's Life Blog

JUNE 24, 2025

We train pilots at Leopard Aviation to meet multi‑engine rating requirements using the 2019 Piper PA‑44 Seminole with Garmin glass cockpit avionics. Performance planning—charts, weight/balance, fuel, climb/descent profiles. Simulating engine-out dynamics and their body effects. Emergency procedures, checklists, and decision flow.

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Charles Ryan's Flying Adventure

JUNE 3, 2025

A peek of the A220 cockpit The emergency row Inflight snack and beverage We were given a packet of biscuit and a choice of beverage, orange juice for this case. Look at how lovely the weather was that morning. After an hour of flying, we started our descent into Barcelona. We arrived in good weather in Barcelona.

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Air Facts

JUNE 4, 2025

Inside the FBO, I grabbed a cup of coffee and checked the weather briefing one last time. The Challenge: Trusting the Instruments Cessna 123AB, were showing a band of weather moving into your area, came the call from Manila Control. I acknowledged and began a gentle descent. Charlie was in good shape, as always.

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Pilot Institute

NOVEMBER 30, 2024

Keep reading, and you’ll start to recognize the subtle tricks your body can play on you when you’re in the cockpit. Your instincts might say one thing, but in the cockpit, it’s vital to trust your instruments over your gut. Narrow runway: Feels higher than you are, leading to a steep descent and faster landing.

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Fear of Landing

MAY 23, 2025

The approach to Runway 28R has a minimum descent altitude of 673 feet above mean sea level, which is 250 feet above ground level. Weather conditions were poor, with low cloud and fog. They asked for weather reports at surrounding airports. The NTSB is currently still searching for the cockpit voice recorder. kilometres).

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Plane and Pilot

JANUARY 5, 2025

It was a dark night, but otherwise the islands enjoyed the good VFR weather we picture for a tropical oasis. Among the wreckage pulled up from the depths was a cockpit video recorder. The roll was not checked by the pilot and continued past 60 degrees of bank and the descent rate increased. N13GZ verify going direct TAMMI?

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Fear of Landing

JULY 4, 2025

There was no cockpit voice recorder or flight data recorder installed. The weather was overcast, with drizzly rain and visibility decreasing. CCTV footage showed the cockpit lights turn on and then the strobe lights started to flash. Then, two minutes later, the cockpit light turned on again but this time without the strobes.

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Pilot's Life Blog

JUNE 18, 2025

At Leopard Aviation , we teach this maneuver early on because knowing when and how to go around is a key part of good judgment in the cockpit. Whether it’s due to runway obstacles, unstable approaches, or weather changes, the aircraft go-around is a pilot’s best tool to avoid accidents and ensure a smooth, safe flight every time.

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Plane and Pilot

JULY 1, 2025

Probable cause(s): The pilot’s failure to maintain clearance from trees after takeoff, during high density altitude weather conditions. Glasair III Pahrump, Nevada/Injuries: None NTSB Report: WPR23LA272 According to the pilot, he detected the odor of fuel in the cockpit shortly after takeoff.

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Charles Ryan's Flying Adventure

JULY 9, 2025

There was no announcement about the weather on route but we experienced some turbulence during our take off and along the cruise but nothing bad at all. Lavatory A relatively clean lavatory located behind the cockpit. However the weather at Osaka was very gloomy as we flew through some clouds and this is what we saw during our descent.

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Flying Magazine

JULY 11, 2025

PMDG executed the integration of the AFE into all DC-6 operations by providing assistance through all phases of flight with slider buttons that keep the virtual copilot busy on takeoff, cruise, descent, approach, landing ,and after landing. As the captain, you will fly and handle power management using the AFE as a backup.

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Flying Magazine

JULY 17, 2025

Anyone contemplating buying one should be ready to pay what we consider to be substantial maintenance bills, with the reward being fast cruise speeds above the weather in pressurized comfort and with reasonable payload. Climbing aboard and starting up front, however, the cockpit isn’t exactly cavernous.

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Charles Ryan's Flying Adventure

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

I managed to take a little peek of the cockpit when it was opened. Just took off in this dreadful weather. The weather didn't look too bad. At this point, we started our descent into Hat Yai. I was pleased to have the seat besides mine remained vacant. At this point, we were ready for departure.

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Flying Magazine

MAY 30, 2025

He lost 200 feet before even noticing the descent. For VFR pilots beginning instrument training, the cockpit gets crowded fast. Every phase of flight has a checklist, clearance, frequency change, routing amendment, weather check, or procedure review. The instruments in front of him were sharp and bright, but overwhelming.

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Fear of Landing

JUNE 21, 2024

The flight seemed routine until the flight crew started the final descent from 34,000 feet. A representative of Austrian Airlines said on Austrian television that the thunderstorm cell was not visible on the aircraft’s weather radar. Specifically, that weather radar struggles with very cold/icy storms.

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Air Facts

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

On board in a cockpit observer seat was a well known FAA air carrier inspector who oversaw the L-1011 operations at TWA. The weather at O’Hare was IFR and the airport was using the ILS to runway 14L. The flight crew did everything by the book while observing strict cockpit discipline. Here is where it got interesting.

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Checkride Approach Descent Cockpit 98

Aerotime

NOVEMBER 22, 2024

These figures are vital for the crew to be able to calculate the actual take-off speed of the airplane in the prevailing weather conditions (as we’ll see later). This data can then also be loaded into the aircraft’s flight management system for aircraft performance calculations. Part two will soon be available on AeroTime.

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Cabin Crew Runway Clearance Knot 271

Fear of Landing

SEPTEMBER 20, 2024

The weather was overcast for the flight route, with cloud tops reaching temperatures forecast from 0° to -35°C (32° to -31°F). The captain made a passenger announcement to give the Guarulhos weather information and estimated time left in the flight. The controller advised that their descent would be authorised in the next two minutes.

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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. ForeFlight ForeFlight first got its start as a weather app on iPhone and quickly grew into a full-featured EFB app as the iPad gained popularity among pilots.

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Plane and Pilot

AUGUST 6, 2024

Maybe it’s the Georgia flying weather, or maybe it’s the ever-increasing emphasis on “old” pilot instead of “bold” pilot, but it seems that flight planning these days is a lot more about if and when than about route and altitude. And managing fatigue in the hot cockpit flying into the sun still had to be taken into account.

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iPad Pilot News

JANUARY 7, 2025

Many apps include audio-specific features that are difficult to hear from your iPad’s speakers in the noisy cockpit. For example, ForeFlight presents both visual pop-up and aural alerts for runway proximity, traffic, cabin altitude, destination weather, terrain, TFRs, final approach runway, low altitude, traffic conflicts and more.

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Fear of Landing

DECEMBER 6, 2024

A few hours later, the pilot obtained a weather briefing and filed an IFR flight plan before departing Westchester to fly back to Montgomery County. By now, it was dark and the weather in Gaithersburg had deteriorated with fog and low cloud ceilings. The controller confirmed a descent to 3,000 feet, the minimum safe altitude for BEGKA.

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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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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 105

Air Facts

MAY 20, 2024

The dispatch office reviewed the weather and winds, alternate airport forecasts, and our route of flight over the Pacific ocean for our flight back to Los Angeles. My phone chime woke me up from a deep sleep hours later and I headed back to the cockpit to relieve the Captain so he could get some well deserved sleep.

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Flight Deck Cockpit Approach Descent 96

Charles Ryan's Flying Adventure

AUGUST 2, 2024

There were a few good bumps during take off and more of it during the descent especially flying through the clouds. Anyway, during the descent, there was quite a bit of bumps and that also includes a sudden downdraft that made me hold on to the seat in front of me, I dislike this feeling to be honest. A quick look at the cockpit.

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