Vintage Aviation News

JANUARY 14, 2025

Convair designed several concepts for water-based jet aircraft, including a swept wing concept known as Projct Skate, but apart from a few scale models, these never left the drawing board. Charles Richbourg in the cockpit of the Convair YF2Y-1 Sea Dart.

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Professional Pilot

SEPTEMBER 5, 2024

Challenger 604, G-IV Contributing Writer West Star Aviation can perform a wide range of interior refurbishment on aircraft ranging from turboprops to heavy jets. This piece of legislation required that all civilian jets be Stage 3 compliant by January 1, 2016. million for Gulfstream II and III twin jets.

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Flying Magazine

APRIL 26, 2024

[Image: Peter James] I began and ended all my flights at LOWI to test terrain, feel out the winds aloft, as well as terrain-based wind flows and shear. The CRJ is interesting to fly with a lot of trimming required as it’s a long-bodied jet with a large swing either side of the CG. With a lighter corporate jet, that is powerful.

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Flying Magazine

APRIL 30, 2024

Though it’s not as overtly revolutionary as the Cirrus Airframe Parachute System (CAPS) or Safe Return enabled by Garmin Autoland on Cirrus’ SF50 Vision Jet, the reimagined flight deck in the new SR G7 and other improvements make a more immediate impact—because pilots benefit from them on every flight, from the moment you press the start button.

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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. The engine creates thrust by burning fuel.

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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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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. They also offer full runway analysis and engine-out procedures for most of the modern business jets in production today. Its a great backup for charts in the cockpit too.

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Plane and Pilot

OCTOBER 13, 2024

Oh, and did I mention, most of this complex interaction between student and instructor takes place in a cramped and noisy cockpit “classroom,” in turbulence, and in a busy air traffic environment? In return, the simple act of flight instruction is excellent preparation for the duties of an airline first officer.

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Flight Deck Pilot Federal Aviation Regulations Approach 71

Fear of Landing

SEPTEMBER 20, 2024

As the flight drew closer to its destination, the first officer contacted the Voepass operational dispatcher at Guarulhos to coordinate their arrival. A cabin crew member contacted the flight deck, but the first officer asked her to wait while he finished dealing with dispatch. The airframe de-icing system turned off.

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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. The flight deck has to meet certification criteria such as field of vision, ergonomic aspects, and instrumentation. By J Peter Berendsen ATP/CFI.

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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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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. However, the real focus of this maneuver is avoiding situations that might place the jet anywhere near stall speed.

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Professional Pilot

OCTOBER 10, 2024

Indiana-based operator flies Bombardier Global 6500 for corporate missions, and offers charter services using Cirrus Vision Jets and Pilatus PC-12s NGXs. VP of Aviation Tim Edmonds (L) and Chief Pilot Chad Grabau in the cockpit of the company’s Bombardier Global 6500. So I thought I could clean up the business and dive into aviation.”

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Plane and Pilot

OCTOBER 13, 2024

Oh, and did I mention, most of this complex interaction between student and instructor takes place in a cramped and noisy cockpit “classroom,” in turbulence, and in a busy air traffic environment? In return, the simple act of flight instruction is excellent preparation for the duties of an airline first officer.

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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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Airspeed Junkie

APRIL 4, 2022

The interesting note is most professional pilots have been type rated in more than one jet. We do occasionally notice them in the cockpit. One thing most people do not realize is that most flight deck instrumentation are all LCD displays. This is basically a giant expresso machine that looks like a jet engine.

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Pilot Institute

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Key Takeaways Gliders / Ultralights: $5,000 – $100,000 General Aviation Airplanes: $100,000 – $1,000,000 (New), $20,000 – $200,000 (Used) Small Private Jets / Single-Engine Turboprops: $2.2 Large Private Jets / Regional Jets: $10 million – $80 million Commercial Airliners: $80 million – over $400 million How Much Do Airplanes Cost?

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Professional Pilot

DECEMBER 10, 2024

By Rafael Henrquez Managing Editor Bombardier relies on a team of pilots and cabin experience specialists who demonstrate the latest Bombardier business jets to existing and prospective customers all over the world. Their mission is unique flying some of the most advanced business jets in the world to showcase them to prospective clients.

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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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Adventures of Cap'n Aux

DECEMBER 13, 2023

FFDOs: Federal Flight Deck Officers The Last Line of Defense FFDOs are pilots already employed at US airlines, who volunteer for the FFDO program. Their “ juris diction ” is the the smallest in the world: the airline cockpit. Accessed by a trap door near the flight deck, the bay is pretty massive.

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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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AeroSavvy

MARCH 26, 2022

Most of the popular Boeing and Airbus passenger jets, like the 767, 747, A330, and A350, have cargo counterparts. As an example, the Boeing 767-300F cargo aircraft is nearly identical to the 767-300ER passenger jet. DreamLifter Trivia: Only the flight deck is pressurized on this 747 conversion. Look for passenger windows.

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Fear of Landing

SEPTEMBER 27, 2024

They took 122,702 litres of Jet-Fuel A-1 at Malpensa. Then 383 passengers boarded for the flight, making for a total of 398 people on board. On the flight deck, an instructor pilot sat in the right seat and was Pilot Flying for the first leg. In the left seat was a captain-in-training who was the Pilot Monitoring.

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