Flying Magazine

MAY 26, 2025

Even if you have a datalink weather capability in the cockpit, dont give up on your air traffic controllers. Many other technologies are at workalbeit unseen, but critical to get the pilot back on the ground safely. Through the magic of a datalink weather receiver, NEXRAD also travels lightly with the pilot. Heres the problem.

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Weather Wind Shear Pilot Air Traffic Control 106

Pilot Institute

APRIL 5, 2025

Even professional pilots use this technique! Crosswind is referenced in terms of knots, a fancy aviation term for nautical miles per hour . Example 1 Aircraft heading: 070 Wind Direction:160 Wind Strength: 25 knots This example is super easy. The wind strength is 25 knots. And the wind strength is 50 knots.

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Crosswind Pilot Knot Turbulence 69

iPad Pilot News

MARCH 21, 2025

Flying with Starlink satellite internet: tips for pilots iPad Pilot News In-flight satellite connectivity is more accessible now than ever for pilots flying piston airplanes and light jets. This is ideal for campers, boaters, and now pilots, and you can use the newer Starlink Mini antenna with this plan.

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Pilot Airplanes Weather Knot 108

Plane and Pilot

MARCH 25, 2025

I dont exactly fit the standard pilot profile of Game Aerospaces GB1 GameBird But theres always been something about the GameBird that has piqued my interest. Its first-class team, led by Ian Waghorn, ensures that pilots leave the training program feeling confident, competent, and safe in their new or new-to-them GameBird.

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Knot Airplanes Runway Rudder 111

One Mile at a Time

FEBRUARY 24, 2025

@KTVU @SFGate @VASAviation pic.twitter.com/Lqkh5snd8i Hoppinaroundtheworld (@Hopinarndthwrld) February 24, 2025 Fortunately air traffic controllers at SFO got a low altitude alert, and informed the pilots of their concerning altitude. The pilots seemed to be confused about their path in comparison to the standard glide path.

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Approach Knot Air Traffic Control Final Approach 104

Aerotime

MARCH 21, 2025

TSB Approach sequence Due to reported wind gusts as the CRJ900 approached Toronto Pearson following a flight from MinneapolisSaint Paul International Airport (MSP) the aircraft was flown at 149 knots. seconds before touchdown the aircrafts indicated airspeed was 136 knots, and its ground speed was 111 knots.

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Indicated Airspeed Descent Knot Horizontal Stabilizer 278

Vintage Aviation News

JULY 8, 2025

In a rare behind-the-scenes look at high-performance flight operations, Starfighters Aerospace recently shared footage of a full supersonic flight conducted in their single-seat Lockheed F-104S Starfighter, filmed from the cockpit at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center. Headquartered at the Kennedy Space Center, Starfighters Space Inc.

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Payload Cockpit Clearance Knot 98

Ask the Pilot

MAY 10, 2025

At typical weights, the jet is off the ground by 150 knots and touching down at 135 or so.For a plane of its size that’s amazing. But truth be told, so much of what enamors pilots to their planes is creature comfort. And on that count, I’ll take the Airbus over the 757/767 any day.The cockpit is roomy and quiet.

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Cockpit Knot Pilot Jet 88

AV Web

MARCH 2, 2025

Some Air Force pilots will leave the service with a tailwheel endorsement. It will haul 6,000 pounds of weapons from 10 hard points and cruise at 180 knots for 1500 nautical miles. It has numerous data and voice communications systems along with a glass cockpit.

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Knot Cockpit Pilot 98

Flying Magazine

JULY 3, 2025

For pilots seeking a nearly new aircraft without the factory wait, this turbocharged Skylane presents a compelling opportunity. The cockpit is a pilot’s dream, centered around the Garmin G1000 NXi integrated flight deck. You can read Aircraft For Sale: Today’s Top Pick at FLYINGMag.com daily.

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Flight Deck Weather Knot Airplanes 111

Flying Magazine

JUNE 26, 2025

For pilots looking to step into a true cross-country machine with twin-engine performance and updated systems, this Baron B55 is worth a closer look. With clean paint, new interior, and Garmin glass cockpit, this Beechcraft offers classic lines with the feel of a much newer aircraft. Today’s Top Pick is a 1968 Beechcraft Baron B55.

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Transponder Airplanes Knot Stability 111

Pilot Institute

DECEMBER 31, 2024

It might sound a bit scary, but its a valuable skill for a pilot to master. Pilots must adapt their approach and landing technique during flap failure. When landing without flaps, pilots must adjust their techniques to compensate for higher approach speeds, a shallow descent angle, and longer landing distances.

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Pilot Drag Descent Approach 52

Plane and Pilot

MAY 13, 2025

At AERO 2025, Junkers Aircraft unveiled the Junkers A60 RG to an enthralled audience, igniting excitement among aviation enthusiasts, pilots, and industry professionals. Visitors explored the cockpits refined interior, tested the Garmin avionics, and admired the luxurious finish, blending high-end materials with technological sophistication.

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Cockpit Drag Knot Pilot 77

Flying Magazine

JUNE 16, 2025

It has a 72 nm range with reserves and 110-120 knots cruise speed, making it suitable for short-hop flights. An inside look at Wisk’s self-flying Gen 6, which is designed for four passengers and replaces cockpit controls with touchscreen displays. The pair of landmark agreements come as Wisk looks to ramp up flight testing.

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Knot Cockpit Runway Pilot 109

Pilot's Life Blog

JUNE 18, 2025

At Leopard Aviation , we teach steep turns as a core part of pilot training because they build essential skills like coordination, control, and situational awareness. If you want to develop real confidence in the cockpit, practicing steep turns with us is a smart place to start.

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Pilot Rudder Aileron Turbulence 52

Flying Magazine

MAY 17, 2025

Here youll see how creative errors can sneak in and deprive pilots of the fuel that keeps us airborne. Flight Planning A pilot encountered 32-35 knot headwinds at cruise. Arithmetic skills sometimes atrophy in the cockpit. The pilot replied, unable, and landed. Fifteen minutes later, the engine failed.

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Pilot Runway Gross Weight Approach 114

Air Facts

APRIL 9, 2025

That new plan, when combined with the portable Starlink Mini hardware kit ($499), means pilots can finally have high speed internet access in flight, without large external antennas or prohibitively expensive monthly fees. If this anecdotal sample is any guide, pilots have noticed the news. The system is hardly perfect.

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Weather Airplanes Pilot Cockpit 98

Aerotime

NOVEMBER 22, 2024

At this point, the pilots will contact ATC for push and start clearance , allowing the plane to be pushed back from its parking position (if applicable, depending on the airport) and to start its engines in sequence. Once this message is conveyed to the pilots, they disengage the aircraft’s parking brake, hence the ‘ wobble ’.

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Cabin Crew Runway Clearance Knot 269

Gary's Flight Journal

JANUARY 26, 2025

There is something to be said for exercising your pilot in command duties. With the heat now flowing in the cockpit and my legs once again nice and toasty I set up for my arrival into Ocean City. I advised I would circle to the north for spacing and then land on runway two-zero since the winds were 220 at 9 knots.

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Runway Pilot in Command Knot Hangar 103

Flying Magazine

JUNE 20, 2025

The pilot of the jet was the aircraft owner. The NTSB report noted that although the Cessna S550 is usually a two-pilot aircraft, the jet owner had undergone a flight evaluation in December of 2024 and received an exemption to fly the Cessna S550 single-pilot. The pilot was based at KMYF.

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Knot Approach Horizontal Stabilizer Weather 63

Air Facts

JULY 9, 2025

Mea Culpa: Confessions of a Joyful Pilot Air Facts Journal I have a confession to make. Do I have to be within ±1 knot and ±10 feet on every approach? But viewing every flight as a math problem tends to keep your head inside the cockpit—and it drains some of the fun. I once went on a flight without checking the weather.

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Pilot Gross Weight Density Altitude Approach 52

Plane and Pilot

MARCH 6, 2025

I felt knots forming in my stomach. The Cessna was loud, and this was before intercoms made cockpits a quieter place to be. Any pilot would have trouble with those gusts. The post Check Ride Jitters appeared first on Plane & Pilot Magazine. I noticed that the wind was picking up. Would the weather hold or not?

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Airplanes Threshold Runway Knot 94

Pilot Institute

DECEMBER 12, 2024

These two simple features power three of the most important cockpit instruments. Pilots can use pitot heat or alternate static sources to handle blockages in-flight. The altimeter is the only instrument in small aircraft that gives the pilot altitude information. This setup is called the pitot-static system.

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Pitot Tube Altimeter Descent Airplanes 98

Flying Magazine

MAY 21, 2025

That holds particularly true in aviation when a pilots failure to identify risk leads to a lack of situational awareness and poor decision making resulting in a fatality. This resulted in the pilot having to manually fly the airplane using the copilots EADI. ATC asked the pilot to verify his heading.

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Pilot Air Traffic Control Cockpit Airplanes 70

Pilot Institute

FEBRUARY 1, 2025

The student pilot may initially struggle to understand the functions of an E6B flight computer. But pilots around the globe rely on this indispensable gadget for charting their flights, crunching numbers to determine time in transit, fuel usage, and necessary adjustments for wind shifts. What Is an E6B and Why Do Pilots Use It?

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Groundspeed True Airspeed Density Altitude Knot 52

Plane and Pilot

JULY 3, 2025

The powerplant, which actually consisted of two smaller jet turbine engines mounted behind the cockpit, turned two driveshafts that ran along each side of the pilot at nearly 40,000 rpm. Despite these issues, on July 22, 1955, the XF-84H Thunderscreech took to the air, with Republic test pilot Hank Baird at the controls.

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Jet Turbulence Pilot Knot 74

AV Web

MAY 18, 2025

My pilot was one of Canada’s leading broadcast journalists. He’d already done a few flights with politicians and other famous people and he said the unfamiliar environment of the cramped cockpit made them more reflective and spontaneous with their answers. There was a glitch right off the start, though. Noticeable?

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Knot AGL Airplanes Drag 64

Pilot's Life Blog

JUNE 18, 2025

Let’s walk through the planes that help shape great pilots. At Leopard Aviation, we look for a few key traits in any aircraft we use to train new pilots. We use planes equipped with Garmin G1000 to give students real-world exposure to glass cockpits. They’re safe, reliable, and designed to prepare you for real-world flying.

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Cockpit Pilot VOR Ground Effect 52

Vintage Aviation News

FEBRUARY 26, 2025

Air Force fighter pilot Keith Hanna, who, among other things, flew F-86s in Korea shortly after the war and saw action in the skies of Laos and Vietnam. Luckily, the pilot was rescued. It also shrunk the areas for rescue forces to start a search for a downed pilot. Last week, Vintage Aviation News met Andrew Hanna, son of U.S.

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Pilot Cockpit Knot Stability 105

Fear of Landing

JUNE 27, 2025

Analysts confirmed that they had the data from the Cockpit Voice Recorder but last week, there was concern about the fire damage from the Flight Data Recorder. Both cockpit voice recorders were overwritten, so the primary information is crew interviews and ADS-B data. The descent profile matches what we saw from the ADSB data.

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Descent Final Approach Runway Knot 52

Vintage Aviation News

APRIL 25, 2025

The aircraft had to land into a 15-knot crosswind, and the plane landed at a speed of 115 mph, well below the standard landing speed of between 150-175 mph. The cockpit is protected by a transparent panel, while sections have been cut into the fuselage to allow for easier access for people with disabilities.

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Cockpit Pilot Ceiling Rudder 95

Air Facts

MAY 14, 2025

Throttle Mismanagement: A T-38 Lesson That Stuck Air Facts Journal An Air Force instructor teaches a powerful lesson on throttle finessein a jet that doesnt forgive overcorrections Have you ever been in a car or plane where the person driving or piloting is constantly adjusting the throttle? At least he didnt light the afterburners!

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AGL Final Approach Threshold Crosswind 52

Vintage Aviation News

SEPTEMBER 8, 2024

However, there are many others out there that have worked hard to climb the warbird ladder and are primed to take the reigns as leaders in the warbird community and one such pilot is Johnny Mazza III, who is a third generation pilot and flies with the Military Aviation Museum (MAM) in Pungo, Virginia. ” Johnny related.

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Pilot Airplanes Runway Cockpit 105

Plane and Pilot

JUNE 15, 2025

Piper PA-28-180 Riverside, California/Injuries: 1 Minor NTSB Report: WPR23LA156 The pilot completed the airplane’s engine run-up and carburetor heat function checks with no anomalies noted. The pilot initiated a forced landing straight ahead in a field. The owner reported that he discussed the turbocharger operation with the pilot.

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Instrument Meteorological Conditions Airplanes Runway Calibrated Airspeed 52

AV Web

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

82 (499 knots) and 23,000 feet and company officials are talking about going supersonic in the next few flights. Test pilot Tristan “Geppetto” Brandenburg was at the controls for the flight. Boom Supersonic is getting closer to living up to its name and went higher and faster on its seventh test flight on Nov.

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Knot Cockpit Approach Pilot 105

Plane and Pilot

APRIL 21, 2025

Indeed, even with the relatively small, 125-horsepower Continental IO-240 engine and fixed landing gear, the slippery airframe returns a 130-knot (or 150 mph) cruise speed. Inside, the cockpit feels open, modern, and sporty to pilots accustomed to Cessnas and Pipers. For more information, email info@flyingfinance.com.

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Airplanes Knot Cockpit Pilot 53

Fear of Landing

FEBRUARY 21, 2025

Rather frustratingly, yesterday they had to release a further statement to confirm that the captain and/or first officer were qualified, countering malicious rumours that the flight crew had failed training events or that they had failed to gain pilot positions at Delta. inHg Remarks: Cumulus clouds 6/8 coverage, sea level pressure 1014.9

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Runway Tail Knot Altimeter 59