Flying Magazine

MAY 14, 2024

Bring both with you to your flight lessons. You will want to get a gear bag to carry these materials along with a notebook for taking notes and writing down information in the cockpit. Structure of Lessons A traditional flight school is not like attending high school. We can’t control the weather.

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Pilot's Life Blog

JANUARY 6, 2024

Leadership Skills Flight students will quickly learn that exceptional leadership skills are an essential part of what makes a good pilot. As a pilot, you’re in charge of the navigation inside the cockpit, as well as the flight attendants and cabin crew members.

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Air Facts

AUGUST 19, 2024

I was flying on an IFR flight plan from Flying Cloud Airport, KFCM (motto: “Wrong Runway Landings RUS”) Oh, you scoff, but just go fly there sometime. I was flying along at 14,000 feet toward Fargo on an IFR flight plan, fat dumb and happy. That’s why the ADI is so huge and is in the center of the cockpit.

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Fly Around Alaska

DECEMBER 25, 2023

His expertise in handling challenging terrains and weather conditions mirrors the skills we impart to our students. It would become a hub where technology and tradition blend, with elves crafting toys and managing flight plans, weather forecasts, and navigation charts.

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Ask Captain Lim

MARCH 28, 2024

On January 25, 2024, an Indonesian Batik Air flight encountered a startling incident where both pilots fell asleep for 28 minutes from Sulawesi to Jakarta. The potential consequence of such an event is that the plane will continue on its programmed flight plan on autopilot until it runs out of fuel.

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Vintage Aviation News

APRIL 29, 2024

All of this was done with absolutely no flight plan!” One of the biggest challenges would of course be the weather. The weather would change very fast, and when the monsoon season would come it would be unplayable at times. It was my co-pilot back in the cockpit again. There were really no navaids.

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iPad Pilot News

APRIL 1, 2024

This can be useful on the ground when setting up the cockpit if you need to retrieve updated weather online or amend a flight plan. The latest update addresses that, allowing the iPad to access the internet via the cellular connection still and connect to Sentry simultaneously.

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Photographic Logbook

NOVEMBER 25, 2023

Date Aircraft Route of Flight Time (hrs) Total (hrs) 25 Nov 2023 N21481 SDC (Sodus, NY) - AQW (North Adams, MA) - SDC 3.8 For both Scott and I, it was an opportunity to get back into the cockpit and fly for the simple sake of flying. I was joined by Scott, birthday girl Kim, and George in Eight Five X-Ray.

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Plane and Pilot

AUGUST 6, 2024

Maybe it’s the Georgia flying weather, or maybe it’s the ever-increasing emphasis on “old” pilot instead of “bold” pilot, but it seems that flight planning these days is a lot more about if and when than about route and altitude. It’s only two hours by RV-9A, but there are gotchas lurking in the flight planning.

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Plane and Pilot

SEPTEMBER 2, 2024

I logged the information of my flight from Lawson Army Airfield (KLSF) at Fort Benning, Georgia, where I was stationed, to Newnan-Coweta County Airport (KCCO), then to Alexander City, Alabama (KALX), and back to Lawson. Filing a flight plan was not necessary, but I logged it on the clubhouse flight board.

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Inflight Pilot Training

JUNE 11, 2024

This is a crucial skill for any professional pilot, as it enables them to safely navigate through adverse weather conditions and avoid hard-to-see obstacles. To obtain an instrument rating, you will need to complete additional flight training beyond the PPL. Once you have your commercial license, you’re now able to get paid to fly.

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Photographic Logbook

OCTOBER 10, 2023

New Adventures in Flight Planning and Filing I decided to test-drive my PIN and the whole FRZ process for the first time as my annual fall solo flight in October of 2023. Any flight into the FRZ requires a FRZ flight plan. For the most part, the process was quick and easy.

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Airspeed Junkie

AUGUST 1, 2024

Daily responsibilities include pre-flight checks, weather analysis, creating and filing flight plans, coordination with ground crews and air traffic controllers, and continuous in-flight monitoring and communication. Pilots spend significant time in aircraft cockpits, airport settings, and training facilities.

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Inflight Pilot Training

AUGUST 6, 2024

Commercial flights are typically operated by two pilots and supported by additional crew, and the cockpit is equipped with advanced technology to assist with navigation, communication and safety. In contrast, private aviation offers greater flexibility and control over the itinerary and route.

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Air Facts

AUGUST 12, 2024

One of the most important lessons learned was that the one thing you don’t check on the exterior preflight inspection, or cockpit setup, is the very thing that will be wrong. However, in VFR weather, we often flew without the luxury of a copilot, especially if the manifest showed 10 passengers.

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Pilot Institute

MAY 25, 2024

Electronic Flight Bag (EFB) EFBs have made flight planning easier and more convenient than ever. When you plan a flight using an EFB such as ForeFlight , the software will pull up any NOTAMs along your route. Notable examples include 1800WXBRIEF by Lockheed Martin Flight Services and SkyVector Flight Planning.

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Inflight Pilot Training

MARCH 26, 2024

A cargo pilot’s duties may include performing pre-flight checks and inspections, communicating with air traffic control, loading and unloading cargo, and flying the aircraft. You must also follow strict safety procedures and regulations to ensure that the flight is conducted safely.

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Airspeed Junkie

AUGUST 13, 2024

Key Takeaways The Cirrus SR22 has evolved significantly since its certification in 2000, introducing key innovations like the Avidyne Entegra glass cockpit in 2003 and the turbocharged SR22 Turbo in 2006, which have set new standards in general aviation. This article breaks down its top features, performance stats, and innovative technology.

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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. All the charts needed for flight planning and en route, plus airport charts for taxiing to and from the runway. • A digital wiz wheel. •

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Air Facts

JUNE 7, 2024

One of the bags included cold weather gear in case trouble broke out in Antarctica and one was equipped with hot weather gear for everywhere else in the world. I thought that I would like to see for myself what was happening and use the training I had been given to assist the people in the cockpits doing the heavy lifting.

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