Simple Flying

JUNE 26, 2024

The President of the Air Line Pilots Association, International (ALPA) has presented the unions whitepaper, which criticized the extended minimum crew operations (eMCO), a concept that Airbus has introduced to reduce the number of pilots during certain stages of flight in a cockpit.

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Flight Deck Pilot Cockpit 138

Aerotime

AUGUST 2, 2024

According to EASA, “ground assistance, advanced cockpit design with workload alleviation means [and] pilot incapacitation detection” would be used to compensate for one less pilot during cruise flight. Pilots can thus achieve a better balance between working and resting time on long-range flights,” the European planemaker claimed.

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Pilot Cockpit Flight Deck Cargo 332

Altitudes Magazine

JUNE 6, 2024

Bell Textron’s Basix-Pro Glass Retrofit Kit for Bell 412EP models has been certified by theFAA.Benefits of the new glass cockpit retrofit kit include reduced pilot workload, increased precision and improved situational awareness.

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AV Web

JUNE 30, 2024

Ambrosi told his audience, “Some manufacturers and foreign airlines are actually working to design flight decks that replace the very safety features that averted these disasters. And bear in mind,” he continued, “if you go to a one-man cockpit, you might as well go to a zero-man cockpit. Of course, that’s insane.”

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Pilot Flight Deck Cockpit Airplanes 128

Aerotime

JUNE 7, 2024

These included interruptions and incidents of multitasking that were happening on the flight deck during critical moments of ground navigation. Update a long-standing recommendation to require all airplanes be fitted with a cockpit voice recorder capable of recording the last 25 hours of audio.

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Air Traffic Control Runway Clearance Airplanes 284

Simple Flying

MAY 6, 2024

Irrespective of the manufacturer, type, or size of commercial aircraft, flight decks are known to be largely similar, with a range of displays, instruments, and switches. However, one major difference between Airbus and Boeing aircraft is the control column or side stick.

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Flight Deck Cockpit 105

Vintage Aviation News

JUNE 5, 2024

The tour stop hosted by the Commemorative Air Force Heart of America Wing will include flight experience rides on B-25 Berlin Express and B-29 Doc, along with ground and cockpit tours of both aircraft when they are not flying. Ground and flight deck tours will be available Thursday and Friday, June 13 and 14, from 10 a.m.

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Cockpit Flight Deck Hangar 105

iCadet

MARCH 31, 2023

A coalition of leaders from the world’s largest pilot organizations has been established to counter the profit-driven scheme that could pose significant safety risks by removing pilots from the flight deck.

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Pilot Flight Deck Cockpit 52

Fear of Landing

MARCH 8, 2024

In the case of Malaysia Airlines flight 370, the Cockpit Voice Recorder is highly likely to have two hours of silence, as we have no reason to believe that there was any manual control of the aircraft for the final five hours of the flight. It may also be worth looking at the length of the cockpit voice recordings.

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Cockpit Flight Deck Airlines Airline 52

AV Web

AUGUST 14, 2024

Initially, the software will be available for integrated flight decks ranging from the G1000 NXi to the G5000, according to Garmin. Phil Straub, Garmin Executive V-P and Managing Director for Aviation, said, “With the rate of runway incursions increasing, there is a real need for increased safety tools in the cockpit.

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Runway Primary Flight Display Flight Deck Cockpit 59

Air Facts

MAY 20, 2024

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. As I walked up the darkened aisle toward the flight deck, I noticed several flight attendants huddled together in the mid-galley talking in hushed tones.

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Flight Deck Cockpit Approach Descent 67

Fear of Landing

JUNE 21, 2024

While the aircraft was flying at a ground speed of 453 knots (about 840 kilometers per hour), countless hailstones battered the fuselage, engines, and cockpit windows. Airline photograph from inside the cockpit of the A320, showing the damage to the windshields.

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Airlines Airline Cockpit Weather 84

Aerotime

JULY 19, 2024

Following further discussion and analysis of the flight’s route, Flight 232 was given instructions to divert to Sioux City Gateway Airport (SUX) in Iowa. It was at this point that Denny Fitch, the off-duty training captain seated in the first-class cabin, offered his assistance and entered the flight deck of N1819U at 15:29.

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Runway Horizontal Stabilizer Airlines Airline 301

Pilot's Life Blog

MAY 6, 2024

Although many piloting courses will touch on CRM, pilots develop their most effective, potent skills in the cockpit. Instead, you continuously use it throughout the flight. For example, an exhausted lead flight attendant might miss warning signs that a passenger is anxious and on the verge of a breakdown.

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Cockpit Flight Deck Pilot Weather 52

Vintage Aviation News

MAY 7, 2024

05/11/2024: 9:00 am Flight 05/11/2024: 11:00 am Flight 05/12/2024: 9:00 am Flight 05/12/2024: 11:00 am Flight B-29 Doc Flight Experience tickets are on sale now at www.b29doc.com/rides. Ground and cockpit tour tickets will be available for purchase on the days of the event at the gate. both days.

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Cockpit Flight Deck Hangar 52

Jetwhine

JULY 1, 2024

If the co-pilot was lucky, the captain might let them work the radios and help with a few navigational duties, but the phrase “Gear up and Shut up” was considered a normal cockpit environment. This finding highlighted the role of communication, decision-making, and leadership in cockpit behavior and the resulting accidents.

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Flight Plan Knot Runway Cockpit 105

Plane and Pilot

SEPTEMBER 7, 2024

Ask the front porch gang at the local airport which is better, a “six-pack” full of traditional round dial instruments or a bright new glass cockpit screen, and the answers will be all over the map. So, the answer to the question— round dials or glass cockpit ?—is Round Dials or Glass Cockpits: Which Is Easier to Fly?

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Cockpit Instrument Landing System Approach Pilot 99

Cranky Flier

APRIL 19, 2024

Rocky Times Ahead After United Pilot Allows Cockpit Guest As if the FAA didn’t already have its hands full with United, the government is now investigating an incident that took place on United flight 3779 from Denver to Toronto last Monday, April 10.

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Pilot's Life Blog

MARCH 15, 2024

Most Crucial Aircraft Components, From the Flight Crew to the Cockpit, Are in the Fuselage The body of an airplane is known as the fuselage. Its design plays an integral part in keeping the flight crew, cargo, and passengers safe because it can withstand changes in atmospheric pressure.

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AeroSavvy

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

Equipment Check My airline assigns the first officer (or International Relief Officer on long flights) to inspect flight deck equipment. Boeing 767-300F flight deck Cockpit Setup – Go With the Flow! Here’s an example: Cockpit Windows – Closed and locked (pretty important!)

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Flight Deck Clearance Runway Pilot 52

Vintage Aviation News

MAY 25, 2024

The crew said it shouldn’t be a problem, the cockpit is very big and roomy, and he will be fine once he gets in there. Then one of the flight engineers said to me “Well if they don’t want to go, you had better get in!” I didn’t ask twice and was soon going up the steps into the cockpit! A dream come true!

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Pilot Cockpit Approach Primary Flight Display 102

Flying Magazine

MAY 14, 2024

Ultra-Modern: Cirrus SR22 If what turns your head is a sophisticated aircraft with advanced avionics, comfortable cockpit, and safety features such as a whole-airframe parachute, consider the Cirrus SR22 series. On the avionics side, it is equipped with the Garmin G1000 NXi flight deck.

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Knot Pilot Cockpit Flight Deck 101

Jetwhine

JUNE 24, 2024

Pursuing my schooling on computer-aided flight plans, usually generated by an electronic flight bag (EFB—see Are You Current with the New Airman Certification Standards? for my ACS motivation), has led me to an FAA advisory circular, Use of Flight Deck Displays of Digital Weather and Aeronautical Information.

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Instrument Meteorological Conditions Weather Flight Plan Flight Deck 52

Flight Training Central

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

Before ADS-B, we spent thousands of dollars on in-flight weather. And ADS-B receiver on the flight deck will keep you weather aware. #4 A good kneeboard will keep you organized in flight. #5 5 IFR Training Glasses IFR training glasses simulate flying in IFR conditions by blocking your vision outside the cockpit.

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Weather Flight Deck Cockpit Approach 52

Air Facts

JULY 22, 2024

One was at the controls of an airplane alongside a CFI, and was preceded by flight planning and a preflight inspection. The participants also received a post flight debriefing. Another hour was flying a flight simulator where learning was easier without the flight deck noise and the need to look out for traffic.

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Adventures of Cap'n Aux

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

Advancements in technology and evolution in Crew Resource Management (CRM) have improved safety on the flight deck exponentially. Petitt earned her wings in an era when the pilot candidate was expected to virtually memorize the flight manual on any given plane. Flight For Justice! Karlene Petitt Like me, Ms.

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Pilot Flight Deck Cockpit Airlines 52

Flight Training Central

JUNE 3, 2024

Easier said than done with the myriad of distractions that can be found on the flight deck. From advanced avionics to streaming music to needy passengers, distractions lurk.

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iPad Pilot News

JUNE 14, 2024

Eventually, the FAA’s Flight Technology group acknowledged the benefits of flying with datalink weather in the cockpit and released Advisory Circular 00-63A in 2014. Be aware of the product time or “valid until” time on the particular data link information displayed in the flight deck.

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Weather AGL Flight Deck Pilot 59

Plane and Pilot

AUGUST 3, 2024

The airlines use their high-fidelity flight simulators to great advantage, and when combined with stick shakers, multicrew flight decks, and low-speed and stall-warning systems, the training is excellent. Initial Buffet How do you train for stall avoidance in an airplane that you should not stall?

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Approach Airplanes Horizontal Stabilizer Pilot 77

Professional Pilot

SEPTEMBER 5, 2024

Satcom Direct’s FANS-1/A Data Link Unit is a standalone box that separates cabin and cockpit communications. The unit can tie into Honeywell’s AFIS data management unit (DMU), and its PlaneView, EASy, and Pro Line 4/21 flight decks; Collins Aerospace’s communication management unit (CMU); and Universal’s UniLink.

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Jet Cockpit Flight Deck Pilot 52

Vintage Aviation News

JULY 19, 2024

Standing on the port side of the deck adjacent to the arresting wires was the Landing Signal Officer (LSO), who carefully observed Johnson’s approach. We will move several airframes around, push the plane onto the spot selected by our Director, and then reposition the aircraft back to mostly original locations.

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Tail Firewall Approach Flight Deck 119

Captain Laura

OCTOBER 25, 2023

Most larger aircraft has jump seats in the cockpit and in the galley. He has also put all of us pilots in precarious positions as commuters and pilots allowing jump seaters into our flight decks. Sometimes airlines will close our bases so rather than uprooting our families, we choose instead to commute by airplane.

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Pilot Air Traffic Control Flight Deck Cockpit 52

Aerotime

JULY 2, 2024

In April 2024, Air Canada announced that up to 76 A320 family aircraft operated by the airline will undergo a “significant” flight deck upgrade following an agreement signed with Airbus. In the new deal announced on April 10, 2024, Airbus revealed that Air Canada’s A320 family aircraft will go through a “major cockpit and avionics system upgrade (..)

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Flight Deck Cockpit Jet Airlines 307

Flying Magazine

APRIL 26, 2024

In the CRJ you can not hear any engines from the cockpit, making for an odd audio sensation. READ MORE: A Better Virtual Flight Deck I only have my real-world corporate jet experience to draw upon, but I do believe this is true. You must look at your power settings only.

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Northstar VFR

MAY 26, 2024

Chair flying is a technique to practice your flying skills by either sitting in the airplane on the ground, using a simulator, or sitting in front of a poster of your flight deck. For this article, we will focus on using a flight deck, or cockpit, poster for chair flying at home. What do I need for chair flying?

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Pilot Flight Deck Checkride Cockpit 83

Plane and Pilot

AUGUST 14, 2024

With the rate of runway incursions increasing, there is a real need for increased safety tools in the cockpit,” said Phil Straub, Garmin executive vice president and managing director of aviation ROA technology. Crews are alerted of a possible event in time for them to take prompt and corrective action, according to the company.

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Runway Flight Deck Primary Flight Display Pilot 74

Vintage Aviation News

SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

While in Camarillo, the historic warbird will be available for ground and cockpit tours and B-29 Doc Flight Experience rides. 2, and will be available for ground and cockpit tours Thursday, Oct. B-29 Doc Flight Experience rides will be available on Saturday and Sunday, Oct. 3, and Friday, Oct. 4, from 10 a.m. both days.

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Cockpit Flight Deck Hangar 81