iPad Pilot News

MARCH 27, 2025

AvioFuel makes it easy for pilots to calculate how much fuel to add during refueling operations. Avtech proFLIGHT This app is a high-quality weather tool for the professional flight crew. This app makes it easy to quickly log flights, track currency and keep a record of total pilot time. Flight Currency Ready to fly?

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Plane and Pilot

OCTOBER 17, 2024

Throw in occasional maintenance issues, weather issues, unplanned obstacles (think people on the ground who have a front-row seat to your field), and other one-offs, and you can see that your typical day may not be so typical. The last aerial application is completed, and return to base. Postflight tasks, and finally, heading home.

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Plane and Pilot

SEPTEMBER 3, 2024

Flight schools will tell you that the private pilot is the most challenging, time-consuming, and expensive certificate to obtain. Everything is new to the student pilot. It is a lot of learning packed into the 60-70 hours and six to 12 months it takes the average pilot to complete.

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Professional Pilot

DECEMBER 10, 2024

Who retains final authority over the human single pilot AI, a ground pilot, or the PIC on board? 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. By J Peter Berendsen ATP/CFI. Y oure alone.

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Pilot's Life Blog

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

Our experienced instructors are dedicated to providing personalized training that meets FAA standards and enhances your confidence in the cockpit. Understanding the Biennial Flight Review (BFR) Purpose and Requirements The Biennial Flight Review (BFR) is a critical component in maintaining pilot proficiency and ensuring aviation safety.

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Pilot's Life Blog

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

Regularly engaging in these procedures helps pilots retain their IFR skills and ensures preparedness for various flight scenarios. Lapse in Currency If a pilot does not meet these instrument currency requirements within the six-month period, they are not permitted to act as pilot-in-command under IFR.

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Inflight Pilot Training

JANUARY 9, 2025

This qualification allows you to fly in low-visibility conditions, a critical skill for DNR pilots who often navigate through challenging weather and remote areas. Building flight experience is a key component of becoming a DNR pilot. This experience demonstrates your ability to handle various situations in the cockpit.

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Professional Pilot

AUGUST 8, 2024

Pilots can practice instrument procedures, cockpit resource management, and adverse weather handling, among many other skills. The training is designed to be as realistic as possible, using the actual avionics in specific aircraft cockpits for the most authentic experience.

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Coast Flight

DECEMBER 15, 2021

Coast Flight Training offers an introductory flight that allows students to fly with a flight instructor and learn to become the pilot in command. Other features include airport runway information, navigation, weather, pulse tracking, and 5-day battery life. Introductory Flight: Price: $99.00

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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. You’ll also need to complete a checkride, or practical test, to demonstrate your capabilities in the cockpit.

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Photographic Logbook

AUGUST 24, 2024

Because the field does not have weather reporting and is prone to fog on cool mornings, flying to breakfast at Piseco involves a leap of faith. As an added bonus in 2024, breakfast was free to all pilots in command who flew in. I think it may have been the first fly-in pancake breakfast for student pilots Alyssa and Eric.

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Professional Pilot

JANUARY 2, 2025

According to US regulations, a type rating is required for the pilot-in-command (PIC) of heavy aircraft (those with a max takeoff weight [MTOW] of more than 12,500 lb) or turbojet-powered airplanes.

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Pilot Institute

MAY 25, 2024

FAR 91.103 states, “A pilot in command shall, before beginning a flight, become familiar with all available information concerning that flight.” Flight Service Station (FSS) Dispatcher Finally, you can call your FSS dispatcher for a weather briefing and relevant NOTAMs.

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Pilot Institute

MARCH 7, 2025

Well examine why they should always go hand-in-hand and how you can improve your skills to become a more capable pilot. Key Takeaways Currency ensures a pilot meets FAA legal requirements to act as pilot-in-command. Proficiency is a pilots ability to fly skillfully and safely beyond legal minimums.

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Pilot's Life Blog

FEBRUARY 7, 2025

You’ll review classifications such as Class A, B, C, D, E, and G airspaces, along with their entry requirements, communication protocols , and weather minimums. Weather Considerations Interpreting weather data is a critical skill for making informed flight decisions.

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Air Facts

AUGUST 28, 2024

On that day, I encountered a very unusual situation that required tough pilot-in-command decision making along with some serious risk management. To make matters more stressful, I was getting a line check by an FAA inspector who was sitting behind me in the cockpit jump seat.

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Airspeed Junkie

APRIL 12, 2024

Command Command or commonly known as Pilot in Command represents that there is a singular leader of a crew. 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. Data makes the world go round.

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