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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Flying Magazine

APRIL 26, 2024

To demonstrate this magnificent place, I chose horrendously gusty winds by manually editing the weather in both X-Plane 12 (XP12) and MSFS2020. Left downwind on a blustery day with live weather actually shows a virga burst over the field, with local winds gusting 36 knots, making for some extreme conditions in such a tight canyon.

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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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Pilot Weather Flight Plan Approach 105

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

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. Since your CRM duties begin before you enter the cockpit, you might pick up on such cues and ask your crew to monitor them.

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Cockpit Flight Deck Pilot Weather 52

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. This isn’t the one for you.

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Knot Pilot Cockpit Flight Deck 101

Flight Training Central

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

. #3 ADS-B Receiver Flying into actual IFR means dealing with weather. An ADS-B receiver is your key to real time weather, traffic, GPS, ARHS… and more. 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

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Weather Flight Deck Cockpit Approach 52

Fear of Landing

SEPTEMBER 20, 2024

They had both performed theory and practice training and their time in flight simulators including emergency training and flight management in icing conditions. The estimated flight time was an hour and forty-five minutes for the flight of 735 km. The flight crew adjusted the icing bug to 165 knots.

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Knot Approach Descent Weather 91

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

Professional Pilot

OCTOBER 10, 2024

The CVS is available with the Pro Line Fusion flight deck. Garmin G1000 Garmin SVS has been an optional feature of the popular G1000 glass cockpit system since 2008. Bombardier, Cessna, Cirrus, Embraer, and Piper turboprops all use Garmin flight decks. So is the Pilatus PC-24’s Advanced Cockpit Environment suite.

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Flight Deck Primary Flight Display Approach Runway 52

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 Airplanes Approach Jet 111

Plane and Pilot

SEPTEMBER 22, 2024

Both trips involved similar routes, the same destination, and periods of both VFR and IFR weather. His team developed the concept in the late 1970s to improve “interpersonal communication, leadership, and decision-making” in aircraft flight decks. CRM has gone on to become a staple of airline and military flight training.

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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

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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Pilot Cockpit Pilot in Command Cabin Crew 52

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 52

Professional Pilot

OCTOBER 10, 2024

VP of Aviation Tim Edmonds (L) and Chief Pilot Chad Grabau in the cockpit of the company’s Bombardier Global 6500. Bombardier’s Vision flight deck features a head-up display that shows combined vision imagery to enhance situational awareness. So I thought I could clean up the business and dive into aviation.”

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Jet Pilot Hangar Approach 52

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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Flight Deck Cockpit Approach Descent 93

iPad Pilot News

NOVEMBER 29, 2024

While these high-performance pro models would suit (and honestly exceed) most pilots’ needs in the cockpit, there are some other options and features worth considering when purchasing an iPad for use in aviation. ″ and will be a better fit in cockpits with tighter constraints. iPad Pro, iPad Air or iPad Mini?

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Pilot Cockpit Airplanes Weather 98

Professional Pilot

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

PRESS RELEASE G3000 PRIME App Menu G armin introduced G3000 PRIME, its most advanced integrated flight deck yet. “Twenty years ago, Garmin redefined the general aviation cockpit with the G1000, our first integrated flight deck.

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Pilot Institute

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Gliders, for example, are not powered and therefore require favorable weather conditions to fly. Ultralights typically have a shorter range and lower altitude capability compared to other aircraft and are also more susceptible to weather conditions. They can also be used for flight training.

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Airplanes Jet General Aviation Hangar 98

Flight Training Central

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

The instrument training trap – First, a word of caution – while your instrument flying skills and cockpit management techniques will no doubt be sharp when you earn your ticket, more than likely, the majority of your training and checkride preparation was spent in the terminal environment.

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Checkride Flight Deck Weather Approach 52

Plane and Pilot

AUGUST 14, 2024

This helps avoid runway and taxiway incursions in the busy and confusing airport environment, especially during low-light situations or during inclement weather when visibility is compromised. 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 58

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 Airplanes 90

Professional Pilot

JUNE 10, 2024

For most pilots, electronic flight bags (EFBs) have sent all that paper for recycling. Let’s take another look at the digital cockpit aids now available to corporate pilots. Some level of weather reports and forecasting – METARs, area forecasts, SIGMETs, AIRMETs, and pireps can be expected.

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Flight Deck Weather NOTAMs Flight Plan 40

Adventures of Cap'n Aux

SEPTEMBER 15, 2024

Each specific situation may require a different airport, depending on our location, time to airport, the weather there, and the facilities available once we land ( see Diverting to Alternate! ). Arctic High Dive Speaking of depressurization, when flying over the rugged terrain of Alaska, we have to be extra vigilant.

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Pilot Flight Deck Airlines Airline 75

Airspeed Junkie

APRIL 12, 2024

It could be well argued with great emotion that captain’s authority on the flight deck has greatly decreased. It can be things you notice, habits of ATC, a routine that dispatch does, runways that get closed, weather habits at certain airports and so on. Here we go.

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Pilot Flight Deck Airlines Airline 90