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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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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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

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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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

JUNE 7, 2024

The gate agent remembered that the weather was terrible: thunderstorms with rain and hail. In the cockpit were three flight crew: two pilots and a flight engineer. The bad weather continued to plague them and the crew were concerned about the lightning, icing and turbulence associated with thunderstorms.

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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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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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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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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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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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Flying Magazine

MAY 6, 2024

One of the major changes introduced to the Tiger Moth, at RAF insistence, was folding door panels that made it easier to enter and exit both cockpits. READ MORE: Reenacting Bombing Missions in an F-117 Nighthawk In addition to the cockpit gauge, there’s also a mechanical airspeed indicator on the left wing.

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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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iPad Pilot News

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

We’ve been flying with the Apple Watch since it first launched, and it’s become increasingly useful every year for both preflight weather checks and as an in-cockpit resource. It includes a GPS and compass for backup navigation and a bright sunlight readable screen for easy viewing in the cockpit.

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WayMan

DECEMBER 12, 2024

When stepping into the cockpit, one of the most important instruments that a pilot relies on is the airspeed indicator. The Airspeed Indicator: A Pilot’s Essential Tool At the heart of IAS measurement is the airspeed indicator, a key instrument located on the cockpits instrument panel.

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Air Facts

JUNE 12, 2024

Up in the cockpit we could hear Joe ‘s friend start to strum his base fiddle and a then a ukulele and many voices joined in. We soon reached 17,000 feet and then started our descent while looking into Maui’s Haleakala Crater. Joe loved playing the ukulele and singing Hawaiian songs.

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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. Weather It’s a good idea to brief any weather that could make your landing more challenging. Descent Point Nominate a descent point that will give you a constant 3° profile to the threshold.

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Fear of Landing

DECEMBER 13, 2024

At 03:20, as the aircraft began its approach, the METAR (METAR EYVI 250320Z 18017KT 9999 OVC008 01/M01 Q1020 TEMPO OVC005) showed the weather at Vilnius as good visibility and wind straight down the runway, with low clouds, fully overcast at 800 feet with an expectation of dropping to 500 feet. Screenshot from ADSB Exchange; click for detail.

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Plane and Pilot

SEPTEMBER 15, 2024

The weather briefing we had reviewed a half hour earlier promised a 20-knot headwind that would require two fuel stops on the 130-mile trip from our home airport in Kennett, Missouri (KTKX), to Little Rock Air Force Base (KLRF) in Arkansas. As the sun began its descent, we began the final leg of what would end up being a four-hour trek.

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iPad Pilot News

MARCH 27, 2025

Avtech proFLIGHT This app is a high-quality weather tool for the professional flight crew. ProFLIGHT uses the actual flight route and time combined with the Met Office’s Global 10KM Weather model to produce a tailored weather forecast based on the most up to date information.

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Charles Ryan's Flying Adventure

JANUARY 28, 2024

This is Aegean's Airbus A320CEO with the racoon style cockpit. The map of Thessaloniki Airport (SKG) (Photo: Wikimedia) On the day of departure After spending about 40 minutes on the public bus, I reached the airport in this gloomy weather. By then the aircraft started its descent when the cabin crew were released from their seats.

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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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Air Facts

OCTOBER 28, 2024

The carburetor was broken from the engine consistent with impact damage; however, the cockpit controls remained attached. We were trained to check the operation of carburetor heat prior to takeoff, to apply carburetor heat during slow flight, descents, reduced power, etc. The carburetor heat knob was found in the “off” position.

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ABEAM

AUGUST 26, 2023

My son Toby was complaining about a whistling sound from our right cockpit door, and when established in the cruise, the first miles into the Atlantic Ocean, he saw that there was a gap between the door and the airplane fuselage, creating that sound and letting cold air in. So perfect weather. after DEVBI with Iceland Radio.

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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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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. The instructor wrote, “As far as my proficiency with the existing weather conditions, I was comfortable, current, and proficient. The scenario was that the pilot was returning due to weather.

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Plane and Pilot

SEPTEMBER 2, 2024

I checked the weather by phone and was assured it would be great CAVU (ceiling and visibility unlimited) with 2-3-knot winds from 090 degrees. I reached into the cockpit instantly and pulled the throttle to idle. It looked like I was still on a descent to touch down at the threshold on Runway 15. The engine sprang to life.

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Charles Ryan's Flying Adventure

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

Some nice Indian music was being played before take off and landing, I thought that was nice, it somehow helps to calm one nerves especially when flying through turbulent weather. behind the pilot's cockpit) The lavatory is at a reasonable size, I was able to use it without difficulty. It was hazy during our descent but nothing bumpy.

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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! Once we were on our way, we flew through a bit of turbulence but once the weather was better, the seat belt sign was turned off. The weather wasn't good but at least it wasn't bumpy. Let's go to Greece!

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Charles Ryan's Flying Adventure

JANUARY 22, 2024

Swiss Airlines Airbus A220-300 Aegean Airbus A320CEO (Old livery) Sky Express Airbus A320NEO Gulf Air Airbus A321NEO (Retro livery) Iberia Airbus A320NEO Aegean Airbus A320CEO (Don't let the racoon style cockpit fool you!) Rolling down the runway in this beautiful weather. Not long after, we started our descent.

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Pilot Institute

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

Weather conditions that lead to mixed ice include areas where warm air layers are above freezing and cold air layers are below freezing. Well, while frost isn’t as dangerous as clear ice, it can still block your view through the cockpit window. This creates a combination of rime ice (rough and brittle) and clear ice (smooth and hard).

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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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Professional Pilot

APRIL 10, 2024

In reality, FAA has broken its own “sterile cockpit” rule, and unless the mature and experienced voices in the room stand up for reason and the cold, hard rules of aviating, navigating, and communicating, the system will continue its “graveyard spiral” to the inevitable consequences. It’s not a social science laboratory. Curtis Fink ATP.

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Chess In the Air

JUNE 24, 2022

He frequently hosted visiting pilots, providing them with detailed briefings of the area and the weather. The CAPE index, a measure of convective energy and instability, was below 100 joules, indicating a very low probability of severe weather or thunderstorms. Rifle, the location of the accident, was Shmulik’s home airport.

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Photographic Logbook

OCTOBER 10, 2023

It was not an inspiring morning to fly out of Sodus, but I knew that the poor weather was localized to the Lake Ontario shore and that Washington DC was forecast to be sunny and significantly warmer. I had an easy out available to me: a descent of 1000 feet would bring me out of the clouds with plenty of altitude to spare above the terrain.

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Plane and Pilot

DECEMBER 18, 2024

They battled German Messerschmitts and Focke-Wulfs, anti-aircraft artillery (flak), aircraft malfunctions, and frigid temperaturesflying in formations of hundreds while navigating through bad weather to their targets deep in enemy territory. On descent, manifold pressures are reduced about 2 inches every two minutes.

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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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