One Mile at a Time

OCTOBER 15, 2024

A SriLankan Airlines captain has been grounded, after he reportedly locked the first officer out of the flight deck, in a move intended to teach her a lesson… SriLankan pilot suspended over flight deck behavior A SriLankan Airlines captain has been suspended, following his actions on a recent flight. Fair enough.

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Flight Deck Cockpit Airlines Airline 113

AV Web

AUGUST 8, 2024

Pilot’s associations are sounding the alarm on Airbus’ proposal to move towards single-pilot operations in the cockpit. Jason Ambrosi urged the manufacturer to reconsider its proposal to reduce cockpit crew from two to one from entering the commercial aviation environment. In an Aug.

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Cockpit Pilot Flight Deck Airlines 140

Simple Flying

MAY 22, 2024

With the aviation sector projected to grow massively over the next couple of decades, Airbus is already planning to decongest airports and reduce cockpit workload.

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Flight Deck Cockpit Pilot 105

Simple Flying

APRIL 30, 2024

Have you ever noticed the opened flight deck door during boarding and when the aircraft is being prepared for departure? It does not take much to peak inside the flight deck, where pilots are busy doing their calculations and preparing for flight.

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Cockpit Flight Deck Pilot Airline 98

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 300

Simple Flying

OCTOBER 14, 2024

A bizarre incident occurred recently on a SriLankan Airlines flight from Sydney to Colombo in which the captain locked the first officer out of the cockpit. Following the serious breach of protocol, the pilot was grounded, and the airline is investigating the matter.

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Flight Deck Pilot Cockpit Airlines 128

Professional Pilot

JANUARY 2, 2025

By Jake Carpenter Contributing Writer F rom rudimentary analog gauges to todays sophisticated, fully integrated avionics, the evolution of cockpit technologies has revolutionized how pilots interact with their aircraft. Pro Line Fusion provides the industrys first touch-control primary flight display (PFD). (L)

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Flight Deck Jet Visual Meteorological Conditions (VMC) Runway 75

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 328

Simple Flying

OCTOBER 15, 2024

A bizarre incident occurred recently on a SriLankan Airlines flight from Sydney to Colombo in which the captain locked the first officer out of the cockpit.

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Flight Deck Cockpit Pilot Airlines 116

Simple Flying

SEPTEMBER 8, 2024

Every airliner has more seats in its flight deck than are needed for just two Pilots. Jumpseats don't have controls, but they are equipped with functionality that helps whoever is occupying them stay in the loop as a flight crew member. Airliners have flying seats; each sits in front of various instruments and controls.

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Cockpit Flight Deck Pilot Airlines 105

Simple Flying

OCTOBER 14, 2024

In the world of commercial aviation, there has been extensive discussion about whether maintaining two pilots in the cockpit at all times is necessary.

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Cockpit Pilot Flight Deck 85

Simple Flying

JULY 22, 2024

United Airlines is teaming up with aircraft engine and avionics manufacturer Honeywell Aerospace Technologies once again to introduce new cockpit features for its Boeing 737 MAX fleet. The companies announced their collaboration on Monday at the Farnborough International Airshow.

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Flight Deck Cockpit Airlines Airline 105

AV Web

DECEMBER 8, 2024

Having at least two semi-functioning human brains on the flight deck makes sense, but this single pilot thing may overwhelm common sense and become an industry standard before I manage to escape this crazy planet and fly west. We argued that three sets of eyeballs in the cockpit were necessary for safety. How do I know this?

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Cockpit Pilot Flight Deck Airlines 105

Simple Flying

OCTOBER 29, 2024

Earlier today, a Delta Air Lines Airbus A321 returned to Fort Lauderdale due to reported fumes in the cockpit.

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Flight Deck Cockpit Pilot 111

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 106

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 278

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 106

AV Web

FEBRUARY 23, 2025

When I became an airline pilot at the beginning of 1979, the training classes and flight decks were male only clubs. How would you feel if you were one of the first three women flying for an airline and had to live on the flight decks I described? I gave tons of type rating, and ATP check rides in that box.

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Flight Deck Transponder Cockpit Checkride 95

One Mile at a Time

FEBRUARY 19, 2025

Requirements to become an airline pilot are high The pilot shortage has reduced flight deck experience Factually, the average pilot in the flight deck of an airliner doesnt have as much experience as they did 10 years ago. Thats not due to DEI, but rather, due to the pilot shortage that originated during the pandemic.

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Pilot Airlines Airline Flight Deck 103

Aerotime

MARCH 21, 2025

However, the pilots could not use the flight deck door, and they were forced to use the escape hatch on the cockpit ceiling which was now positioned towards the ground. For those wondering how the Delta plane crash in Toronto took place, heres a new video of exactly what happened.

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Vintage Aviation News

FEBRUARY 28, 2025

Since 2020, Brian has been toiling in his garage, building the cockpit of a B-36H. Hes taken measurements of the Soplata B-36 flight deck, and used pictures, books, and data from SAC museum to shape his Peacemaker into what it is today. The cockpit canopy, structure, sides, and base are all complete, or nearly so.

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Cockpit Flight Deck Payload Tail 105

Simple Flying

OCTOBER 30, 2024

The new application was on display at the event, allowing users to immerse themselves in a cockpit and begin flight training procedures in a virtual Bombardier Global 7500 integrated flight deck. The system can be adapted to any aircraft type. CAE plans to officially roll out the program in Spring 2025.

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Flight Deck Cockpit Pilot General Aviation 122

Air Facts

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

They arent just a list of priorities in an emergency, they also neatly sum up the different roles a pilot must play, roles that used to be divided very specifically on the flight deck of an airliner. Consider the amazing picture below, taken on the flight deck of a Boeing 314 flying boat over 80 years ago.

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Pilot in Command Pilot Approach Airplanes 95

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 294

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

JANUARY 14, 2025

Charles Richbourg in the cockpit of the Convair YF2Y-1 Sea Dart. On November 4, 1954, Richbourg was once again in YF2Y-1 135762, this time conducting a demonstration flight before Navy officials and the press. Navy frogmen dove swiftly into the water to free Richbourg from the cockpit, which fell ahead of the flaming debris.

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Cockpit Flight Deck Drag Stability 98

Professional Pilot

MARCH 14, 2025

PRESS RELEASE P rogressive, Proven, Professional: A completely new cockpit, innovative safety functions such as Autoland, Smart Glide and Electronic Stability, plus a new interior finishes and color schemes. Exterior visibility has been improved by removing the Direct Vision cockpit window frame.

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Plane and Pilot

JANUARY 21, 2025

Good headsets enhance communication, reduce cockpit noise, and ensure comfort during long training or time-building flights. Comfort and Fit While perhaps not the top priority during relatively short flights common during the early days of training, comfort will soon be king as you embark on longer aeronautical excursions.

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Pilot General Aviation Cockpit Air Traffic Control 104

Aerotime

NOVEMBER 22, 2024

Yakobchuk Viachelev / Shutterstock One of the last activities you may notice before the doors close will be the flight dispatcher entering the flight deck to hand over any last-minute paperwork, the final passenger and fuel figures, and a finalized load sheet to the flight crew.

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Cabin Crew Runway Clearance Knot 269

Vintage Aviation News

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

The historic warbird will be available for ground and cockpit tours, and B-29 Doc Flight Experience rides while in Chino. 9 and will be available for ground and cockpit tours Thursday, Oct. B-29 Doc Flight Experience rides will be available, Saturday and Sunday, Oct. BOOK YOUR SEAT ON B-29 DOC IN CHINO TODAY! both days.

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Flight Deck Cockpit Pilot 98

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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Flight Deck Cockpit Hangar 105

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 88

AV Web

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

The rise of automation in aviation has transformed the flight deck, enhancing safety and operational efficiency by reducing pilot workload and minimizing human error. However, as automation evolves, discussions about potentially reducing the number of pilots in the cockpit—possibly to just one—are intensifying.

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Pilot Cockpit Flight Deck Approach 98

iPad Pilot News

DECEMBER 3, 2024

This compact, lightweight, durable bag is designed to fit conveniently between the seats of smaller aircraft like a Cessna, ensuring your flight tools are always within reach. With a padded iPad pocket, headset hanger, and quick-access pockets for other essentials, it’s the perfect fit for modern cockpit needs.

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Pilot Weather Cockpit Lift 52

Plane and Pilot

MARCH 18, 2025

As our friends deplaned, many stayed behind for pictures on the flight deck. In a light aircraft, though, special needs can take on a different meaning when you consider every passenger is within reach of the cockpit controls. I recently took two sisters we fostered years ago for their first airplane flight.

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Runway Airplanes Flight Deck Pilot 74

Vintage Aviation News

FEBRUARY 3, 2025

This two-day aviation and automotive celebration will offer attendees the rare opportunity to experience history firsthand through ride flights and cockpit tours aboard the meticulously restored World War II-era bomber. Tickets for ride flights and cockpit tours are now available and can be purchased online at www.b29doc.com/rides.

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Cockpit Flight Deck Airplanes Pilot 110