One Mile at a Time

MAY 19, 2024

For years, there had been talk of the cockpits of commercial aircraft in the United States getting a second flight deck barrier. As the FAA describes this, the intent is to slow any attack on the flight deck long enough so that the flight deck can be closed and locked before an attacker could reach it.

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Plane and Pilot

JANUARY 21, 2025

A quality headset is one of the most important tools a student pilotor any pilot, reallyhas. Good headsets enhance communication, reduce cockpit noise, and ensure comfort during long training or time-building flights. Noise Cancellation Especially in small, piston-driven trainer aircraft, cockpit noise can be overwhelming.

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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.

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Flight Deck Cockpit Airlines Airline 113

AV Web

OCTOBER 16, 2024

Garmin unveiled its latest integrated flight deck, the G3000 PRIME, on Wednesday. Additionally, the new advanced multi-touch touchscreen interface can recognize up to 10 simultaneous inputs, enabling both the pilot and copilot to interact with the same display simultaneously. Garmin expects deliveries to begin in 2025.

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Air Facts

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

Who is the pilot in command of your aircraft? Air Facts Journal The pilot in command of an aircraft is directly responsible for, and is the final authority as to, the operation of that aircraft. ” The pilot in the left seat As that accident shows, being PIC is a full time job.

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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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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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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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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. Our arguments were full of logic and common sense, just like those of the two pilot defenders of today.

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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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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

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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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. R) The Garmin G5000 integrated flight deck offers simultaneous display of critical flight and situational data.

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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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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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AV Web

FEBRUARY 23, 2025

None of the pilots or flying students were female or sported a skin color other than beige. When I became an airline pilot at the beginning of 1979, the training classes and flight decks were male only clubs. During the twilight years of my airline pilot life, I flew at the steep turn academy in a box with metal legs.

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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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Aerotime

MARCH 21, 2025

The pilot flyingpulled back the thrust levers, and as a result, over the following 5seconds, N1 decreased from 64% to approximately 43%, where it remained until touchdown. 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.

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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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iPad Pilot News

DECEMBER 3, 2024

Top 10 iPad Pilot Gifts for 2024 iPad Pilot News The team at iPad Pilot News has spent hundreds of flying hours researching and testing the best apps, gear, and accessories for iPad pilots. Explore even more iPad pilot gifts at Sportys.com. Infinite Flight is the most popular among pilots.

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Simple Flying

OCTOBER 30, 2024

CAE recently unveiled its newest technological advancement focused on improving the flight training process. The Montreal, Canada-based company revealed it has created an immersive pilot training application to be used with an Apple Vision Pro, a virtual reality (VR) headset. The system can be adapted to any aircraft type.

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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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Aerotime

JULY 19, 2024

Departure of Flight 232 All closed up and ready for departure on a fine summer’s day, Flight 232 departed Denver at 14:09 local time for the first leg of its journey to Chicago. 285 passengers and 11 crew members were on board the flight that day.

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AV Web

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

Jeremiah FELIX is a pilot for a Canadian airline with concerns about the apparent move toward single-pilot airline operations. The rise of automation in aviation has transformed the flight deck, enhancing safety and operational efficiency by reducing pilot workload and minimizing human error.

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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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iPad Pilot News

NOVEMBER 29, 2024

What’s the best iPad for Pilots – 2024 Holiday Edition iPad Pilot News The original Apple iPad was released over 14 years ago on April 3, 2010. They also are the only models that offer an optional nano-texture coating on the screen, which significantly reduces glare in the cockpit ( read our PIREP on that technology here ).

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Vintage Aviation News

JANUARY 14, 2025

On December 14, 1952, the XF2Y Sea Dart began its first taxi tests, with Convair’s chief test pilot, Ellis Dent “Sam” Shannon, at the controls. Charles Richbourg in the cockpit of the Convair YF2Y-1 Sea Dart. Taxi testing revealed severe vibration at high speeds, and the skis flexed at the mounts.

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Vintage Aviation News

MAY 25, 2024

Pilot Report is a collection of flying experiences sent by our readers and readopted as an article for this website. 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!”

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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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AeroSavvy

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

Time for Work The flight crew arrives at the Boeing 767 freighter between 30 and 60 minutes prior to departure. If the pilots expect an on-time departure, they’ll be busy until pushback. This is a general overview of what’s involved in preparing the aircraft for flight. The inspection takes a few minutes to complete.

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iPad Pilot News

DECEMBER 17, 2024

ForeFlight vs. Garmin Pilot: 3 key differences to help you decide iPad Pilot News There are a handful of full-featured aviation Electronic Flight Bag (EFB) apps available today for pilots, both free and paid, which provide just about every preflight and in-flight resource you’ll need for both VFR and IFR operations.

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Plane and Pilot

MARCH 18, 2025

Together, we provided participants and their families the chance to experience a lot of the sensations of a flight, but with two major differences: We never left the ground, and we had a lot of sympathetic souls at the ready to answer questions. As our friends deplaned, many stayed behind for pictures on the flight deck.

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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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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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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. Aegean is buying four A321LRs to fly to new, non-EU destinations.

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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. Their report will clarify many of these issues.

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Air Facts

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

These inspectors are free to observe simulator operations or line flights carrying passengers. In the early 90’s, I was the Captain in command of a scheduled passenger flight on a TWA Lockheed L-1011 en route to Chicago O’Hare Airport (KORD). Our passenger flight was getting a checkride from the FAA. I am proud of you!”

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